COMPUTER AIDED

DESIGN APPLICATIONS
Lecture 1- Prof. Ehsan T Esfahani
Spring 2016

Course Information
MAE 477/577 CAD Applications

Lecture Time:
Lab:
Lab Location:

TR 12:30-13:50
L1: T 2:00-3:20,
L3: T 11:00-12:20,
Furnas 1019

Instructor:
Office hours:
Office location:
email:

Dr. Ehsan T Esfahani

TR 14:00-15:00
245 Bell Hall
ehsanesf@buffalo.edu

TA:
Office hours:
email:

Mr. Amir H Memar

TBA
ahajiagh@buffalo.edu

L2: T 3:30-4:50,
L4: T 5:00-6:20,

Course Materials
Course Description:
This course emphasizes on engineering design and analysis using computer
aided design (CAD) software tools.
The two key goals of this course are to:
1) Use CAD software tools to perform engineering design analysis,
2) Understand the basic concepts and building blocks of geometric
transformations and modeling theory that underlie many CAD
software tools and computational geometry related problems.

Prerequisites:
Linear algebra. Proficiency in C and C++ or Matlab.
Proficiency in CAD softwares like Creo/Solidworks, and Pro-E

Recommended Textbook
Geometric Modeling (third edition) by Michael Mortenson, Industrial Press

Inc, New York, 2006.

Geometric Transformations (second edition) by Michael Mortenson,
Industrial Press Inc, New York, 2007.
Curves and Surfaces for Computer Graphics by David Salomon, Springer.
Handouts and pointers to papers from the literature (to be posted on MAE
477/ 577 UBLearns website.)
Graduate Students

Undergraduate Student

8 HWs (20%)

8 HWs (25%)

Midterm Exam (30%)

Midterm Exam (35%)*

4-6 Mini projects (30%)

3-4 Mini projects (20%)

Final Project (20%)

Final Projects (20%)

* Indicate the component with higher weight

** Grading distribution may change

What is computer aided design?

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computer systems to assist in

the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve

the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and

to create a database for manufacturing.

Design process From applied Science to

Technology Development
Recognizing
the need
Idea
Development
R&D

Evaluation

Test the
prototype

Generate
Concepts

Build the
prototype

Users
Technicians

Evaluate the
concepts
Select the
optimum
solution

Engineers

Scientist

Engineers vs. Technicians

How much do you trust someone else analysis?

Engineers

Technicians

Problem Solver

Doer

Use science /math to design new

solutions to different problems

Highly trained to do a specific job

Can evaluate the outcome

??

4 Year college

2 year tarining

Materials in the course

Mathematical representation of model

2D operations
3D operations
Curves

Surfaces
Reconstruction from cloud point
Special Topics (FEM, Dynamic Analysis)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w__v2v3e_JY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URh9O5QnPM