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Syllabus
MEEM4403 Computer-Aided Design Methods (Unigraphics NX3)
Instructor
T.A.’s

Dr. B. Bettig
Sukumar Chella
David Labyak

bettig@mtu.edu
schella@mtu.edu
dmlabyak@mtu.edu

487-1897
370-0181
483-0589

Summer 2006

924 MEEM
409 MEEM
408A MEEM

TW 4-5 pm
TW 10-11 am
MW 4:30-5:30 pm

Course Reference Materials
Web page:
http://www.me.mtu.edu/~cadm4403/ – containslecture notes.
Textbooks:
• Lee, K., Principles of CAD/CAM/CAE Systems, Addison Wesley Longman, Reading, MA, 1999.
• Samuel, S., Pragada, A., Baksi, G., Practical Unigraphics NX3 Modeling, Drafting and Assemblies, Design
Visionaries, San Jose, CA, 2005.
• These texts are recommended but not required.
Tutorials:
Online Tutorials are available under the Help menu when running UG. Select “Help”“Training…”. Parts used in training
can be accessed from “C:\\Program Files\UGS\NX 3.0\ugcast\parts” on PC’s and from “/usr/arch/apps/ugs030/ugcast/parts”
on Sun workstations. See the Teaching Assistant or course Instructor immediately if you have trouble locating the tutorials or
parts.
Online Help:
Online help is available under the Help menu when running UG. Select “Help”
when you are in themiddle of something and you want to get help on that topic.

“Documentation”. You can also press F1

Course Topics
Tentative list of Course Topics
Reading & Doing
Week

Lecture Topics

In the Lab

1 (5/7)

Introduction to CAD & Unigraphics NX3
Sketching Curves
Constraining Sketches

Tut. 1
Lab 1

Ch. 1, 2

Unigraphics NX Essentials
Sketcher

2 (5/14)

Solid ModelingTut.2
Lab 2

Ch. 5

Feature Modeling

3 (5/21)

Parametric Modeling
Drafting
Bottom-up assembly modeling

Tut. 3
Lab 3

3.7
Ch. 4

Expressions
Drafting Fundamentals
Assembly Modeling

4 (5/28)

Free Form Modeling – Curves
Mid-term Exam (5/30)
Free Form Modeling - Surfaces
Free Form Modeling – Operations
Top-Down Assembly Design

Tut. 4
Lab 4

6.1-6.4Optimization
Mechanism Design and Simulation

Lab Exam
Tut. 6
Lab 6

GD&T
Process Planning
CAM

Presentations
(6/22)

5 (6/4)
6 (6/11)

7 (6/18)

Lee Text

7.1-7.5
Tut. 5
Lab 5

CAST

Free Form Modeling
Free Form Modeling
Top-Down Assemblies

Ch. 9
Scenario for Motion

Ch. 10
11.1-11.6

Manufacturing Essentials
Planar and Cavity Milling

Course Grading
CourseDeliverables
6 Lab assignments (7.5 each)

Grading Scale
45

A

90.0-100%

C

70.0-74.9%

5

AB

85.0-89.9%

CD

65.0-69.9%

2 Written Exams (15 & 20)

35

B

80.0-84.9%

D

60.0-64.9%

1 Modeling Exam

15

BC

75.0-79.9%

F

< 60.0%

7 Tutorials

Course Total

100

Course Policies
Academic Integrity
Academic dishonesty of any sort (plagiarism,cheating, fabrication or facilitation) is not tolerated, and if detected all parties
involved will immediately be reported to the Dean of Students office according to MTU Policy on Academic Integrity.
Plagiarism, cheating or facilitating these actions on laboratory work, quizzes, tests and examinations is not permitted under
any circumstance. Penalties for violation of the MTU Academic IntegrityPolicy include warning, course failure, suspension
and expulsion. Collaboration with other people on the laboratory assignments for the purpose of understanding the course
material is acceptable. Collaboration with other people on homework projects is required. Verbal collaboration is acceptable
when working on assignments, however, the only people allowed to manipulate the computer inputdevice (keyboard, mouse,
etc.) are the students submitting the assignment, a laboratory teaching assistant, a CAEL partner executing their
responsibilities, or a faculty member. Electronic plagiarism will be actively policed by all course instructors.
Attendance
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