Introduction To Engineering Design, Modeling And Graphics

This is the video introduction to the online STEM course for Engineering Design, Modeling and Graphics, brought to you by CAD Modeling Hub; All Things Parametric CAD. The course is for new and aspiring mechanical, aerospace, and automotive engineers. This video series will cover topics such as engineering design, 3D design, 3D modeling and drafting. All topics are taught in the context of learning and understanding modern Computer-aided Design (CAD), sometimes referred as 3D CAD. This educational course teaches core ASME and ISO design and drafting standards. The serious student will learn how to create and model 3D mechanical parts and assemblies, and how to create and annotate their designs into part and assembly working drawings.

Currently there are 24 videos listed in my YouTube Engineering Design, Modeling and Graphics Playlist. Over the coming weeks and months I will be adding some 46 additional videos to this Playlist. I also plan to add a blog post for each of these videos. To make sure you do not miss any of my Engineering Design, Modeling and Graphics videos I recommend that you visit the CAD Modeling Hub YouTube channel and  subscribe. I will also be posting assignments, projects and other course materials on the CAD Modeling Hub Website, so I strongly encourage you to subscribe by clicking here.

The syllabus for this course can be found here.

Course Outcomes include:

1. Learn methods and techniques of wireframe, sketch based modeling.
2. Understand 3D surface and solid modeling.
3. Apply wireframe, surface and solid modeling methods to basic machine components and assemblies.
4. Learn the techniques and procedures for bottom-up and top-down assembly modeling.
5. Understand the techniques for designing and building reusable parametric models.
6. Read and understand engineering graphics applied to part and assembly drawings.
7. Learn Standard and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
8. Use engineering modeling and graphics to effectively collaborate and communicate with other engineers.

Where is an example of the first major solid modeling project done by students taking this course. This wheel rim was modeled in Siemens NX.

Student not only build solid models of open ended design projects but they must also create engineering or working drawing of their designs. This is a student’s effort of a competing design.