Lessons

Lesson 1 – Intro, computer setup,What is parametric modeling?, Conveying 3D information – The “Glass Box” concept

Lesson 2 – Creating templates for inch and metric parts. Drawing sketches, trimming lines, applying smart dimensions, applying relations

Lesson 3 – Patterning, Extrude-Cut to remove material, Sketching exercises

Lesson 4- Revolved parts,  preprogrammed standard features, holes, symbolic threads, chamfers, Fillets, apply materials,

Lesson 5 – Making sketches match the manufacturing process, Patterning features, suppressing features, analysis for mass properties, Part creation exercises

Lesson 6- Simple sweep along a guide,  planes, axis, shelling

Lesson 7 – Part creation exercises / Proper use of calipers

Lesson 8 – Drawing sheetmetal parts – starting with a native sheetmetal part, doing a model to sheet metal conversion

Lesson 9 – Exam Day (My old exams for practice)

Lesson 10 – Exam review, Computer setup, Introduction to making blueprints, Review of the “Glass Box” concept, Formats,

Lesson 11 – Adding orthographic views, associative dimensioning, centerlines, center marks, Auxiliary views, Section views,

Lesson 12 – Detail views, Broken views, sheetmetal prints, Purchased part prints

Lesson 13 – Hand drawing isometric views

Lesson 14 – Assemblies, Joining parts by mating

Lesson 15 – When to create subassemblies, Modifying parts within an assembly, Modifying individual part appearances, Building a V-8

Lesson 16 – Features at the assembly level:  Machining castings and weldments, Interference checking

Lesson 17 – Assembly creation with features exercises

Lesson 18 – Assembly drawings, exploded views, call outs, BOM views

Lesson 19 – Bore charts, Assembly drawing exercises

Lesson 20 – Tracking design changes: How to handle revisions and revision blocks

Lesson 21 – Photorendering, Backgrounds

Lesson 22 – Configurations: Handling variable geometry parts such as air cylinders and timing belts

Lesson 23 – Review for the exam

Lesson 24 – Exam (My old exams for practice)

Lesson 25 – Exam review, Tolerancing, Design in context

Lesson 26 – Making manufacturable parts. Introduction to the tools that will make your geometry.

Lesson 27 – Hand in your Stirling engine packages and demonstrate running your engines

Lesson 28 – Lofting

Final Exam (Old finals for practice)

Bonus Tutorial Videos:

Lofting

Making airfoils or spline curves from text files