Pre-Class Preparation
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Class Location
(room changes highlighted)
& In-Class Activity
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Post-Class Assignment
(due at the start of the next class period unless otherwise noted)
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Jan 11
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Meet in JEB 331
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Introductions
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Role of projects
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Verify CAD lab access
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Syllabus review activity
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HW Tips (you'll see these again)
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Course Q&A
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Jan 16 (Handout Quiz)
Study Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
BRING
TO CLASS: 1) a straight-edge, 2)
a pencil, 3) a compass, and 4)
a copy of the hand sketching workshop handout (see link in column 2).
Your work product will lose points without them.
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Meet in GJ 108
- Quiz 1
- Debrief quiz
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Hand sketching workshop
PRINT OUT THIS HANDOUT
AND BRING IT TO CLASS ALONG WITH YOUR STRAIGHT-EDGE, PENCIL, AND COMPASS
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- HW2 - Hand Sketching Workshop
Assignment checksheet/cover page
Finish sheets from hand sketching workshop,
and
identify, describe, and illustrate
three hand sketching principles or techniques that you may have
struggled with but which added significant value to your finished
product in this assignment.
Submit the
checksheet as your assignment cover page. The mentors will use these
in grading your work on each assignment.
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Jan 18 (Handout Quiz)
Study Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
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Meet in GJ 108
- Quiz 2
- Debrief quiz
- Design layout/sketching tips
- Select an appropriate front view
- Place on paper allowing for possible top and side
views (using 3rd angle orientation which is the US
drawing standard)
- Specify origin & axes
- Use construction lines
to get placement and scale correct on paper
- If needed, show center locations and centerlines
- Deploy line weights
(for contrast)
- Enhance with labeled dimensions
- Sketching exercise
- Sketch peer review/discussion
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Jan 23
(BbLearn Quiz)
Study Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
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Meet in JEB 331
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- HW4 - Lesson1: Parts
Assignment checksheet
Turn in a complete and thoughtful
tutorial log
on OT Lesson1: Parts. Additionally, print out and turn in at least 5-6
visually-descriptive screen captures of the creation process for the
part you made in Lesson1, and provide meaningful captions (1-2
sentences) to explain the content of each image. Make your printouts
organized and use an appropriate number of images per page.
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Jan 25
(Bblearn Quiz)
Study
Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
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Meet in JEB 331
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- Print a sketch of your I-beam that shows all sketch
relations and dimensions. This should be fully defined.
- Print out your part information in the summary tab
(author, assignment number in keywords field, assignment
notes in comments field).
- Extrude your I-beam to a 3-inch section. Experiment
with different material properties. Print your extruded
part along with an annotated design tree.
- Use SolidWorks to compute the mass, volume, center of
mass, and moment of inertia about two different axes. Print
your results.
- Identify and describe in detail
the two most important things you learned about SolidWorks
through this assignment.
- Print out the
assignment
checksheet and include it as the cover
page for your assignment.
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Jan 30 (Bblearn Quiz)
Study
Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
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Meet in JEB 331
- Quiz 5
- Debrief quiz
- Initials Assignment (tips)
- Plan w/pencil & paper
- Apply handsketch tips
(in making thoughtful design layout sketch)
- Define origin/units
- Specify dimensions
(try to minimize)
- Specify relations
(to parameterize solution)
- Apply reference geometry
- Consider using patterns
- Fully define SW sketch
- Customize your extrusion
- Create a drawing
- Capture lessons learned
- VIDEO Supplements
Extrude
Revolve
Lofts and Sweeps
Selecting a Plane
Adding a Material
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HW6 - Initials
Assignment checksheet
Bring a copy of your
completed pre-CAD plan and your current progress to next
class (keep the original for use in class and for your final
submission).
Final version HW6 (Parts a-c) due 2/8
You will receive scores for each:
HW6 (part a) - your pre-CAD planning (including notes and
design layout sketch),
HW6 (part b) - your SW process documentation, and
HW6 (part c) - your final products (fully defined SW sketch
w/minimum dimensions, solid model, and engineering drawing).
Refer to the
ENGINEERING DRAWING PRACTICES
packet for best dimensioning practices in dimensioning your
engineering drawing.
Print out the initials assignment
checksheet (page 2) and include it as your assignment
cover page. Be sure to clearly address each item in your
report.
A photocopy of your pre-CAD plan (Part 6a) is due in class
on 2/1
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Feb 1 (no quiz) |
Meet in JEB 331
- Collect copy of Part 6a Pre-CAD plan
- Lab
- Pre-CAD feedback
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Feb 6 (BbLearn
Quiz)
Study Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
BRING TO CLASS: ALL
work-in-progress on the initials assignment (including electronic SW
files).
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Meet in JEB 331
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Feb 8 (BbLearn
Quiz)
Study
Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
- MySolidWorks CSWA Prep Videos
33 - Editing Parts
37 - Part Configurations
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STUDY QUESTIONS
(for possible use on Quiz)
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Meet in JEB 331
- Collect initials assignment (Parts 6a-6c)
- Quiz 7
- Debrief quiz
- Recall HW Tips
- Lab
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- HW7 - Hammer Time
Assignment checksheet
(Due 2/13)
Create a customized hammer (with a head for pulling nails as
well as a lofted handle). Build from your initial work in the Lofts
tutorial. Modify the head and create a custom handle.
NOTE 1:
Your finished model should utilize customized
surface appearances, reference planes,
and an expanded as well as annotated (i.e., renamed)
design tree.
NOTE 2:
Be sure to use the ME drawing template found under course resources on the
shared drive. Fill in important linked cells of the title block (DRAWN
BY, QTY, PART #, MATERIAL, DESCRIPTION) by editing the part's "File
Properties" Summary tab (Author) and Custom
tab (Quantity, PartNo, Material, and Description). Variable names are
case-sensitive.
Your engineering drawing of your hammer
should show the length of its handle, dimensions of the bottom of its
handle, and the diameter of its striking surface (in metric units).
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Feb 13
(BbLearn Quiz)
Study Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
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Meet in JEB 331
- Quiz 8
- Debrief quiz
- Collect Hammer assignment
- Demo: Hole Wizard (PDF)
- Lab
- Use the Hole Wizard to create the part defined in the engineering
drawing given in HW8 (see third column for requirements)
- VIDEO Supplements
Drilling and Tapping (vimeo)
Hole
Wizard (.wmv)
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- An informative isometric view of your part that also
shows an annotated design tree as well as a fully defined
sketch
- An engineering drawing of this part that imports your
name and the material from the part file
- A second sheet in your drawing package that provides
section views through each axis of fastener holes
Follow the checklist and submit it as your coverpage.
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Feb 15
(Handout Quiz)
Study Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
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Meet in GJ 108
- Quiz 9
- Debrief quiz
- Collect Hole Wizard assignment
- Lab
- Lab Resources
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Feb 20 (BbLearn Quiz)
Study Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
- MySolidWorks CSWA Prep Videos
21 - Linear Pattern
22 - Circular Pattern
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STUDY QUESTIONS
(for possible use on Quiz)
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Meet in JEB 331
- Quiz 10
- Debrief Quiz
- Lab
- Work on revolve and pattern features assignment
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Feb 22 (BbLearn
Quiz)
Study Material for
Quiz
(review resources below)
- MySolidWorks CSWA Prep Videos
36 - Global Variables & Eqns
39 - Part Design Tables
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STUDY QUESTIONS
(for possible use on Quiz)
Bring questions about the Revolve and Pattern Features
Assignment.
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Meet in JEB 331
- Quiz 11
- Debrief Quiz
- Demo: Global Variables (PDF)
- Lab
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OT - Design Tables
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Consulting on Revolve and Pattern Assignment
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Feb 27 (no quiz) |
Meet in GJ 108
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Collect Revolve and Pattern assignment
- Part Mini-Project
Part Mini Project drawings courtesy of the Historical
Archive SDF - Treviglio - Italy
- Part Mini-Project Consulting
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Mar 1 (no quiz)
- Bring your design layout sketch and your pre-CAD plan
- Bring your electronic model
- Bring any questions you have
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Meet in JEB 331
- Part Mini-Project Consulting
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Mar 6 (no quiz)
- Bring your electronic model
- Bring your latest part drawing
- Bring your latest project documentation
- Bring any questions you have
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Meet in JEB 331
- Part Mini-Project
Exemplars
- Past Exemplars
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Part Mini-Project
Due at the start of class
Mar 8 |
Mar 8 (BbLearn Quiz)
Study
Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
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Meet in JEB 331
Part
Mini-Project Due
at BEGINNING of Class
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Mar 20 (BbLearn Quiz)
Study Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
- MySolidWorks CSWA Prep Videos
28 - Move & Rotate Components
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STUDY QUESTIONS
(for possible use on Quiz)
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Meet in JEB 331
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Stirling Engine Mini-Project
Assignment checksheet
(Due 3/29)
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Mar 22 (BbLearn Quiz)
Study Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
Bring your Stirling Engine model to class. Be prepared to show your
file structure on the junior drive.
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Meet in JEB 331
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Mar 27 (Handout Quiz)
Study Material for Quiz
(review resources below)
Bring your Stirling Engine model and engineering drawings to
class.
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Meet in JEB 331
- Quiz 15
- Debrief Quiz
- Drawing Tips
- Rendering Tips
- Animation Tips
- Consulting on Stirling Engine
Mini-Project
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Mar 29 |
Meet in GJ 108
Stirling Engine Mini-Project Due
at BEGINNING of Class
- Team Assignments
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Final Project Expectations
- Identify Project Recorder (Person who maintains work assignments on
Spreadsheet)
- Identify subassemblies
- Inventory parts by subassembly
- Make Preliminary Part modeling assignments
- Select creative team name
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Due on Shared Drive by Next Class
- Spreadsheet with preliminary assignments for members
(example from past team)
Example spreadsheet
- Team folder on shared drive
- Completed part by each team member stored on shared
drive, ready to show in the class
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Apr 3 |
Meet in JEB 331
- Shared drive review
- Spreadsheet review
- Q/A on Legacy Drawings
- Modify part assignments based on new insights on part complexity after
initial part modeling.
- Project Work & Consulting
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Due on Shared Drive by Next Class
- Updated spreadsheet of work completed and work in-progress
- 50% of parts modeled with part properties assigned
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Apr 5 |
Meet in JEB 331
- Shared drive review
- Spreadsheet review
- Q/A on Legacy Drawings
- Q/A on Part Models
- Team Dynamic Check
- Project Work & Consulting
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Due on Shared Drive by Next Class
- Updated spreadsheet of work completed and work in-progress
- 75% of parts modeled with part properties assigned
- Sub-assemblies identified
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Apr 10 |
Meet in JEB 331
- Shared drive review
- Spreadsheet review
- Q/A on Part Models
- Discussion of sub-assemblies and key interfaces with
mating components
- Project Work & Consulting
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Due on Shared Drive by Next Class
- Updated spreadsheet of work completed and work
in-progress
- 100% of parts modeled with part properties assigned
- 50% parts assembled
- Establish team drawing template
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Apr 12 |
Meet in JEB 331
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Assembly Drawing Tips
- HW10 Expectations
- Shared drive review
- Spreadsheet review
- Review of assemblies
- Drawing Workshop (pending)
- Q/A on Deliverables
- Project Work & Consulting
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HW10 - INDIVIDUAL HMWK
Assignment checksheet
(Due Apr 19)
EACH MEMBER of the team needs to submit one
non-trivial mechanical drawing of one of their parts using the ME template
with a customized title block adopted by your team.
Guidelines for Your Team's Mechanical Drawings
Graded Drawing Examples
Due on Shared Drive by Next Class:
- Updated spreadsheet of work completed and work
in-progress
- 100% parts assembled
- 50% of part and assembly drawings complete
- Prepare for mid-project
Shared Drive review
(w/project recorders)
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Apr 17 |
Meet in JEB 331
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Due on Shared Drive by Next Class
- Updated spreadsheet of work completed and work in-progress
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Apr 19 |
Meet in JEB 331
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HW10 Due at BEGINNING of Class
- Review of assemblies
- Project Work & Consulting
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Due on Shared Drive by Next Class:
- Updated spreadsheet of work completed and work
in-progress
- 75% of part and assembly drawings complete
- Initial rendering and animation work
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Apr 24 |
Meet in JEB 331
- Review of drawings
- Project Work & Consulting
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Due on
Shared Drive by Next Class
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Apr 26
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Meet in JEB 331
- Review of drawings
- Organization/contents of project binder
- Receive feedback on Snapshot Portfolio items
- Mentors create repeating PPT slide show
- Project Work & Consulting
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Assemble Project Binder
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May 1 & 3
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Meet in JEB 331
- Review of project binder
- Project Work & Consulting
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Due in class on
5/3
- Individually Complete
Engineering Graphics Survey
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Individually Complete
Team Citizenship Form - Final File Organization on
Shared Drive (spreadsheet, part/assembly/drawings files,
PDF of entire package portfolio folder w/renders & animations) -
Approved
Final Report
- Title Page
- Thoughtful Dividers
- Assembly Drawings
- Part Drawings
- Animation Storyboards
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