CAD or CAM detailed syllabus for Mechanical & Automation Engineering (MAE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MAE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mechanical & Automation Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MAE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-V scheme and its subjects refer to MAE Professional Elective-V syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of cad or cam is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
BASICS OF DESIGNS 9
Understanding of Projections, Scales, units, GD & T; its 14 symbols, Special characteristics & Title Block readings. Revision / ECN status of drawings – Customer Specific requirements – Drawing Grid reading
Unit II
2D DRAFTING 9
Projection views – Orthographic view, Axillary view, Full & Half Section views, Broken Section view, Offset Section view – Title Block creation – BOM Creation – Notes creation – Ballooning of 2D drawing and its features for Inspection reporting
Unit III
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Unit IV
ASSEMBLY MODELING 9
Basics of Assembly modeling, Purpose of Assembly modeling & amp; its advantages – Top to Down & BottomUp modeling approaches – Analysis of Clearances – Undercuts – Interferences – Stack up analysis -Cumulative effect of Tolerances in after assembly conditions.- motion analysis
Unit V
CAM 9
Basics of CNC Machining – 3, 4 & 5 Axis machines – CNC and Part Programing, CAM programing 2D & 3D. Elements of CAM Orientation, Boundary Creation, Cutter Path Selection, Cutter Compensation -Machining Stocks, Roughing, Re-roughing, Semi Finishing & Finishing – Tool Path Generation, Isl and Milling Programing. Machining program simulation, integration of program with machine; Estimation of CNC Cycle time. – Post Process NC Code conversion and Setup Sheet Preparation.
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course the students would be able to
- Discuss the basics of the design and concepts.
- Develop the two dimensional drafting and projection views.
- Discuss the three dimensional modeling, parametric and Non-parametric modeling
- Discuss the assembly modeling and top down, bottom up approaches.
- Develop the computer aided machining and wirting part programming.
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- CAD / CAM – Ibrahim Zaid (Text & Reference Book)
- CAD / CAM – Chandandeep Grewal
- CAD CAM & Automation – FarazdakHaideri (Text & Reference Book)
- Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing – Anup Goel
- CAD / CAM – PN Rao
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Mechanical & Automation Engineering 6th Sem, visit MAE 6th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Mechanical & Automation Engineering results, visit Anna University MAE all semester results direct link.