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Introduction to CAD and CAE using Fusion 360
Engineering Level
BeginnerIntermediate
Software
Fusion 360
Time
Multi-week
Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software tools are essential to the engineering design, analysis, and manufacturing process. This course teaches fundamental CAD and CAE skills through a series of lectures and exercises using Autodesk Fusion 360, a cloud based CAD/...
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Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software tools are essential to the engineering design, analysis, and manufacturing process. This course teaches fundamental CAD and CAE skills through a series of lectures and exercises using Autodesk Fusion 360, a cloud based CAD/CAM tool. This course is based on the Introduction to CAD/CAE tools course currently taught by Adjunct Professor Sualp Ozel at Carnegie Mellon University, PA.
Teach the essentials of engineering, analysis, and manufacturing.
After completing this project, students will be able to:
• Apply CAD and CAE software tools to engineering design and analysis.
• Collaborate with other members of the design.
• Create 2D sketches.
• Model basic and detailed 3D parts.
• Use sculpting tools to model freeform designs.
• Document and generate technical drawings and views for manufacturing.
• Render photo-realistic images of prototype designs.
• Create simulation studies to analyze the structural integrity of a design before it is manufactured.
Project resource download
Week 1: Conceptual design
Week 2: 2D and 3D part design
- Week 2 datasets.zip 1.38 MB ▼
- Week 2 lecture.zip 71.88 MB ▼
- Week 2 Assignments.zip 2.18 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 1.zip 28.79 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 2.zip 17.77 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 3.zip 12.17 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 4.zip 34.06 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 5.zip 55.27 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 6.zip 16.05 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 7.mp4_.zip 20.12 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 8.zip 28.43 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 9.zip 27.45 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 10.zip 40.78 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 11.zip 76.71 MB ▼
- Week 2 Project 12.zip 74.79 MB ▼
Week 3: Detailed component design
Week 4: Assemblies
Week 5: Freeform modeling
Week 6: Product documentation
Week 7: Design visualization
Week 8: Simulation - static stress
Week 9: Simulation - modal frequencies
Week 10: Thermal and thermal stress
- Week 10 - Simulation - CFD and Thermal - Lecture.pptx.zip 85.68 MB ▼
- Week 10 - Simulation - Thermal - Reference.pptx.zip 17.47 MB ▼
- Week 10 Assignments.zip 23.18 MB ▼
- Week 10 datasets.zip 1.98 MB ▼
- Week 10 Project 1.mp4_.zip 44.25 MB ▼
- Week 10 Project 2.zip 25.4 MB ▼
- Week 10 Project 3.mp4_.zip 35.54 MB ▼
Week 11: Design optimization
Week 12: CAM and CNC manufacturing
Quizzes
- Quizzes.zip 7.43 MB ▼
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Reviews
it's really very helpfull
Errors in files:
Week 3:
- wrong file \Assignments\Students\Datasets\switch.ipt - should be Side Plastic Cover.ipt
- missing files Week 3 Project 2.mp4, Week 3 Project 3.mp4
Week 4:
- files Week 4 Project 1.zip, Week 4 Project 2.zip are invalid
Can´t open upper plastic case
Sorry my misstake the body was hidden, it works.