ME 421 Advanced CAD

Problem Set 1

Develop a personal portfolio on the S-Driveo S:\HVLC\seniordesign\Catia Course\(Your Semester)\Student Submissions

Follow documentation example ‘Alec Bowman’o Look at homework example S:\HVLC\seniordesign\Catia Course \(Your

Semester)\Student Submissions\(Tuesday or Thursday)\Alec Bowman\Submitted Problem Sets

Finish sketching your initials and save a screen capture In Introduction to CATIA V5 (Located in the PS folder on the S: drive), do the following

tutorials:o Tutorial 1.2: Interface and File Management

Save isometric image in Wordo Tutorial 2.1: Selecting, Editing, and Viewing Objects

Save isometric image in Word In CATIA’s online help file (HelpCATIA V5 HelpHome), do the following:

o Mechanical Design Sketcher: Getting Started Save isometric image in Word

Deliverables Create Word document for grading

o Screen capture of your sketched initials o Tutorial 1.2, show delivered final producto Tutorial 2.1, show delivered final producto Mechanical Design Sketcher: Getting Started, show delivered final product

and answer the following questions: What advantages and disadvantages would company have in choosing

CATIA over Solidworks? Why is it important to fully constrain a sketch? How do you know if your

sketch is fully defined?