Unit 1 The Engineering Design Process

Text 1 Design

Text 2 The Engineering Design Process

Text 3 Collaborative Design

Text 4 Computer Aided Design

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Unit 2 Graphics Programming

Text 1 Graphics Libraries

Text 2 OpenGL and Java 3D

Text 3 VRML and X3D

Personage Introduction

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Unit 3 Computer-Aided Drafting Systems

Text 1 Working with AutoCAD

Text 2 Basic Drawing and Modification Functions

Text 3 AutoLISP and Visual LISP

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Unit 4 Solid Modeling Systems

Text 1 Solid Models and Modeling Approaches

Text 2 Geometry and Topology

Text 3 Basic Features

Text 4 Feature Entities

Text 5 Parameters and Dimensions

Text 6 Relations and Constraints

Text 7 Boundary Representation(B-rep)

Text 8 Constructive Solid Geometry(CSG)

Text 9 Euler Formula

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Unit 5 Curves and Surfaces

Text 1 Freeform Curves

Text 2 Surfaces

Text 3 Surface Modeling

Supplementary ReadingⅠ：What is NURBS?

Supplementary ReadingⅡ：What are T-splines?

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Unit 6 Assembly Modeling

Text 1 Assembly Modeling

Text 2 Assembly Planning

Text 3 Mating Conditions

Text 4 Bottom-Up Assembly Approach

Text 5 Top-Down Assembly Approach

Text 6 Assembly Analysis

Supplementary Reading:Solid Edge Large Assemblies

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Unit 7 Reverse Engineering

Text 1 Pro/ENGINEER Reverse Engineering Extension

Text 2 Geomagic Studio Create 3D Models from 3D Scanner Data

Text 3 Working with the Geomagic Studio

Supplementary Reading:Prodrive Speeds Ferrari Wing Development with Reverse Engineering and CFD Technologies

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Unit 8 Standards for Communicating Between Systems

Text 1 Exchange Methods of Product Definition Data

Text 2 Initial Graphics Exchange Specification

Text 3 Standard for Exchange of Product Data

Text 4 ACIS and DXF

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Unit 9 Product Lifecycle Management

Text 1 Why Use PLM?

Text 2 PLM Framework

Text 3 Enabling Technologies of PLM

Text 4 Product Data Management

Supplementary Reading:Siemens PLM Software—Teamcenter Transforming the Process of Innovation

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Unit 10 Modeling Kernels and CAD Software

Text 1 Parasolid

Text 2 3D ACIS Modeler

Text 3 NX for Mechanical Design

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Appendix A Professional and Academic Information

Appendix B Vocabulary

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