Solid Modelling and CAD Systems How to Survive a CAD System /

• Main Authors: Stroud, Ian (Author), Nagy, Hildegarde (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer simulation.; Computer-aided engineering.; Engineering design.; Engineering Design.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Simulation and Modeling.

Solid Modelling and CAD Systems gives users an insight into the methods and problems associated with CAD systems. It acts as a bridge between users who learn interfaces without understanding how they work and developers who create systems without understanding the needs of the users. The main featur...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Case Studies
• 2. How Objects Are Modelled
• 3. 2D Shape Definition
• 4. Operations and Functionality
• 5. Geometry
• 6. Non-manifold Models
• 7. The CAD Interface and Graphical Output
• 8. Information and Properties
• 9. Databases and Data Exchange
• 10. Features
• 11. Early-Phase Design
• 12. History, Parametric Parts and Programming
• 13. Assemblies
• 14. CAD in a Community
• 15. Projects.