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ME 7: Engineering Drawing and CAD

Sketching and orthographic projection, sections, dimensioning and tolerances, parametric CAD and assemblies.

Sketching and orthographic projection, sections, dimensioning and tolerances, parametric CAD and assemblies. Free courses and textbooks, a self-check for every unit, and a build you can rerun, confirmed by people. Course 7 of the Varsity Curriculum: Mechanical Engineering.

Part of: Mechanical Eng. · Proves for: UG

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ME 7: Engineering Drawing and CAD

Course 7: 3 units and a build.

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4 milestones

  1. 1Sketching and orthographic projection
  2. 2Sections, dimensions and tolerances
  3. 3Parametric CAD and assemblies
  4. 4Model a real part and make its drawing
SkillsOptional

Mechanical CAD Model and Engineering Drawing

Practice: a CAD model and drawing of a real part (reused; optional).

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3 milestones

  1. 1Plan the Component and Establish Drawing Standards
  2. 2Create the 3D Model and Generate 2D Technical Drawings
  3. 3Review the Drawing Against Manufacturability

Resources for this path

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Free lecture videos and notes. NPTEL's proctored exam and certificate are optional and cost money; you never need them here.

Free MIT notes on sketching, CAD and shop practice.

Free lecture videos and notes. NPTEL's proctored exam and certificate are optional and cost money; you never need them here.

Free, open-source parametric CAD, with drawings (TechDraw) and finite elements (FEM, using CalculiX).

Free, open-source CAD where you describe the part in code.