B.

E Mechanical Engineering
Specialisation in 3D Engineering Design Techniques
Course Syllabus

1. Automotive Building Materials (RAS-TH1)

Lectures Days: 22 Credits:

Contact Hours: 66 Teacher: Kulwinder Singh

1) Castings: General Introduction with overview of all materials, General Introduction of

Castings, Castings - Design Point of View Parameters, Visit to nearby Casting/Machine
factory.

2) Sheet metal: General Introduction, Sheet metal - Design Point of View Parameter.
Factory Visit

3) Plastics: General Introduction, Plastics - Design Point of View Parameters. Factory

Visit.

4) Structural Elements: Structural Elements (ISMC + ISMB + Profiles), Commercially

Available Grades Structures, Structures - Warehouse Visit, Materials Overview
(Audio/Video).

5) Process Sheets: Introduction to Process Sheets, Process Sheet - Sheet metal/Use of

VMC, Process Sheet - Castings/Use of VMC.

6) Miscellaneous : Automotive Component Supply Industry, Quality Checking with

conventional Gauges

7) Assignments: Problems & Assignments, Explanation & Handover

 2. Automotive Assembly Techniques (RAS-TH2)

Lectures Days: 10 Credits:

Contact Hours: 30 Teacher: Harwinder Singh

1) Introduction to Automotive Assembly, Introduction to Mechanical Handbook

2) Theory of Fasteners - Bolt/Nut.
3) Theory of Fasteners - Screws/Thread
4) Push/Transitional Fits & Tolerances
5) Welding Introduction
6) Spot Welding - AV
7) Seam Welding - AV
8) Concept of Bill of Materials
9) Practical Case Study Example
10) Assignment Explanation & Handover

3. Commercial Vehicle Body Design (RAS-TH3)

Lectures Days: 05 Credits:

Contact Hours: 15 Teacher: Kulwinder Singh

1) Introduction to Commercial Vehicle Industry.

2) Types of Chassis & their availability.
3) CMVR Introduction.
4) Visit to Depo/Commercial Vehicle Stand.
5) Assignment Explanation & Handover
 4. Introduction to 3D Scanning & Polygon Modelling (RAS-TL4)

Lectures Days: 05 Credits:

Contact Hours: 15 Teacher: Jaswinder Singh

1) Introduction to 3D scanning techniques

2) Theory of NURBS & Polygons
3) Hardware Introduction & Operation
4) 3d scanning live projects
5) Data Export & Management

5. Post Processing - Design X (RAS-LB5)

Lectures Days: 05 Credits:

Contact Hours: 15 Teacher: Jaswinder Singh

1) Introduction to Interface
2) Data Decimation & Improvement
3) Data Alignment
4) Feature Recognition & Direct Measurement
5) Assignment Explanation & Handover
 6. Scan to CAD - Design X (RAS-LB6 )

Lectures Days: 10 Credits:

Contact Hours: 30 Teacher: Gurdyal Singh

1) Region Formation
2) Mesh Fit Surface
3) Loft Wizard
4) Accuracy Analyser, Trimming & Stitching
5) Data Export to Catia - Live Transfer
6) Model Creation from Scan - Case Study 1
7) Model Creation from Scan - Case Study 2
8) Assignment Explanation & Handover

7. Quality Inspection - Geomagic Control (RAS-LB7)

Lectures Days: 10 Credits:

Contact Hours: 30 Teacher: Jaswinder Singh

1) Introduction to Post Processing in Control

2) 3D Deviation
3) Linear Distance Checker
4) Features Checker
5) Conventional Report V/s Control Report
6) QI Report from Case Study 1
7) QI Report from Case Study 2
8) Angular Checker, GDT Checker, Reporting
9) Assignment Explanation & Handover
 8. Introduction to Parametric CAD Catia (RAS-LB8)

Lectures Days: 22 Credits:

Contact Hours: 66 Teacher: Gurdyal Singh

1) Introduction: CAD/CAM/CAE, Design Process (Forward v/s Reverse),

Different Software used.
2) Modelling Theory: Parametric v/s Non parametric, parametric reps of
Analytical Curve (Line, Circle), parametric reps of Synthetic Curve (Spline,
Bezier curve, B-spline, Nurbs).
3) Introduction To CATIA: Products, Workbenchs, Options, tool bars, File
Saving, Bi-Directional Associativity.
4) Sketcher Workbench: Position Sketch, Sketch options, Toolbar, Settings,
grids, Construction Entities, select, Sketch Creation: Profile, Line, Circle, Arc,
Ellipse, Points, Elongated Holes, rectangle, Normal sketch, Sketch Editing
Tools: Trim, Extend, Fillet, Chamfer, Rotate, Scale, Offset, Break, Project 3D
element, Constraining Sketches, Geometric Constraint, Dimensional
Constraint, Sketch Analysis.
5) Base Modelling Features: Extrude, Pocket, Revolve, Groove, View options:
shaded, wireframe, Reference Elements: Plane, Point, Line, 3D curve, Sketch
Based Feathers: Hole creation, threaded holes, Rib, slot, Sketch Based Feathers:
Multi-section solid, Cut, Solid combine, Stiffener.
6) Dress-up Features: Fillet, chamfer, Draft, shell, remove face, and thicken.
7) Editing: Specification tree, Sketch edit, cut, copy, paste from other file, Update
links, Hide/show, Activate, Deactivate, Reorder, Suppress, Define in work,
Parent-child relationship.
8) Transformations: Patterns, Scale, Translate, Mirror, Rotate, Symmetry
9) Boolean operations: Add, Remove, Intersect, Insert body
10) Knowledge template: Formulae, Design Table, Power Copy, Publication
Measurement Toolbar, Inertia, Draft Analysis, User Selection Filters,
11) Annotations: 3D annotations, Apply Material, Rendering
 9. Introduction to 3D Assembly Catia (RAS-LB9)

Lectures Days: 10 Credits:

Contact Hours: 30 Teacher: Gurdyal Singh

1) Introduction to Top down approach & Bottom-up approach for assembly.

2) Bottom up approach: Inserting Component, File management
3) Assembly Constraints: Fix, coincidence, contact, offset, angle
4) Assembly Manipulations: snap, move, rotate
5) Assembly Features: Split, Hole, Pocket, Remove, Add
6) Top-down Approach: Creating component in Assembly
7) Editing Assembly: Delete component, replace component, editing
subassembly, editing component
8) Sectioning, Clash, Interferences
9) Exploded Views, Reuse Patterns
10) Bill of materials, Annotations, Managing Representations

10. Sheet metal Design in CAD Catia (RAS-LB10)

Lectures Days: 05 Credits:

Contact Hours: 15 Teacher: Gurdyal Singh

1) Introduction: Creating parameters for sheet-metal parts

2) Create relief in sheet metal part, Base wall, wall on edge feature, wall by
extrusion
3) Create flange walls, hems, teardrop, create bends, Flat pattern, folding-
unfolding the sheet metal parts
4) Create bead stamp, surface stamp. Curve stamp
5) Create louver, flange cut-out stamp, flange hole stamp
 11. Surfacing Catia (RAS-LB11)

Lectures Days: 10 Credits:

Contact Hours: 30 Teacher: Harwinder Singh

1) Introduction: Generative shape design, Wireframe elements: circles, splines,

helix, Projection curve, Combine, Connect curve, and Intersection element.
2) Creating surfaces: extrudes surface, Revolve surface, spherical, cylindrical
swept surface, fill surface, Offset surface, Multi-section surface, Blend surface
3) Operation on surface: Joining surface, splitting, trimming, Healing,
disassemble elements, Un-trimming, boundary curve, Extracting
4) Transformations: Translate, Rotate, Symmetry Element, Scaling, Non
uniform scaling, transforming axis to axis, Extrapolate surface & curves,
Splitting solid with surface
5) Solidifying: adding thickness, sewing surface to solid adding thickness to
surface, Solid from closed surface, Sewing surface to solid body
6) Surface Analysis: Feature draft analysis, Curvature analysis.

12. Engineering Drawing (GDT) - AutoCAD/Catia (RAS-LB12)

Lectures Days: 05 Credits:

Contact Hours: 15 Teacher: Gurdyal Singh

1) Sheet Creation, Templates & Scaling

2) Principal Views, Section Views, Detailed Views, Auxiliary Views
3) Linear Tolerances, Fitting Tolerances, Angular Tolerances
4) POV, Component Drawing, layout Drawing & Inspection Drawing
5) Assembly Drawing