VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203

DEPARTMENT OF
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

I SEMESTER
CD5291 COMPUTER AIDED TOOLS FOR MANUFACTURING
Regulation – 2017

Academic Year 2017 – 18

Prepared by

Mr.G.Ananth Assistant Professor/Mechanical

 VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK

SUBJECT : CD5291 COMPUTER AIDED TOOLS FOR MANUFACTURING

SEM / YEAR: M.E. (CAD/CAM) /I sem./I year

SYLLABUS
UNIT I COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING 9
Manufacturing Processes – Removing, Forming, Deforming and joining – Integration equipments.
Integrating CAD, NC and CAM – Machine tools – Point to point and continuous path machining, NC,
CNC and DNC – NC Programming – Basics, Languages, G Code, M Code, APT – Tool path
generation and verification – CAD/CAM NC Programming – Production Control – Cellular
Manufacturing
PART - A
Q.No. Questions BT Level Competence
1. Define CAD. BTL-1 Remembering
2. Describe CAM. BTL-1 Remembering
3. Identify What is integration of equipments. BTL-1 Remembering
Examine Manufacturing process
4. BTL-1 Remembering

Where is Manufacturing Control applied?

5. BTL-1 Remembering

6. Name the relationship between CAD and CAM? BTL-1 Remembering

Summarize removing Engineering. BTL-2 Understanding
7.

Discuss the concepts of NC. BTL-2 Understanding

8.
Contrast the elements of CAM system. BTL-1 Remembering
9.
Express the types of production. BTL-2 Understanding
10.
Demonstrate the manufacturing models.
11. BTL-3 Applying

Show the manufacturing metrics.

12. BTL-3 Applying

Examine the programming. .

13. BTL-3 Applying

Analyze the integration Performance.

14. BTL-1 Remembering

Classify the basic elements of CNC system

15. BTL-1 Understanding

Compare the levels of DNC.

16. BTL-3 Applying
17. Compare the levels of DNC. BTL-2 Understanding
Explain details on production control.
18. BTL-5 Evaluating

Criticize cellular production

19. BTL-1 Applying

20. Prepare the salient features of CAD/CAM

BTL-6 Creating
PART - B
Describe the basic manufacturing activities that must be carried BTL-1 Remembering
1. out in a factory to convert raw material into finished product.
(a)Examine What is meant by product data management? Explain BTL-1 Remembering
2. why it is important in CAD/CAM integration.
BTL-1 Remembering
(b) Identify the main elements of CAM system.

(a) Name various types of manufacturing process BTL-1 Remembering

3. (b)Define NC and CAM with example.
BTL-1 Remembering

What are the conditions to be fulfilled in order to implement BTL-1 Remembering

4. CAM concept effectively
(a)Describe the need for CAD and the issues addressed by CAD BTL-2 Understanding
5.
(b)Summarize are the various activities of a manufacturing plant
BTL-2 Understanding
which can be carried out through computer control?
(a)Discuss the main elements of CIM systems.
BTL-1 Remembering
6.
(b) Express How does IT facilitate APT engineering? BTL-1 Remembering
(a)Distinguish the different types of manufacturing? BTL-3 Applying
7. (b)Discuss an assessment of extent of computer control in
BTL-3 Applying
specific cases of each types of manufacturing.
(a)Demonstrate the significance of cellular engineering approach BTL-3 Applying
8. in limiting design changes.
(b)Illustrate how CAM can act as an enabling technology for BTL-3 Applying
Manufacturing engineering

9. (a)Examine PTP and Continuous Path production BTL-3 Applying

(b) Show the characteristic of NC Programming BTL-3 Applying

(a)Analyze various implementation issues on NC, CNC and BTL-3

10. Applying
DNC systems.
(b)Explain with various applications of languages, G code BTL-3 Applying
and M code.
(a)Point out the effect of APT. Understanding
BTL-2
11. (b)Compare tool path generation and verification systems. BTL-2 Understanding
Analyze a CASE STUDY ON Manufacturing in a CAM BTL-4 Understanding
12. environment
 Assess the contemporary implementation Automation of
13. BTL-5 Evaluating
manufacturing process, Numerical control & Adaptive
control
Generalize the conditions that need to be fulfilled in order to BTL-4 Analyzing
14.
implement CAD/CAM concept effectively.
PART - C
1. Narrate Manufacturing Processes: Removing, Forming, BTL-5 Analyzing
Deforming and joining
2. Discuss Integration equipments. Integrating CAD, NC and BTL-6 Analyzing

CAM
3. Case study the Machine tools – Point to point and BTL-5 Analyzing
continuous path machining, NC, CNC and DNC
4. Elaborate NC Programming – Basics, Languages, G Code, BTL-6 Analyzing
M Code, APT – Tool path
generation and verification SYLLABUS
UNIT II COMPUTER AIDED PROCESS PLANNING 9
Role of process planning in CAD/CAM Integration – Computer Aided Process Planning –Development,
Benefits, Model and Architecture – CAPP Approaches – Variant, Generative and Hybrid – Process and
Planning systems – CAM-I, D-CLASS and CMPP – Criteria in selecting a CAPP System.

Define What is meant by process planning . BTL-1

1 Remembering

List the activates associated with process planning.

2 BTL-1 Remembering
Describe the basic approaches of CAPP.
3 Remembering
BTL-1
4 Identify What is meant by CAPP.
BTL-2 Understanding

5 Name any two advantages of CAPP. BTL-1 Remembering

Examine the underlying concepts of variant and generative BTL-1
6 Remembering
CAPP systems.
Summarize the various components of a generative CAPP
7 BTL-2 Understanding
system. .
Distinguish some commercial variant and generative CAPP
8 Analyzing
software systems. BTL-4
9 Express What CAM-I. BTL-3 Applying

10
Give an important function of D-Class. Understanding
BTL-1

11
Demonstrate CMPP. Understanding
BTL-2
12 Illustrate CAPP development. BTL- 3 Applying
Classify the benefits of CAPP. BTL-1
13 Remembering

14
Analyze the of input data to CAPP model and architecture. Analyzing
BTL-4
Explain CAPP approaches.
15 BTL-4 Analyzing
16 Point out are the functions of generative CAPP. BTL-4 Analizing
17 Assess the process and planning systems. BTL-5
Evaluating
 Compare the types of CAM-I and CMPP. BTL-1
18 Remembering

Generalize criteria of CAPP selection.

19
BTL-6 Creating
20 Develop D-class CAPP BTL-1 Remembering

PART - B
List the two approaches commonly used in CAPP systems
BTL-1
1 bringing out their advantages and limitations. Remembering

(a) Define process planning? What are the activities associated BTL-1 Remembering
2
with it?

(b) Describe the information required for process planning. BTL-1

Remembering
What are the factors that influence process planning

3. (a) Examine details of logical steps in CAPP. BTL-1 Remembering

(b) Identify the features of variant and generative CAPP BTL-3 Applying
systems.
4. (a)Name the criteria for selection of CAPP systems BTL-1 Remembering

(b)Define What is meant by CAPP? List out the benefits of BTL-1 Remembering
CAPP systems.
5. (a)Summarize briefly on CMPP. In what ways, CMPP is BTL-2 Understanding
considered very significant.
(b)Describe the factors should be consider while selecting the BTL-1 Remembering
best CAPP system.
6. Discuss in detail CAD/CAM integration. BTL-1 Remembering
7. Express about production planning process in discrete part Understanding
BTL-2
manufacturing.
8. Demonstrate production planning and control? Describe Remembering
BTL-1
the various activities of PPC systems.
9. Illustrate notes on the following. BTL-1 Remembering
Variant CAPP (4)
Generative CAPP (4)
Hybrid CAPP (4)
Process planning Systems (4)
10. (a)Analyze CAPP development. What are the benefits? BTL-5 Evaluating
(b) Explain the various Models and Architecture. BTL-5 Evaluating
11. Point out What is CAPP approaches? Also explain process BTL- 5 Evaluating
planning systems.
12. (a)Explain the CAM-I and D-class in CAPP. BTL- 1 Remembering
(b)Compare briefly CAPP and CMPP BTL- 4 Analyzing
13. Assess in brief about (i) CAD, and (ii) CAM BTL- 5 Evaluating

Develop an engineering brief about the various criteria in BTL-6 Creating

14. selection of CAPP system.
PART –C
 Role of process planning in CAD/CAM Integration- narrate a
BTL-6 Understanding
1. case study
Computer Aided Process Planning : Development, Benefits, Evaluating
Model and Architecture. BTL-5
2.
Discuss CAPP Approaches: Variant, Generative and Hybrid,
BTL-6 Remembering
Process and Planning systems
3.
4 Elaborate CAM-I, D-CLASS CMPP and Criteria in selecting a
BTL-6
CAPP System Remembering
SYLLABUS
UNIT III COMPUTER AIDED INSPECTION 9
Engineering Tolerances – Need for Tolerances – Conventional Tolerances – FITS and LIMITS –
Tolerance Accumulation and Surface quality – Geometric Tolerances – Tolerances Practices in design,
Drafting and manufacturing – Tolerance Analysis – Tolerance synthesis – Computer Aided Quality control
– Contact Inspection Methods – Non Contact Inspection Methods - Non optical.

PART A

1. Describe Engineering Tolerances? BTL-2 Understanding

2.
List the roles of Engineering Tolerances in CAD/CAM BTL-5 Evaluating
integration?

3.
Identify an important element of Engineering Tolerances? BTL-1 Remembering

4. Define What do you understand concept tolerances? BTL-1 Remembering

5.
List components of conventional Tolerances. BTL-5 Evaluating
Examine the general methods used for LIMITS and FITS. BTL-6
6. Creating
Summarize CAI. Remembering
7. BTL-1
Distinguish the steps involved in production tolerance Applying
8. BTL-3
accumulation and surface quality.
Discuss the geometric tolerance?
9.
BTL-3 Applying

10
Express the factors to be considered in selection Engineering Applying
BTL-3
Tolerances.
Demonstrate What is a Tolerances analysis BTL-3
11 Applying

Illustrate What do you understand concept of Tolerances BTL-5

Evaluating
12 analysis?

13
Show What do you understand concept of Tolerances synthesis. Remembering
BTL-1
Analyze What is the main difference between Tolerances
14 BTL-3
analysis and Tolerances synthesis. Applying
Explain CAQC. (BT4) BTL-3
15 Applying

Point out What is meant by contact inspection? BTL-3

16 Applying

17 Assess any four benefits implementation of non-contact Analyzing

BTL-4
inspection.
 Summarize non-contact inspection. BTL-3 Applying
18
Genaralize What are the Non-optical method? BTL-1 Remembering
19

20 Develop the steps in Non-optical method? BTL-2 Understanding

)

PART -B

(a)List the various benefits of implementing a CAI in a firm.

BTL-5
Also bring out the advantages and limitation of using CAI. Evaluating
1
(b) Define the CAI in detail BTL-3 Applying
Describe What is Engineering Tolerances? Also explain why Understanding
BTL-2
Engineering Tolerances is important in achieving CAI.
2
(a)Identify What do you understand conventional
Tolerances? What are the criteria used for it? BTL-1 Remembering
3
(b)Examine What is FITS ? Compare it with LIMITS. BTL-1 Remembering

4 Name the various tolerance accumulation and surface BTL-2 Understanding

quality.
Summarize how geometric tolerance is used in BTL-1
manufacturing. Remembering
5

6 Describe an engineering brief about Tolerances Practices in BTL-1 Remembering

design, Drafting and manufacturing

Discuss about : BTL-2 Understanding

7 Tolerance Analysis &
Tolerance synthesis BTL-1 Remembering

Demonstrate in brief of CAQC. BTL-5

8 Evaluating

9 Summarize how contact inspection is used in BTL-6 Creating

manufacturing.

Name the various Non contact Inspection methods. BTL-1

10
Remembering

11 Demonstrate in brief of Non optical BTL-1 Remembering

12 Compare contact inspection and Non contact Inspection BTL-3 Applying

methods

TTolerance Analysis and Tolerance synthesis distinguish BTL-1

13 Remembering

Summarize CAI methodology used in manufacturing. Analyzing

14 BTL-6

PARTC
Engineering Tolerances – Need for Tolerances –
1 Conventional Tolerances – FITS and LIMITS - narrate a BTL-6 Analyzing
case study
 Describe the Tolerance Accumulation and Surface quality –
2 Analyzing
Geometric Tolerances – Tolerances Practices in design BTL-5

Discuss: Drafting and manufacturing – Tolerance Analysis –

3 Analyzing
Tolerance synthesis – Computer Aided Quality control BTL-6

Elaborate Contact Inspection Methods – Non Contact

4 Inspection Methods - Non optical Systems BTL-5 Analyzing

SYLLABUS
UNIT IV REVERSE ENGINEERING 9
Scope and tasks of Reverse Engineering – Domain Analysis – Process Duplicating – Tools for RE –
Developing Technical data – Digitizing techniques – Construction of surface model – Solid part
model – Characteristic evaluation – Software’s and its application – CMM and its feature capturing –
surface and solid modeling.

PARTA

1 Describe REVERSE ENGINEERING Remembering

BTL-1
2
List the components of REVERSE ENGINEERING Remembering
BTL-1
3 Identify any four functions of the REVERSE Remembering
BTL-1
ENGINEERING
Name the different tasks of REVERSE ENGINEERING BTL-1 Remembering
4
Differentiate between REVERSE ENGINEERING and
5 BTL-1 Remembering
forward engineering .
6 Name few applications of RE BTL-1 Remembering
7 Examine scope REVERSE ENGINEERING BTL-4 Analyzing
(BT1)domain analysis
Summarize
8 BTL-3 Applying

9 Describe How domain analysis classified. BTL-1 Remembering

Distinguish the domain analysis configurations?
10 BTL-1 Remembering

11 Discuss Interfacing. Understanding

BTL-2
Demonstrate Reverse engineering of protocols. BTL-6 Creating
12
Illustrate the application Reverse engineering of integrated
13
circuits/smart cards BTL-1 Remembering

Show How Process Duplicating done.

14 BTL-2 Understanding

Differentiate between Tools for RE.

15 BTL-2 Understanding

16 Analyze some important advantages of implementing RE. BTL-5 Evaluating

Explain Developing Technical data.
17 BTL-2 Understanding
Assess Digitizing techniques.
18 BTL-5 Evaluating
 Explain the components of Construction of surface model.
19 BTL-6 Creating

Formulate What are the factors should be considered in

20 BTL-6 Creating
selection of CMM.
PART B
List What are the major components of RE? Explain them in BTL-1
1 Remembering
brief.
(a)Define the various
(b) Describe aspectsScope
the various of Domain analysis.
and tasks of RE? BTL-1
2 Remembering
(b)Identify the various functions that are performed by the Remembering
BTL-1
process duplicating system.
Examine tools for RE? In what ways RE differs from other Evaluating
manufacturing systems. BTL-5
3
(a) List and explain the functions of the Developing
BTL-1
4 Technical data in a RE. Remembering

(b) Name the applications, advantages and disadvantages of

BTL-1
a RE. Remembering

5 Summarize With suitable sketches, explain the various BTL-2 Understanding

digitizing techniques prevalent today.
(a) Discuss the importance of Construction of surface model. BTL-2 Understanding
6 (b). Express How is Solid part model generated. BTL-2 Understanding

(a) Give principle of a Characteristic evaluation system. BTL-3

7 Applying
(b) Discuss RE Softwares and its application BTL-2 Understanding
Show Distinguishing facts between : Applying
BTL-3
8
(a) RE and FE Applying
BTL-3
(b) Surface model and Solid part model
9 Illustrate short notes on RE softwares. BTL-3 Applying
(a)Analyze a Case study of CMM Analyzing
10 BTL-4
(b).Explain What surface model? Applying
BTL-3
(a) Explain various types of software in CMM. BTL-3 Applying
11 (b) Point out various system issues in CMM. BTL-4
Analyzing

Contrast surface and solid model . What are factor should

12 be considered to implement in CMM? BTL-4 Analyzing

Assess different types of CMM software along with their

13 BTL-2 Understanding
application

14 Develop the two main types of CMM feature capturing. Creating

BTL-6

PART C
 Scope and tasks of Reverse Engineering – Domain Analysis –
1 Process Duplicating – Tools for RE - narrate a case study BTL-6 Analyzing

Develop Technical data – Digitizing techniques –

2
Construction of surface model – Solid part model BTL-5 Evaluating

3 Discuss RE Characteristic evaluation – Software’s and its BTL-6 Applying

application

4 Elaborate CMM and its feature capturing – surface and solid BTL-5 Evaluating
modelling systems.

SYLLABUS
UNIT V DATA MANAGEMENT 9
Strategies for Reverse Engineering Data management – Software application – Finding renewable
software components – Recycling real time embedded software – Design experiments to evaluate a
RE tools – Rule based detection for RE user interface – RE of assembly programs

PARTA
Describe What is a Data?
1 BTL-1 Remembering

List the main functions of Data.

2 BTL-1 Remembering

3 List out the objective of using industrial data. BTL-1 Remembering

Define What is meant by management.
4 BTL-1 Remembering

5 Identify the types of data. BTL-1 Remembering

6 Examine What is meant by RE data? BTL-1 Remembering
Summarize the commonly used data management systems.
7 BTL-1 Remembering

8 Describe the general strategies of DM. BTL-4 Analyzing

9 Express REDM. BTL-4 Analyzing

10 Give What is meant by DM software BTL-4 Analyzing

11 Demonstrate the different types of software application. BTL-3 Applying
12 Show the types of Renewable DM. BTL-2 understanding
13 Illustrate the real time software components. BTL-3 Applying
14 Explain What is embedding. BTL-3 Applying
15 Classify What are the types of embedded software. BTL-1 Remembering
Point out What are the basic classifications of DE.
16 BTL-4 Analyzing

Assess What is DE to evaluate RE.

17 BTL-2 understanding

Explain What are the rule based detections.

18 BTL-2 understanding

Develop What is RE interface.

19 BTL-6 Creating

20 Generalize the need for RE assembly programs. BTL-5 Evaluating

 PART B

(a)List the different Strategies of DM.

BTL-1 Remembering
1
(b)Define the types of REDM. BTL-1 Remembering
(a) List out REDM software and explain its applications
2 BTL-1 Remembering
(b) Name the relative merits and demerits of different types
REDM software. BTL-2 Understanding

(a)Describe the various components of renewable software.

BTL-2 Understanding
3
(b)Describe the basic structure of a renewable software.
BTL-2 Understanding
Identify and Draw the neat sketch of components of BTL-3 Applying
4 Recycling software and explain briefly
(a) Describe the various types of Design. Understanding
BTL-2
5
(b) Discuss Briefly explain the need for design experiments.
BTL-5 Evaluating
(a) Express Briefly explain selection of RE software.
Understanding
BTL-2
6
(b).Differentiate the advantages, disadvantages and Understanding
applications of real time embedded software BTL-2
(a) Summarize What are detections? How do you classify BTL-2 Understanding
7 them
(b) Discuss various drive system used rule based detection BTL-2 Understanding
Demonstrate short notes on RE user interface. BTL-2 Understanding
8

9 Classify the various types of RE user interface with neat BTL-3 Applying
sketch.
(a)Explain briefly the rule based detection for RE in detail BTL-4 Analyzing
10
(b)Point out the capabilities and limitations of rule based
BTL-3 Applying
detection for RE methods.

11 Explain in detail RE assembly programs. BTL-4 Analyzing

12
Analyze a Program for RE assembly. BTL-4 Analyzing
13 Explain RE assembly methodologies. BTL-5 Evaluating

Formulate principle of operation of rule based detection for BTL-3 Applying

14
RE user interface.
PART C

1 Strategies for Reverse Engineering Data management –

Software application - narrate a case study BTL-5 Analyzing

Describe: Recycling real time embedded software – Design BTL-6 Evaluating

2
experiments to evaluate a RE tools
3 Discuss: Finding renewable software components – BTL-5 Analyzing
Recycling real time embedded software
Write a case study on Rule based detection for RE user Remembering
4 BTL-6
interface – RE of assembly programs.