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Faculty Of Engineering 3rd Year Time : 3 hour

Mechatronic Engineering Department 22/08/2016 2nd Term
MT308-Industrial Automation (CAD/CAM) FINAL EXAM
GROUP A: Review questions Marks
Briefly describe the basic differences between (Answer only ten questions):
1) CSG and B-rep modeling methods.

2) Geometry & Topology

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3) CAD & CAE

4) MCS & WCS

5) Shape data & Non- shape data

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6) The Fixed zero and Floating zero.

7) Feature- base and parametric-base modeling.

8) ROM and RAM memories.

9) G94 and G95

10) Switching network and LAN.

11) Tape punch and Tape reader.

12) Hard wired and soft wired control units.

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Define the following terms (Answer only five questions):

1) DNC and what are its components:

2) Concurrent Engineering (CE):

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3) Associativity:

4) NC:

5) Tool length offset:

6) Fully-Constrain:

Briefly Explain the following (Answer only two questions)::

1) Suppose a solid is stored in computer with CSG data structure. When it is displayed
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on the screen, computer needs its faces to triangulate them and render those triangles
on the screen. Does CSG have those faces? Why? If not, how does the computer get

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those faces? What is the main disadvantage of this? What is the main advantage of
CSG?

2) Give at least two types of primitives in solid modeling that can also be defined as
sweeps.

3) What are the Driving Forces for CAD/CAM Data Exchange? What are the two
approach for Data Exchange?

Multiple Choice questions : Answer only 20 questions

1. Which industry offers CAD\CADD, CAM and CAE?
a) Computers in Banking. b) Computers in Education
c) Computers in Business d) Computers in Engineering and Manufacturing

2. To create a draft angle. The draft option can be used inside which command:
a) Revolve b) Loft c) Sweep d) Extrude

3. What does CADD stand for:

a) Computer Managed Learning b) Computer Managed Instruction
Q4-A c) Computer Aided Design d) Computer Aided Design and Drafting 10

4. Computer-controlled machines perform repetitive and dangerous tasks in industries

assemble lines and make use of Robotics?
a) False. b) True

5. B-rep and C-Rep are the methods of ______________________

a) Solid modeling b) Surface modeling
c) Wire frame modeling d) 2D modeling
6. In a 2-D CAD package, clockwise circular arc of radius, 5, specified from P1 (15,10)
to P2 (10,15)will have its center at :

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a) (10, 10) b) (15, 10) c) (15, 15) d) (10, 15)

7. In a point-to-point type of NC system

a) Control of position and velocity of the tool is essential
b) Control of only position of the tool is sufficient
c) Control of only velocity of the tool is sufficient
d) Neither position nor velocity need to be controlled
8. The widely employed computer architecture for CAD/CAM applications is:
a) Mainframe-based system
b) Minicomputer-based system
c) Microcomputer-based system
d) Workstation-based system
9. The software that provides users with various functions to perform geometric
modelling and construction. Editing and manipulation of existing geometry. drafting
and documentation is known as:
a) Operating system
b) Application software
c) Graphics software
d) Programming language
10. The following is not a graphics standard:
a) GKS b) IGES c) FORTRAN d) STEP

11. In the following geometric modelling techniques which are not 3D- modelling?
a) Wireframe modelling b) Drafting
c) Surface modelling d) solid modelling

12. C” continuity refers to:

a) Common tangent b) Common point
c) Common curvature d) Common normal

13. C0 continuity refers to:

a) Common point b) Common tangent
c) Common curvature d) Common normal

14. The degree of the B-spline with varying knot vectors:

a) Increases with knot vectors b) Decreases with knot vectors
c) Remains constant d) none of the above

15. Which of the following is not a synthetic entity?

a) Hyperbola b) Bezier curve c) B-spline curve d) Cubic spline curve

16. The shape of the Bezier curve is controlled by:

a) Control points b) Knots c) End points d) All the above

17. The degree of the Bezier curve with n control points is:
a) n + 1 b) n - I c) n d) 2n

18. Computer will perform the data processing functions in:

a) NC b) CNC c) DNC d) ACS

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19. Tool offset cancelation is defined by:

a) G43 b) G42 c) G40 d) G41

20. M08 stands for:

a) End of program b) End of tape and tape rewind
c) Coolant on d) Coolant off

21. GOTO is an APT Command for:

a) Continuous Motion b) Point to Point motion

Fill in the blanks: Answer only eight questions

1. IGES Stand for: Initial Graphics Exchange Specification and its file is composed of
six sections in the following order: Flag (optional), Start, Global, Directory Entry
(DE), Parameter Data (PD), and Terminate

2. PDES Stand for : Product Data Exchange Standard that is used to exchange the
product data in support of industrial automation.

3. The whole Bezier curve changes its shape with the change of one control point.

4. G17 specify the X-Y Plane.

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5. The three types of Modeling techniques involved in 3-D geometric modeling
are::wireframe, surface modeling and solid modeling.
6. CPU stands for: Central processing unit

7. The sequence controls are : Coolant, Fixture clamping and Tool changer

8. Machine tool control: Position control & Spindle speed control.

9. APT stands for: Automatically Programmed Tool. There are four basic types of
statements in the APT language:: 1.Geometry statements , 2.Motion commands;
3.Postprocessor statements; 4.Auxiliary statements.

10. The three types of sweep are: linear (transnational sweep and rotational sweep),
nonlinear, and hybrid sweeps.>

True or False: Answer only 10 questions

1. NC is a programmable automation in which process is controlled by numbers only ( ).
Q6-A 2. EXECUTIVE PROGRAM resides in ROM ( ). 5
3. RAPID is an APT command used for PTP ( ).
4. P1/30,50,20 is incorrect APT command ( ).

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5. The MCU operates in binary code only ( ).

6. TAN TO positions the tool center just on the check surface ( ).
7. P33.3 is allowed symbol used in APT ( ).
8. Dimensions can be placed on a 3-D-Model ( ).
9. Extrude command can be used to generate model with draft angles ( ).
10. A cylinder can be created by all four construction command ( Revolve, Extrude, Sweep
and loft) ( ).
11. Loft command can be used between different types of cross sections ( ).
12. The Global section is a list of all the entities together with certain of their attributes ( ).
13. A wireframe model can be extracted from a surface model ( ).
GROUP B: (Answer any three questions)
Indicate the steps that would be used to create the model shown below. Be sure to state the
necessary steps along with labeling the wireframe to indicate specific curves, points, and
surfaces.

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Write a CNC Turning Programing in the word address format for the figure bellow

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Reffering to the Figure below, Draw the resulting figure for the Bolean operation
specified.

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Using Euler formula of solids, check for the validity

of the solid below?

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Consider the Hermite curve defined in the plane with P(0) = (2, 3), P(1) = (4, 0), P’(0) = (3, 2),
and P’(1) = (3, -4).
1) Find a Bezier curve of degree 3 that represents this Hermite curve as exactly as possible,
i.e., decide the four control points of the Bezier curve.
2) Expand both of the curve equations into polynomial form and compare them. Are they
identical?

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