DEPARTMENT OF MECHATRONICS ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, PESHAWAR

Design of Mech Elem and CAD/CAM Lab, 6th
Semester

Student Name: Sibtain Ahmad

Registration Number: 19PWMCT0677

Lab Tittle: Introduction to CAD/CAM and Solidworks

Lab No: 1

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Objectives:
  To know about manufacturing sequence.
 To know what is machine and mechanical designs.
 To know about Cad.
 To get familiar with Cam.
 To get familiar with solidworks environment.

What is manufacturing sequence?

A manufacturing sequence can be a drawing or a type of a drawing which is completed before
the manufacturing of a product. In addition, manufacturing sequence shows how the product was
manufactured by using different photographs.

Steps Involved In Manufacturing:

Process:
There are different steps in which a product is manufactured. These steps are given below.
Product Concept:
This is basically the plan or outline of the product. In addition, in this step, the basic idea of the
product is made that what is the product, what is the purpose of the product.
Research:
This step involves the research about the product. How the product can lead to fulfil the current
demand and how to market the product when the product is developed.
Design:
Once the research is completed, then the idea is passed to initial stage and a rough design is
created.
Final Design:
After completing the design, the final design is processed in a 3D modeling software such as
Solidworks.

What is machine design and mechanical design?

Machine Design:
Machine design is the process of in which one should learn all the techniques in designing the
best machine. In addition, this field is related to mechanical design The objectives of the
machine design is to design a machine which can bear higher stresses and perform under high
loads.
Mechanical Design:
Mechanical design different parts, components, products or mechanical systems. In addition,
mechanical design includes different types of shafts, bearings, clutches, gears, and many
different mechanical elements.
Types of Machine Design:
As manufacturing technology evolves, we’ve seen impressive leaps when it comes to the
creativity and complexity of machine design and mechanical engineering. Machine elements that
once seemed impossible are now commonplace in today’s manufacturing world, and while we all
want to strive to be at the forefront of innovation, we can also make use of existing technology to
get us moving in the right direction.

This is where the fundamentals of machine design come in, and they can be broken down into
three categories:

 Adaptive Design,

 Developmental Design

 New Design.

What is CAD?
CAD (computer-aided design) is the use of computer-based software to aid in design processes.
Different types of engineers and designers frequently use CAD software. CAD software can be
used to create two-dimensional (2-D) drawings or three-dimensional (3-D) models.
Why we use CAD?
CAD enables the developers to do the modification in the design and optimize the design
process. In addition, cad is used to make the design perfect in every aspect. CAD can help the
designers to accurately represent and modify the given product in soft form.

CAD Packages:
1. Solidworks
2. Fusion 360
3. CREO
4. CATIA

What is CAM?
CAM:
CAM stands for Computer Aided Manufacturing. It is the use of software and computer-
controlled machinery to automate a manufacturing process. Software that tells a machine how to
make a product by automating the whole process.

Introduction to Solid Works:

What is Solid Works?
Solidworks is a software, which is used to develop 2D and 3D models of the products before
manufacturing. This software is one of the best software used for the designing of mechanical
elements. This software provides wide range of tools, which are very helpful for the designing
of different components of a machine. Solidworks has another capability to simulate and
perform different tests on machine elements.

What is the purpose of SOLIDWORKS?

SOLIDWORKS is used to develop mechatronics systems from beginning to end. At the initial
stage, the software is used for planning, visual ideation, modeling, feasibility assessment,
prototyping, and project management. The software is then used for design and building of
mechanical, electrical, and software element.

In Lab Tasks:
There are different tasks performed in the lab. These tasks are given below.
Opening Solidworks:
When we open the solid works application, a welcome screen appears in which we have to select
if we want to make part, assembly, or drawing.

Figure:1

Selecting Part:
In this course, we have to make a part so we should select part. When we select he part, new user
interface will appear as shown in figure.
 Figure:2

Selecting Plane:
Now, we have to select the plane in which we have to make the part. We select top plane as the
base and start performing different operations.

Figure:3
Sketch Bar:
Sketch bar contains different tools for construction of a mechanical element. These tools have
different properties. These tools are explained with examples below.

Figure:4
Tools:
Line Tool:
It is used to draw different lines of different lengths.

Figure:5

3 ways to Draw a Line:

Line:
This tool is used to draw line from one end to another using two points.

Figure:6
Central Line:
Used to draw a dotted line.

Figure:7
Midpoint Line:
A line having a mid point.

Figure:8
Circle:

2 ways to Draw a Circle:

It is used to make circular shapes by using center of the circle and the radius.

Figure:9
Perimeter Circle:
It is used to draw circles by using three points.

Figure:10

Spline:
It is used to draw curved lines.

3 ways to Draw a Spline:

Figure:11
Style Spline:
It is used to draw smooth curved lines.
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Rectangle:
Following are the ways to draw an rectangle:

Corner Rectangle

Figure:13

CentreRectangle

Figure:14

3 point cornerRectangle
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3 pointcenter Rectangle

Figure:16

parallelogram
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Arc:

3 ways to Draw an Arc:

Center point Arc

Figure:18

Tangent Arc
 Figure:19

3 point Arc

Figure:20

Ellipse:
4 ways to Draw an Ellipse:

Ellipse
 Figure:21
Partial Ellipse

Figure:22

Parabola
 Figure:23

Conic

Figure:24

Slot:
4ways to Draw a Slot:
Straight Slot:

Figure:25

Center point Straight Slot:

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3 point arc slot

Figure:28

Center Point Arc slot

Figure:29

Polygon:
 Figure:30

Fillet:
2 ways to Draw a Fillet:
Sketch Fillet:

Figure:31

Sketch Chamfer:
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Conclusion:
In this lab we learned about machine designing, what
is cad, what are available cad packages, we learned
about cam as well. After that we start studying a
software named “SOLIDWORKS” which is used for
mechatronics design for 2D and 3D planes.