GG.Aln Major Benefits of CAD Productivity(=speed) Increase Automation of repeated tasks Doesnt necessarily increase creativity! Insert standard parts(e.g. fasteners)from database Supports Changeability Don't have to redo entire drawing with each change E0-"Engineering Orders Keep track of previous design iterations Communication With other teams/engineers, e.g. manufacturing, suppliers With other applications(CAE/FEM, CAM) Marketing realistic product rendering Accurate high quality drawings Caution CAD Systems produce errors with hidden lines etc Some limited analysis Mass Properties(Mass, Inertia) Collisions between parts clearances 16.810(16682) Massachusetts institute of technol ology it16.810 (16.682) 8 Major Benefits of CAD „ Productivity (=Speed) Increase „ Automation of repeated tasks „ Doesn’t necessarily increase creativity! „ Insert standard parts (e.g. fasteners) from database „ Supports Changeability „ Don’t have to redo entire drawing with each change „ EO – “Engineering Orders” „ Keep track of previous design iterations „ Communication „ With other teams/engineers, e.g. manufacturing, suppliers „ With other applications (CAE/FEM, CAM) „ Marketing, realistic product rendering „ Accurate, high quality drawings „ Caution: CAD Systems produce errors with hidden lines etc… „ Some limited Analysis „ Mass Properties (Mass, Inertia) „ Collisions between parts, clearances