Overview

Advanced CAD/CAM involves the use of various computer aided design and computer aided manufacturing technologies to design and manufacture engineering products with increased productivity, accuracy and reduced lead time. This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of advanced technologies and tools, which play a significant role in design and manufacturing of engineering components.

Requisites

Prerequisites
ADM80010 Advanced CAD/CAM

Assumed Knowledge
Basic Computer Aided Design

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Apply advanced aspects of enabling computer aided technologies in design and manufacturing (K3, S1, S3, S4, A2)
  • Generate a degree of competency in the development and application of modern CAD/CAM system (K3, S1, S3)
  • Appreciate new knowledge on advances in modern techniques of 3D printing and rapid tooling (K3, S3, S4)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Lecture
1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Class
2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning
9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
ExaminationIndividual 40 - 60% 1,3 
Project ReportGroup 30 - 50% 1,2,3 
TestIndividual 10 - 20% 1,2 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Role of interactive computer graphics in modern design and manufacturing
  • Introduction to 3D Modelling and integrated CAD/CAM/CAE systems
  • Cloud based design and manufacturing
  • Geometric modelling, solid modelling and feature based modelling
  • Commercial CAD/CAM systems
  • 3D Curves and surface representations. Lattice structures. Process Planning
  • Computer numerical control (CNC) systems and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software systems
  • Modern developments in CNC – post-processing & complex surface machining
  • Additive manufacturing, 3D printing technologies – systems, materials and applications
  • Hands on exercises using an advanced CAD/CAM system

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.