Unit 1  The Engineering Design Process

  Text 1  Design

  Text 2  The Engineering Design Process

  Text 3  Collaborative Design

  Text 4  Computer Aided Design

  Translating Skills

  Exercises

Unit 2  Graphics Programming

  Text 1  Graphics Libraries

  Text 2  OpenGL and Java 3D

  Text 3  VRML and X3D

  Personage Introduction

  Translating Skills

  Exercises

Unit 3  Computer-Aided Drafting Systems

  Text 1  Working with AutoCAD

  Text 2  Basic Drawing and Modification Functions

  Text 3  AutoLISP and Visual LISP

  Translating Skills

  Exercises

Unit 4  Solid Modeling Systems

  Text 1  Solid Models and Modeling Approaches

  Text 2  Geometry and Topology

  Text 3  Basic Features

  Text 4  Feature Entities

  Text 5  Parameters and Dimensions

  Text 6  Relations and Constraints

  Text 7  Boundary Representation (B-rep)

  Text 8  Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG)

  Text 9  Euler Formula

  Translating Skills

  Exercises

Unit 5  Curves and Surfaces

  Text 1  Freeform Curves

  Text 2  Surfaces

  Text 3  Surface Modeling

  Supplementary Reading I：What is NURBS?

  Supplementary Reading II：What are T-splines?

  Translating Skills

  Exercises

Unit 6  Assembly Modeling

  Text 1  Assembly Modeling

  Text 2  Assembly Planning

  Text 3  Mating Conditions

  Text 4  Bottom-Up Assembly Approach

  Text 5  Top-Down Assembly Approach

  Text 6  Assembly Analysis

  Supplementary Reading:Solid Edge Large Assemblies

  Translating Skills

  Exercises

Unit 7  Reverse Engineering

  Text 1  Pro/ENGINEER Reverse Engineering Extension

  Text 2  Geomagic Studio Create 3D Models from 3D Scanner Data

  Text 3  Working with the Geomagic Studio

  Supplementary Reading.-Prodrive Speeds Ferrari Wing Development with Reverse Engineering and CFD Technologies

  Translating Skills

  Exercises

Unit 8  Standards for Communicating Between Systems

  Text 1  Exchange Methods of Product Definition Data

  Text 2  Initial Graphics Exchange Specification

  Text 3  Standard for Exchange of Product Data

  Text 4  ACIS and DXF

  Translating Skills

  Exercises

Unit 9  Product Lifecycle Management

  Text 1  Why Use PLM?

  Text 2  PLM Framework

  Text 3  Enabling Technologies of PLM

  Text 4  Product Data Management

  Supplementary Reading:Siemens PLM Software -- Teamcenter Transforming the Process of Innovation

  Translating Skills

  Exercises

Unit 10  Modeling Kernels and CAD Software

  Text 1  Parasolid

  Text 2  3D ACIS Modeler

  Text 3  NX for Mechanical Design

  Translating Skills

  Exercises

Appendix A  Professional and Academic Information

Appendix B  Vocabulary

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