An innovative approach to teaching engineering graphics focused on CAD/CAM/CAE systems

Abstract

A new approach to teaching the subject “Engineering Graphics” is developed in the article; it focuses on the use of CAD/CAM/CAE systems as useful tools for solving engineering problems related to mechanical engineering, instead of describing different software options. Thus, the content of the topic is divided into two blocks, one is devoted to the analysis of the results of modeling the motion of dissimilar mechanisms, and the second is devoted to the analysis of various cases of loading structural elements using the FEA module. Both blocks are available in Autodesk Inventor Pro, and students can download it for free. So, students can visualize and understand the complexity of the design process in engineering.

Keywords

• cad/cam/cae
• fem engineering graphics
• computer lab
• collaborative learning