CAD – Computer Aided DesignCAD – Computer Aided Design8 Grade Communication Tech

OutlineOutline

1. Vocabulary of CAD1. Vocabulary of CAD

2. Uses of CAD2. Uses of CAD

3. What is the difference between Design and Drafting

3. What is the difference between Design and Drafting

4. What is rapid prototyping4. What is rapid prototyping

Uses of CAD Uses of CAD

Computer AnimationSpecial Effects

Automotive

Aerospace industries

Prosthetics

Industrial and architectural design

Shipbuilding

Drafting, is the precise graphical representation of information including measurements so it can be manufactured

Drafting, is the precise graphical representation of information including measurements so it can be manufactured

Imagining ideas in your mind and making sketches of those ideas

Imagining ideas in your mind and making sketches of those ideas

Design sketchesDesign sketches DraftingDrafting ManufacturingManufacturing

CAM – Computer Aided Manufacturing

CAM – Computer Aided Manufacturing

For controlling the manufacturing processesFor controlling the manufacturing processes

AutomationAutomation

Click on the picture to see automated manufacturing at work

CAD – in the fashion industryCAD – in the fashion industry

6Click on picture to see an automated fabric cutting machine

Rapid Prototyping

3D solid models

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TEXTCAD in Jewelry industry

CAD - Plotter

A solid model – is a 3D model with all the information needed to manufacture the designClick on

the linksClick on the links

CAD SoftwareCAD Software

Tomlinson uses SketchUp

Auto-CAD TinkerCADCADKEY DesignCAD