The Computer-Aided Engineering Applications (Mechanical Engineering 371) course taught at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah (USA), uses sophisticated commercial computer aided engineering (CAE)/computer aided design (CAD)/computer aided manufacturing (CAM) systems to teach advanced modeling, analysis, design and manufacturing skills. Lectures for ME 371 are mathematically based, where the students are taught the mathematics of curves, surfaces, solids, finite element analysis (FEA), mass properties, numerical control (NC) tool paths, etc., but not the graphical user interface (GUI) methods for creating these entities and executing applications. With a combination of mathematical lectures and GUI based laboratory assignments, students are able to fully understand the basic geometric parameters, constraints and relationships prompted by the CAD system. The paper presents a blueprint for teaching the mathematics of high-end CAE/CAD/CAM systems to undergraduates and the development of CAD skills that reinforce the theory presented in lecture.
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机译：在美国犹他州普罗沃的杨百翰大学（BYU）开设的计算机辅助工程应用（机械工程371）课程使用复杂的商用计算机辅助工程（CAE）/计算机辅助设计（CAD）/计算机辅助制造（CAM） ）系统来教授高级建模，分析，设计和制造技能。 ME 371的讲义是基于数学的，向学生讲授曲线，曲面，实体，有限元分析（FEA），质量特性，数控（NC）工具路径等的数学知识，但不提供图形用户界面（ GUI）方法来创建这些实体并执行应用程序。结合数学讲座和基于GUI的实验室作业，学生可以完全理解CAD系统提示的基本几何参数，约束和关系。本文提出了一个蓝图，用于向本科生教授高端CAE / CAD / CAM系统的数学知识，并发展了CAD技能，从而强化了演讲中介绍的理论。
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