## MEC E 265 Engineering Graphics and CAD

**Subject & Number:** MEC E 265

**Title:** Engineering Graphics and CAD

**Course Career**

**Units**: 3

**Approved Hours:** 2-0-3

**Fee index:** 8

**Faculty:** Faculty of Engineering

**Department:**

**Typically Offered:** either term or Spring/Summer

### Calendar Description

Engineering drawing and sketching, conventional drafting, computer-aided
drawing in 2D and 3D, solid modelling, and computer-aided design.

### Course Objectives & General Content

Communication using graphics

- Visualization of objects in 3D, Perspective, and orthogonal views

- Understand the basics of solid modeling:

-For design

-For construction

-For analysis (future courses)

- Interpretation/reading of drawings

-2D construction drawings

-Schematics

-Free-body diagrams

- Documentation using graphical methods

-Multi-view Drawings

-Section Views

-Auxiliary Views

-Dimensioning and Tolerancing

### Learning Outcomes

1.  Visualize and represent objects in 3D, perspective, and orthogonal
    views

2.  Use solid modeling for construction, design and analysis

3.  Read and interpret a variety of engineering drawings

4.  Develop and create a variety of engineering drawings

5.  Proficiently use modern solid modeling software

6.  Develop a drawing package documenting a design solution, both
    individually and in teams

7.  Appreciate the role of modern solid modeling in the design process,
    including design development, manufacturing and design calculations

### Textbooks and References

[[Mandatory:]{.underline}]{.mark}

COURSE SOFTWARE

A variety of software could be used in the course. However, the main
software for solid modeling will be SolidWorks.

-Material discussing how to install SolidWorks onto your own PC will be
posted on Mec E 265 eClass.

The software can be downloaded for a single install.

-This is an educational license ONLY. Feel free to explore your own
design ideas outside of the class but you cannot use the software for
any independent consulting.

-Note: SW can run on a Mac using an emulator or dual boot

[[Recommended]{.underline}]{.mark}

ON-LINE

Manual of Engineering Drawing, Simmons and Maguire (Electronic) from
UofA Library website

Oberg, Erik Jones, Franklin D. Horton, Holbrook L. Ryffel, Henry H.
McCauley, Christopher J. Brengelman, Laura. (2020). Machinery\'s
Handbook (31st Edition). Industrial Press. Retrieved from

https://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpMHE00033/machinerys-handbook-31st/machinerys-handbook-31st

www.knovel.com (Full access through the UofA library)

### Assessment Details

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Activity**          **(A)Synchronous**   **Due/Scheduled**   **Weight**
  --------------------- -------------------- ------------------- ------------
  Tutorial Assignments  Asynchronous         Weekely             50%

  Lab Plans             Synchronous          Weekely             5%

  Group Project Prelim  Asynchronous         TBD                 5%
  Work                                                           

  Freestyle Assignment  Synchronous          November 22 & 23    10%
  1                                                              

  Freestyle Assignment  Synchronous          November 29 & 30    15%
  2                                                              

  Final Project         Asynchronous         December 7          15%
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

### Course Accreditation Units

The current total and individual Accreditation Unit (AU) counts for this
course are:

  -------------------------------------------------------------
  Total         Math          NS      ES         ED      CS
  ------------- ------------- ------- ---------- ------- ------
  44.1                                33.1       11      

  -------------------------------------------------------------

### Course Graduate Attributes

The Graduate Attributes (GAs) developed in this course are:

  --------------------------------------------------------------------
  **\#**   **Graduate Attribute**                        **Level (I,
                                                         D, A)**
  -------- --------------------------------------------- -------------
  1        A knowledge base for engineering (KB):        I

  2        Problem analysis (PA):                        I

  3        Investigation (IN):                           

  4        Design (DE):                                  I

  5        Use of engineering tools (ET):                D

  6        Individual and team work (TW):                D

  7        Communication skills (CS):                    D

  8        Professionalism (PR):                         I

  9        Impact of engineering on society and the      I
           environment (IS):                             

  10       Ethics and equity (EE):                       

  11       Economics and project management (EP):        

  12       Life-long learning (LL):                      I
  --------------------------------------------------------------------

### Weekly Plan

\-

# **Fall Term 5**