Computer Aided Design



  
 * Week Assignment
  Model (raster, vector, 2D, 3D, render, animate, simulate, ...) a possible final project, compress your images and videos, and post it on your
  class page.


Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. 
CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, 
and to create a database for manufacturing. 
The world of CAD is vast. There are various options for all different users, including professional, free, cloud-based, and browser-based. There 
are also many industry-specific solutions out there, with specialized modules, tools, and wizards.

Commercial Softwares: 
AC3D, Alibre Design, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, AxSTREAM, BricsCAD, CATIA, Cobalt, Fusion 360, IntelliCAD, IRONCAD, KeyCreator, MEDUSA,
MicroStation, Modelur, Onshape, Promine, SolidWorks.

Freeware and open-source:
BricsCAD Shape, BRL-CAD, FreeCAD, LibreCAD, OpenSCAD, QCAD, Salome, SolveSpace, Tinkercad, CAD kernels


In this assignment is designing a 2D and 3D objects using deffirent softwares. I have used CorelDRAW & Inkscape for 2D design and
SOLIDWORKS & Blender for 3D design.

2D Design
class="mb-5">First software I used is CorelDRAW. CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor developed and 
marketed by Corel Corporation. It is also the name of the Corel graphics suite, which includes the bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as 
other graphics-related programs which is a powerful software in 2D design. It implement very useful tools and it is suitable for profesionals.
My design came from a robot sketch I have seen, so I decided to redraw it as my assignment.

    

First I used CorelDRAW software as follows:
* I draw a cube and two small circyles

CorelDRAW1 
 


* Then I draw a thin rectagle with two small circyles
  
CorelDRAW 


* I draw the body:
  
CorelDRAW 


* Next drawing the hands:
  
CorelDRAW 


* finally the feet:
  
CorelDRAW 
  
    
* The final design is:
      
      CorelDRAW
  


Second software I used is Inkscape. The steps are similar to CorelDRAW. 
  
 Inkscape




The design with Inkscape is:
  
 Inkscape  
 




 3D Design

* I started 3D design with SOLIDWORKS software. First I choose the plane.
  
plane


    
plane 



* Then draw a centerline and start drawing a 2D object
  
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* Now choose the axis to be revolved aroun then click revolved
  
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* The object will be:
  
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By using Blender software:
    
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What I have learned?

  • Learning about different CAD software "specially open source".
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  • Try a new softwares "Inkscape & Blender".
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And the files as DXF & STL formats: