Computer Aided Design | Week 03

What is CAD?

  • "In week three, we learn about computer-aided design" (CAD). There are two parts to CAD: - 2D Design = 2D Modeling - 3D Modeling = 3D Modeling

  • 2D Design :-

  • For applications such as electrical engineering, mechanical drawings, architecture, and video games, 2D design is the creation of flat or two-dimensional representations.

  • 3D design :-

  • 3D modelling is the technique of using specialist software to create a mathematical representation of any surface of an object (inanimate or living) in three dimensions. A 3D model is the product's name. We can use those models for prototyping and brainstorming (simulation).

  • Software decided to learn this week:

  • Fusion 360
  • Blender
  • Rhino
  • GIMP
  • OpenShot
  • OBS Studio

  • Fusion 360 :-


  • Step1 :Sign into your Autodesk Account.

  • Step :Navigate to the Products and Services tab.

  • Step :Find Fusion 360.

  • Step :Click the Download now

  • Download Link :-https://knowledge.autodesk.com/

  • Youtube Link :-https://youtu.be/7V2CFfKEquM

  • What is the Fusion 360?


  • Fusion 360 is a product design and production cloud-based 3D modelling, CAD, CAM, CAE, and PCB software platform. Ensure the aesthetics, form, fit, and function of your items by designing and engineering them. With the only totally integrated CAD + CAM software package, you can directly update existing features or model fixtures.

  • Step1 :Open Fusion 360



  • Step2 :Select Create and Select Polygon and then Select Circumscribed Polygon and Click Finish Sketch



  • Step3 :Click Extrude And Click Selected and Set the Size Then select ok



  • Step4 :Click Extrude And Click Selected and Set the Size Then select ok



  • Step5 :Click Extrude And Click Selected and Set the Size Then select ok



  • Step6 :Click Plane Through Three Points



  • Step7 :Click Selected and Click 3 Point



  • Step8 :Click create sketch



  • Step9 :Click Extrude and Select Object and Set Size



  • Step10 :Click Line Select 3 Point



  • Step11 :Click Create and Click Pattern and then Click Circular Pattern



  • Step12 :Click create sketch



  • Step13 :Type:Features , Quantty:6 , Axis: CLick green Line



  • Step14 :Final 3D Design





  • Blender :-


    What is the Blender


  • Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software suite that may be used to make animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, motion graphics, interactive 3D apps, virtual reality, and computer games. 3D modelling, UV unwrapping, texturing, raster graphics editing, rigging and skinning, fluid and smoke simulation, particle simulation, soft body simulation, sculpting, animation, match movement, rendering, motion graphics, video editing, and compositing are some of the features available in Blender.

  • Blender Download Link :-https://www.blender.org/



  • Step2 :-Click I accept the terms in the License Agreement and then click Next button



  • Step3 :-Installing Blender Process



  • Step4 :-Blender Start



  • Step5 :-Open Plane



  • Step6 :-Set Size



  • Step7 :-Open Cube



  • Step8 :-Set X,Y,Z Size



  • Step9 :-Set Scale(X,Y,Z) Size



  • Step10 :-Click Object Mode And Then Click Edit Mode



  • Step11 :-



  • Step12 :-



  • Step13 :-Select Objrct And Click Extrude and Then Repeat Step



  • Step14 :-Final 3D Design




  • Differences Between Blender vs Fusion 360


  • Fusion 360 offers a more intuitive user interface that depends on drop-down menus, whereas Blender has a complicated user interface.

  • Fusion 360 is a more advanced and enhanced 3D modeling and printing tool, but Blender requires plugins to perform properly with 3D printing.

  • Blender is open-source and free to use, whereas Fusion 360 costs roughly $500 

  • Animations:-

    What is the Animations?


  • You can make an animation by moving a component to a target place and dragging the time bar along the timeline to a specific point in time. The MotionManager moves the component from its starting position to a position you specify at a set time.

  • I used SolidWorks for animations

  • First I assembled my design.



  • First I disassembly my design.



  • Rendering

  • PhotoView 360 is a SOLIDWORKS add-in that renders SOLIDWORKS models in photo-realistic renderings. The rendered image includes all of the model's appearances, lighting, scene, and decals. SOLIDWORKS Professional or SOLIDWORKS Premium include PhotoView 360.

  • I have used color inside the design.


  • Rhino :-


  • NURBS curves, surfaces, and solids, point clouds, and polygon meshes can all be created, edited, analysed, documented, rendered, animated, and translated in Rhino. Beyond the limitations of your hardware, there are no bounds to complexity, degree, or size.

  • Step1 :-Rhino Home Page



  • polygon:center,radius:-


  • The Polygon command creates a closed polyline with the number of sides you specify.



  • Line:-


  • Rhino has a lot of curve-drawing tools. Straight lines, polylines (groups of connected line segments), arcs, circles, polygons, ellipses, helices, and spirals are all possible. Curve control points and curves that pass through selected points can also be used to design curves.



  • ArrayPolar


  • The ArrayPolar command duplicates objects in a circular pattern around a central point.



  • Step2 :-Final 2D Design




  • GIMP :-


  • The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It's a free tool that may be used for photo retouching, image composition, and image creating.

  • Painting:-


  • Brush, pencil, airbrush, clone, and other painting tools are all included.
  • For high-quality anti-aliasing, all paint tools use sub-pixel sampling.
  • The gradient editor and blend tool are extremely strong.
  • Custom brushes and patterns are supported.

  • GIMP Download Link :-https://www.gimp.org/downloads/

  • Step1 :--Installing GIMP Software



  • Step2 :-Edit Background



  • Step3 :-Open Image in GIMP Software



  • Step4 :-Final Edit Image



  • Differences Between Blender vs Fusion 360


  • Inside the Rhino is a command box. It doesn’t happen inside the gimp.
  • The photo editing inside Gimp is good. Rhino is inside but there is a little problem.
  • Rhino has licensed software and GIMP is free software.
  • Rhino toolbar is good Gimp toolbar is a little hard.

  • I like Rhino software.

  • What Is the raster?

  • The term "raster" is used to describe both bitmaps and pixelmaps, indicating that they are both resolution-dependent images. When a raster graphic is resized to a bigger size, the square pixels become visible.

  • What is the vector?

  • Bitmap and Vector are the two main forms of image. Bitmaps are made up of millions of small color squares (pixels), and the higher the number of pixels, the higher the resolution and quality. Lines, curves, and solid colors make up vector images.

  • OpenShot :-


    What is the OpenShot


  • For Windows, macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS, OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source video editor. Jonathan Thomas started the project in August 2008 with the goal of creating a stable, free, and user-friendly video editor.
  • Since version 2.1.0, the software has supported Windows, macOS, and Linux.
  • In version 2.6.0, OpenShot adds support for Chrome OS.

  • Step1 :-OpenShot Download Link :-https://www.openshot.org/



  • -Step2 :-Click I accept the Agreement



  • Step3 :-Select The Folder



  • Step4 :-Ready to install



  • Step5 :-openshot Installing



  • Step6 :-OpenShot Setup



  • Step7 :-OpenShot Home Page





  • OBS Studio :-


    What is the OBS Studio

  • OBS Studio is a cross-platform screencasting and streaming app that is free and open-source.
  • Windows, macOS, Linux distributions, and BSD are all supported. On Open Collective and Patreon, the OBS Project raises cash.

  • Step1 :-OBS Studio Download Link :-https://obsproject.com/



  • Step2 :-Video Recod in OBS Studio



  • Step2 :-Video Output



  • InKcape

    What is the InKcape?


  • Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor used to create vector images, primarily in Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format. Other formats can be imported and exported.
  • Inkscape can render primitive vector shapes (e.g. rectangles, ellipses, polygons, arcs, spirals, stars and 3D boxes) and text. These objects may be filled with solid colors, patterns, radial or linear color gradients and their borders may be stroked, both with adjustable transparency. Embedding and optional tracing of raster graphics is also supported, enabling the editor to create vector graphics from photos and other raster sources. Created shapes can be further manipulated with transformations, such as moving, rotating, scaling and skewing.

  • Wikipedia Link

  • Make logo In Inkcape.

  • ReferenceLink

  • Original File All Software

  • Inkcape Logo File
  • Fusion 360 3D Design Download File link
  • Blender 3D Design Download File link
  • Rhino 6 Final 2D Design File
  • GIMP Final Image File
  • openshot Download Video File
  • openshot .osp File


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