Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
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- Introduction to Computer Aided Design Drafting
- The CADKEY user interface
- Some of the more frequently used editing functions, Patterns, Layers, Dimensioning, Notes and Labels
- Managing the CADKEY display: grid and snap functions; cursor tracking; Pan and Zoom operations; View ports
- Changing and Setting Attributes; using Blank Files for starting CADKEY
- Creation of Arcs, Circles, Fillets and Chamfers; Setting up new Views/ Construction-Planes.
- Planning Complex Geometric modelling Projects; Using some of the X-FORM Transformation Commands plus The EDIT-BX MOVE and EDIT-GROUP Commands
- Using the MESH Commands Plus using Auxiliary Views
- Creating Sections and using the X-HATCH function Plus Using the EDIT-SECTION and X-FORM - PROJECT commands
- Creating an Assebly drawing: simple interference checking: tolerancing and CAD
Chapter 12
- Managing Cadkey files and output
Chapter 13
- Using Macros in CADKEY
Chapter 14
- CADKEY Advanced Design Language (CADL)
Chapter 15
- Using CADKEY SOLIDS
Appendix A:
- Vector force diagram solution using CADKEY
- Mathematical Curve fitting
- Mathematical Surface fitting
- Standard Projections
Appendix E:
- CADKEY menus, sub-menus and shortcut keyboard commands
- Differences in CREATE function behavior in 2D and 3D construction modes
Appendix G:
- Using the Digitizing mode
Appendix H:
- A comparsion of CADKEY and AutoCAD
- Symbols Used in Engineering Drawings