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Teach CAD and Measuring Skills through Reverse Engineering
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Board, Keith – Tech Directions, 2012
This article describes a reverse engineering activity that gives students hands-on, minds-on experience with measuring tools, machine parts, and CAD. The author developed this activity to give students an abundance of practical experience with measuring tools. Equally important, it provides a good interface between the virtual world of CAD 3D…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer Simulation, Computer Assisted Instruction, Class Activities
Viewing CAD Drawings on the Internet
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Schwendau, Mark – Tech Directions, 2004
Computer aided design (CAD) has been producing 3-D models for years. AutoCAD software is frequently used to create sophisticated 3-D models. These CAD files can be exported as 3DS files for import into Autodesk's 3-D Studio Viz. In this program, the user can render and modify the 3-D model before exporting it out as a WRL (world file hyperlinked)…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Assisted Design, Computer Simulation, Visual Aids