ME 170

ME 170 - Computer-Aided Design

Spring 2025

Title	Rubric	Section	CRN	Type	Hours	Times	Days	Location	Instructor
Computer-Aided Design	ME170	AB1	36908	LAB	0	1000 - 1150	T	1009 Mechanical Engineering Lab
Computer-Aided Design	ME170	AB2	36909	LAB	0	1300 - 1450	T	1009 Mechanical Engineering Lab
Computer-Aided Design	ME170	AB3	36910	LAB	0	1500 - 1650	T	1009 Mechanical Engineering Lab
Computer-Aided Design	ME170	AB4	36911	LAB	0	1300 - 1450	R	1009 Mechanical Engineering Lab
Computer-Aided Design	ME170	AB5	36912	LAB	0	1500 - 1650	R	1009 Mechanical Engineering Lab
Computer-Aided Design	ME170	AL1	36913	LEC	3	0800 - 0850	T R	0035 Campus Instructional Facility	Kellie Halloran
Computer-Aided Design	ME170	ALP	70577	LEC	3	0800 - 0850	T R	0035 Campus Instructional Facility	Kellie Halloran
Computer-Aided Design	ME170	ZJ1	68284	LEC	3	-			Xinlei Wang

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Web Page

https://canvas.illinois.edu/courses/44107

Official Description

Geometry and topology of engineered components: creation of engineering models and their presentation in standard 2D blueprint form and as 3D wire-frame and shaded solids; meshed topologies for engineering analysis and tool-path generation for component manufacture; ISO and ANSI standards for coordinate dimensioning and tolerancing; geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. Use of solid-modeling software for creating associative models at the component and assembly levels with automatic blueprint creation, interference checking, and linked bill of materials. Course Information: Credit is not given towards graduation for both ME 170 and SE 101. Class Schedule Information: Reserved for Mechanical Science and Engineering students. Students must register for one lab and one lecture section.

Detailed Course Description

Geometry and topology of engineered components: creation of engineering models and their presentation in standard 2d blueprint form and as 3D wire-frame and shaded solids; meshed topologies for engineering analysis and tool-path generation for component manufacture; ISO and ANSI standards for coordinate dimensioning and tolerancing, with modeling software for creating associative models at the component and assembly levels with automatic blueprint creation, interference checking, and linked bill of materials. Credit is not given for both ME 170 and GE 101.

TOPICS:

Introduction to CAD: 2D CAD, 3D wireframe, and 3D solids and surfaces
Basic Part modeling: setting up datum planes, defining the coordinate systems, feature selection, parent/child relationships, dimension driven 3D sketching (include. protrusions, revolving. extruding etc), visualization (hidden lines, shaded, and perspective views)
Complex Parts and Surfaces: Curved surfaces and blends, shelled/molded parts, adding ribs and bosses, creating parametric designs (include. variables, equations, forms and tables
Detailing and Blueprint Creation: Orthographic projections, line and text forms, coordinate dimensioning and tolerancing principles and standards, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, section and part-section views

ME: Required.

EM: Required.

Last updated

9/26/2018