Week of                            Topics
1 1-17                  Introduction: Outline & Materials
                            Introduction to CAE and NT/UNIX Operating System

2 1-23                  Feature Based Modeling Pro Engineer
                            Coordinate Systems/Coordinate Input.
                            Viewing and Orientation in 3-D drawings
                            Problem 1          Parts.

3 1-30                  Feature Based Modeling Pro Engineer
                            Problem 2          Assembly

4 2-06                  Feature Based Modeling Pro Engineer
                            Problem 2          Assembly cont.

5 2-13                      Feature Based Modeling Pro Engineer
                            Problem 3          Pro-E  FEM connection.

6  2-20                Modeling using Ansys
                            Problem 4          Part development

7  2-27                Static Models in Ansys
                                  Problem 5          Beams

8  3-06                Static Models in Ansys
                            Problem 6          FEM Model comparison.

    3-15                ***********Spring Break ***********

9  3-20                Modal and Thermal Models in Ansys
                            Problem 7             FEM Project.

10  3-27              Feature Based Modeling / Animation package
                            Problem 8

11  4-03              Feature Based Modeling  / Animation package
                            Problem 9

12  4-10              Modeling with Animation packages
                                  Problem 10
                            Final Project

13  4-17              Modeling with Animation packages
                                  Problem 10
                            Final Project

14  4-24              Final Project

15  5-01              Final Project presentation 

                           Final Project Due by end of class        May 03
                   Last Day Weekly Projects Will Be Accepted For Credit