MEE 5553 Advanced CAD and Design Automation

Credit Hours: 3

Includes CAD representations (B-rep, CSG), geometric kernels, data structures and algorithms. Covers CAD development using C++, design automation techniques (parametric, rule-based and knowledge-based programming), and parametric and variational solvers. Also includes commercial design automation technologies.
Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to CSE 1502 Introduction to Software Development With C++, MEE 2024 Solids Modeling and 3D Mechanical Design Principles and MEE 3024 Computer-Aided Engineering.