ME 490 - Advanced SOLIDWORKS

Solid modeling is one of the core languages of design. It allows for enhanced communication within the design team, and between clients and customers. Knowing this language proficiently can dramatically speed up the design and communication process. This technical elective course builds from skills learned in ME 290 and is designed to further enhance your solid modeling skill set, manufacturing knowledge, and employment marketability. During this course, we will prepare and take at least seven SOLIDWORKS certification exams. Often interns and associate engineers start work by learning their company's CAD software. These certifications will illustrate to employers that you already know how to use SOLIDWORKS, and if SOLIDWORKS is not their CAD software you will at the very least have critical thinking skills that will transfer to all CAD software. We will also be working in a machine shop most Fridays. This will increase your mechanical design capabilities by showing you what can be manufactured and how long that might take.

CLASS APPLICATION FORM
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Syllabus Fall 2020

2020 Class Schedule (Current Schedule in Canvas)

Week	Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Week 1: AUG 24 - 28	Intro to Class Overview of CSWP Section 3 review Assign HW1: Practice Exam 1 Base_B part Practice Exam 2 In-class exercise In-class exercise Sample Homework Layout	Short lesson on Section 3 tricks work on homework gear mate example path mate example Solidworks Customization	No Class Take a break and gather yourself for the upcoming semester!
Week 2: AUG 31 - SEP 4	CSWP Section 3 Review and Practice	CSWP Section 3 Review and Practice Hand out Section 3 vouchers	HW 1 due at 10 PM CSWP Section 3 due Sunday at 10 PM No Class
Week 3: SEP 7 - 11	No Class, Labor Day!	CSWP Section 2 Review and Practice In class exercise 1 instructions drawing HW2 Assigned: Practice Exam 1 pawn exercise, shell exercise, and rollback bar exercise	No Class
Week 4: SEP 14 - 18	In Class Exercise pawn exercise pawn.sldprt	In class exercise rollback bar and feature order	No Class HW 2 due at 10 PM CSWP Section 2 due Sunday at 10 PM
Week 5: SEP 21 -25	HW3 Assigned: Practice Exam 1 Practice Exam 2 in class exercises 1 and 2	In Class Work CSWP Section 1 Review and Practice in class exercise 1 CSWP Segment 3 Retake Due at 10 PM	No Class
Week 6: SEP 28 - OCT 2	In class work	Drawing Tools Review and Practice In class exercise 2	HW 3 due at 10 PM CSWP Section 1 due Sunday at 10 PM No Class
Week 7: OCT 5 - 9	Assign Strutt Epicyclic Train Clock Parts	Work Day Segment 2 retake due	Segment 1 review day If you passed segment 1 no class
Week 8: OCT 12 - 16	Introduce Drawing Tools Book Checkout HW4 assigned Drawing Tools Practice Exam drawing tools exercises from book	HW 5 Assigned Weldments Practice Exam Weldments exercises from text book	HW 4 Due at 10 PM Drawing Tools due Sunday at 10 PM No Class
Week 9: OCT 19 - 23	In Class Work	In Class Work	HW 5 Due 11:59PM Weldments due Sunday at 10 PM No Class
Week 10: OCT 26 -30	HW 6 Assigned  sheet metal practice exam Sheetmetal book exercises	In Class Work	HW 6 Due 11:59PM Sheet Metal due Sunday at 10 PM No Class
Week 11: NOV 2 - 6	HW 7 Assigned Surfacing Practice Exam Surfacing exercises from text book	Surfacing Lecture in class exercise
Week 12: NOV 9 - 13			HW 7 Due 11:59PM Surfacing due Sunday at 10 PM No Class
Week 13: NOV 16 - 20	Drawing Package References Shop Safety Orientation Before You Go To The Shop Machining Plan Template Machining Plan Exemplar Cutting Tools Fasteners
Week 14: NOV 23 -27	THANKSGIVING BREAK	THANKSGIVING BREAK	THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 15: NOV 30 - DEC 4
Dead Week DEC 7 - 11	Project Work	Project Work	Projects Due by end of class Books checked in and final projects due by COB
Finals Week DEC 14 - 18	No class	No class	Happy Holidays!