Department of Mechanical Engineering organized a webinar under the title of Advances in CAD standards to third year mechanical students for the professional elective course Computer aided design [U21MEP02]. Dr.M.priyadharshini, Senior Manager from HCL delivered a lecture. Around 25 students were attended this webinar.
The following topics were delivered by a resource person.
Need for CAD standards.
Graphic standards
Types of modeling data used in product description
Requirements for the exchange
Classification of CAD standards
Graphic standards in graphics programming
IGES [Initial Graphics Exchange Standards]
Kernal system
GKS [Graphical Kernal System]
Layer model of GKS
Features of GKS
Classification of GKS
Output primitives
output attributes
GKS enquiry functions
GKS input functions
Metafile functions
PHIGS
Exchange methods
Data exchange standards
Development of IGES
IGES- File structure
Flag section
Start section.
Global section
Directory entry section
Parameter data section
Terminate data section
Drawing interchange format [DXF]
Limitations of IGES and DXF
Product data exchange standard- PDES]
STEP- Standard for exchange of product model
STEP- Architecture
Three layers of STEP
Configuration controlled 3D Designs
open GL Image exchange using Open GL
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