Computer Aided Design

2 e A revised, updated and extended edition of a successful book on CAD aimed at engineers who design or install CAD-systems and at students who seek a fundamental background in CAD. The book describes principles, methods and tools that are common to computer applications for design tasks.

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Purpose of this Book.- 1.2 Scope of CAD.- 1.3 Content of the Book.- 1.4 Summary.- 1.5 Comments on the Second Edition.- 1.6 Acknowledgements.- 1.7 List of Frequently Used Abbreviations.- 2 History and Basic Components of CAD.- 2.1 History.- 2.2 Modules, Functions, Components.- 2.3 Graphics Standards.- 2.4 The Graphical Dialogue System.- 2.5 Application Interfaces to Engineering Databases.- 2.6 Integrated Systems and Methods Bases.- 2.7 Configuring, Evaluating, and Choosing CAD Systems.- 2.8 Interdisciplinary Aspects of CAD.- 2.9 Summary.- 2.10 Bibliography.- 3 The Process Aspect of CAD.- 3.1 Modeling of the Design Process.- 3.2 CAD Processes.- 3.3 Modeling in CAD.- 3.4 Summary.- 3.5 Bibliography.- 4 The Architecture of CAD Systems.- 4.1 The Gross Architecture.- 4.2 Data Models.- 4.3 The Resource Aspect.- 4.4 Summary.- 4.5 Bibliography.- 5 Implementation Methodology.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Computer Graphics Hardware.- 5.3 Graphics Workstations.- 5.4 Graphics in Networks.- 5.5 The Graphical Kernel System.- 5.6 Summary.- 5.7 Bibliography.- 6 Engineering Methods of CAD.- 6.1 Geometry Handling.- 6.2 Numerical Methods.- 6.3 Computer Graphics for Data Presentation.- 6.4 Summary.- 6.5 Bibliography.- 7 CAD Data Transfer.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 The Principle of Neutral Files.- 7.3 History of CAD Data Exchange Standards and Neutral Format Proposals.- 7.4 IGES.- 7.5 SET.- 7.6 VDA-FS.- 7.7 Proposals for Solid Model Transfer.- 7.8 CAD*I.- 7.9 PDES.- 7.10 STEP.- 7.11 Standardization of "Standard Parts".- 7.12 Bibliography.- 8 CAD Application Examples.- 8.1 Numerical Analysis and Presentation.- 8.2 CAD Application in the Automotive Industry.- 8.3 Functional and Geometrical Layout.- 8.4 CAD Application for Fusion Reactor Development.- 8.5 Bibliography.- 9Subject Index.- 10 Author Index.