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Student Edition
Instructor Edition
CAD/CAD: Principles and Applications, Second Edition

P N RAO, Industrial Tech.,University of Northern Iowa,USA

ISBN: 0070583730
Copyright year: 2004

Table of Contents



1. Introduction

PART I HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS

2. CAD/CAM Hardware 15
3. Computer Graphics 50

PART II DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

4. Geometric Modelling 83
5. CAD Standards 135
6. Introduction to a Drafting System 154
7. Introduction to Modelling System 175
8. Finite Element Analysis 200

PART III MANUFACTURING ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS

9. Introduction to Computer Numerical Control 213
10. CNC Hardware Basics 231
11. CNC Tooling 255
12. CNC Machine Tools and Control Systems 280
13. CNC Programming 321
14. Turning Centre Programming 368
15. Advanced Part Programming Methods 398
16. Computer Aided Part Programming 423

PART IV ROLE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

17. Information Requirements of Manufacturing 505
18. Group Technology and Computer Aided Process Planning 512
19. Production Planning and Control 545

PART V INTEGRATION OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

20. Communications 567
21. Material Handling Systems 583
22. Flexible Manufacturing Systems 644
23. Computer Integrated Manufacturing 681

Glossary of Terms 698
Bibliography 716
Index 720

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