What is Computer Aided Design?

Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. CAD software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing.

CAD Tools used in SP

  • Autodesk Fusion 360
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • Rhino
  • SketchUp
  • Solidworks

    • Fusion 360

    Fusion 360 is a cloud-based CAD/CAM tool for collaborative product development. It enables exploration and iteration on product ideas and collaboration within distributed product development team.It also combines organic shapes modelling, mechanical design and manufacturing in one comprehensive package.

    Gimp

    GIMP is a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image manipulation and image editing, free-form drawing, transcoding between different image file formats, and more specialized tasks

    Assigment 4

    How to remove background for image

    Step 1:Open the picture of you in Gimp

    Step 2:Go to Layer,transparency, and add alpha channel

    Step 3:Use the free select tool and use your mouse to select your body

    Step 4:Go to Select and click on invert

    Step 5:Go to Edit and click on clear to remove the background

    Step 6:Go to Select and click none to deselect the selection

    Step 7:Export as PNG file

    Step 8:Go to File, open as layer and select the image you want to be edited on

    Step 9:Go to your PNG layer, Select layer, Stack and Layer to top

    Fusion 360 Exercises

  • Exercise 1
  • Exercise 2
  • Exercise 3