Engineering Design and Graphics:

Engineer 1C03
Introduction to the Design Process and
Technical Sketching
Dr. Colin P. McDonald, PhD
Week 1: January 6th 10th
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About Me
o Education:
The University of Western Ontario, London, ON
BESc, Mechanical Engineering (2003)
PhD, Biomedical Engineering (2008)

o Teaching / Research Experience

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Henry Ford Hospital (08-10)
Assistant Scientist, Henry Ford Hospital (10-12)
Sessional Instructor, UOIT (12-13)

About Me What You Actually Care About

o Office: ETB-114
o Email: cmcdona@mcmaster.ca
o Office Hours:
Drop-in: Tuesdays, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
By Appointment: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10:30am to 12:30pm

Course Layout
o Lectures:
C03 Thursdays, 8:30am to 9:20am
C04 Tuesdays, 5:30pm to 6:20pm

o Labs:
3 hours per week (check your schedule)

o Tutorials:
2 hours per week (check your schedule)

Course Syllabus and Resources

o Please read entire syllabus carefully! It contains detailed
information regarding:

Course description and objectives

Email policy
Expectations (both from you and from us)
Course materials
Course instruction and administration
Lectures/labs/tutorials described
Group project expectations
i>clickers
Assignment/exam submissions and penalties
Evaluation
MSAFs and missed work due to other obligations (religious, varsity, etc.),
Appeals
Academic integrity
Discrimination
Health and safety
Software installation guidelines
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Course Description / Objectives

o Develop effective communication skills in the
language of engineering graphics
o Model your designs
o Learn new skills in:

Visualization
Technical sketching
Reading and creating engineering drawings
Solid modelling
System simulation and modelling
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Course Management System

o The course management system (CMS) is named
Avenue to Learn
http://avenue.mcmaster.ca
Lab and Tutorial Assignments
Project Outline
Lecture Notes
General Discussion
Procedure:
Login using you MacID
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Email Policy
o Please ONLY use @mcmaster.ca accounts
Other email address may not receive a response,
except to request that you please send the email via
your McMaster account
DO NOT send an email from your avenue account

o Avenue Discussion boards will be checked

regularly
Avenue email will not

o Additional details available on course syllabus

People You Should Know

o Course Coordinator
Joanne Squires
Course Coordinator Responsibilities
Day-to-day management of tutorials and labs
e.g., missed work forms

IAI/TA management
Tutorial and lab section assignment
Minor errors in grades

People You Should Know

o Instructional Assistant Interns (IAIs)
Drew Saltarelli
Kaichen (George) Su
IAI Responsibilities
Teach lab and tutorial lessons
Support course coordinator and assist in
overseeing TAs
Grade assignments

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People You Should Know

o Teaching Assistants (TAs)
14 lab TAs
5 tutorial TAs
TA Responsibilities
Support IAIs
Oversee lab and tutorial
Grade assignments

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Questions / Concerns What Should I Do?

Who Should I Talk to?
o Administrative-related
Joanne (our Course Coordinator) ETB-110

o Lab / Tutorial-related or Group Project (outside of

class)
Drew or George ETB-122
Me ETB-114

o Any course-based questions/concerns related to

the material, project, structure, exams, studying,
feedback, etc.
Me ETB-114
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What is the BEST Way to Get in Contact?

1. E-mail (myself, Drew, George)
2. By appointment (myself)
http://www.supersaas.com/schedule/epic1c03/Profes
sor_Office_Hours

3. Drop-in during scheduled office hours (myself,

Drew, George
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Textbooks
o Engineering Design Graphics, ISBN 978-0-47176268-3, John Wiley & Sons (2008)
Authors: James Leake, Jacob Borgerson
o Autodesk Inventor 2011 for Designers, ISBN
978-1-932709-83-4, CADCIM Technologies (2010)
Author: Sham Tickoo

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Software
o CAD (solid modelling)
Autodesk Professional Inventor Suite 2011
http://students.autodesk.com
Free access to all academic software

o System Modelling
Maple 17.0 and MapleSim 6.1/6.2
https://webstore.maplesoft.com/index.aspx
Refer to Avenue Welcome to Engineering 1 for
installation instructions

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PCs vs. Mac vs. Linux

o Any recent-model laptop in good working order
can run the required software
Mac and Linux users, we recommend you install
Windows
BootCamp, VirtualBox, VMWare Fusion, Parallel
Windows 7 is recommended
Windows 8/8.1 a patch is available on Avenue!

o All ENG-1 Software is available in the UTS labs

i.e., your success in this course is not reliant on you
having everything installed
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Software Specifics
o Why Inventor 2011 and Maple 17 / MapleSim 6.1/6.2?
Lab computers are running these versions, and are not
backwards compatible with older versions
Your group project will require you to present results using
these same lab computers

o i>clickers
Bring to next class and all classes from this point on
Register your i>clicker using your MacID (if youve already
registered with your Student Number, you can register again)
Each missed lecture with i>clicker questions carries a 0.25%
penalty on your final grade
You will get one freebie
MSAF forms are not issued for missed lectures
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Lectures Described
o Lectures will describe the theory and concepts
behind the course material
o Topics will include:

Hand Sketching Techniques

Solid Modelling
Gear Design
System Modelling

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Labs Described
o Labs will teach the CAD software, provide practice
problems/sessions, and provide evaluation
through graded assignments
o Alternating lesson & test weeks (no midterms)
o Project will be submitted in lab

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Tutorials Described
o Tutorials will teach hand sketching and system
design & modelling
o Hand sketching assignments
o System design & modelling assignments
o Alternating lesson and test weeks

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Group Project
o A group project will require you to combine
sketching, solid modelling and system modelling
skills in the dissection and design of a simplified
mechanism from a common consumer product
Project components
Solid Modelling (i.e., CAD)
System Modelling (i.e., MapleSim)
Prototyping (3D Printers)

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Group Project Timeline

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Week 3/4 group project introduced

Weeks 3-5 Printer Demonstrations
Week 4 form groups of 2/3 students within lab
Week 7 Milestone 1 due
Partial design only, no solid modelling, no 3D printing

o Week 10 Milestone 2 due

Some 3D printing required to be completed

o Week 12 Project Interviews

Completed prototype, CAD, MapleSim, Report
***Exact deadlines will be finalized NO LATER than Week 4***

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Course Evaluation
o Lab Evaluation

25%

o Tutorial Evaluation

25%

o Project

25%

o Final Exam

25%

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Deadlines for Raising Any Concerns with

Grades
o For labs and tutorial tests, you will have 14 days
from the day your test was taken to address any
concerns to myself or your IAI
Any questions/concerns must be addressed
electronically using your @McMaster email
Any questions/concerns brought to our intention
after 14 days from the date the test was taken will
not be heard

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What Should I Be Doing Right Now?

o Buy course textbooks and related materials
o Download and install course software this week
Do not wait until the last minute as these packages
are complex and take time to install
Doing it now ensures a smooth term because
you can focus on the material

o Pay attention to Course Readings

See schedule posted to Avenue

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Engineer, Innovator, and Artist

Leonardo da Vinci
o Mathematical sciences
are those which, through
the senses, have a first
degree of certainty. There
are only two of them, of
which the first is
arithmetic, and the
second is geometry.

Leonardo da Vinci [1452-1519]

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da Vincis Designs

19th century machine design text vs.

hand sketches of Leonardo da Vinci

da Vinci machine: short focal

length lens grinder

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Engineering Design
o Engineering Design series of decision-making
processes
The end result is a product that performs some
function
Customer-driven

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Engineering Design
o Design can be divided into several phases

Idea
Analysis and research
Specification
Formalizing a solution
Testing
Implementation
Evaluation
Iteration

Each phase is
considered a milestone

What skills do we need to

achieve each milestone?
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Engineering Design
o Important Engineering Skills:
Critical thinking
Idea generation
Communication
Sketching

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Hand Sketching
o The importance of hand sketching is to enable
the student/designer to quickly and accurately
record and communicate ideas
o Most designs are then formally recorded in CAD
New designers often want to proceed directly to
CAD, skipping the initial design process

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Engineering Design
o Important Engineering Skills:
Critical thinking
Idea generation
Communication
Sketching
Computer Aided Design

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Computer Aided Design

o Computer Aided Design (CAD) is used to
formalize the design
Define actual sizes and
proportions
Specify details necessary
for manufacture

o Presented according to
standards (CSA, ISO,
ANSI, etc.)

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Engineering Design
o Important Engineering Skills:
Critical thinking
Idea generation
Communication
Sketching
Computer Aided Design
Problem solving, analysis and decision making
Critical evaluation and validation
System modelling
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System Modelling
o System modelling is how the design achieves
feedback (i.e., how the correct answer is verified)
Without feedback, it would be extremely difficult to
evaluate the design

o System modelling permits

Iteration and verification of design
Validation of design

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Engineering Design
o Important Engineering Skills:
Critical thinking
Idea generation
Communication
Sketching
Computer Aided Design
Problem solving, analysis and decision making
Critical evaluation and validation
System modelling

Conception to prototype
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Conception to Prototype?
o Three-dimensional printing!
EPIC (Experiential
Playground and Innovation
Classroom) Lab
Provides a physical model
of a potential final design
Extremely valuable to the
evaluation and decision
making process
http://eng1test.eng.mcmaster.ca/?page_id=6743
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd-1N1W6H4U

Sketching

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Understanding the Role of Sketching

o In technical sketching, you will be creating drawings
for the purpose of sharing ideas visually
o This is a critical skill in engineering design for all
disciplines
o Sketches are a critical tool for communication
Used to convey concepts
Can be very general (quick idea generation) or provide
details as to fit and function of design

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Understanding the Role of Sketching

o Using description provided, sketch intended object:
At the centre of the object, there is a hollow cylinder
running horizontally through the object from front to
back. The body of the object is flat bottomed, sticking
out approximately 1.5 times the width of the cylinder on
either side, 1.5 times the diameter of the cylinder deep,
and contours the top of the cylinder starting at
approximately 25% of the height of the cylinder. Both
sides of the object are rounded off vertically with a
radius approximately 1.5 times the radius of the end
face of the cylinder. Also on either side of the cylinder
there are two cylinders cut out vertically, centred with a
radius of approximately half of that of the main cylinder.
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Understanding the Role of Sketching

Object you were expected to come up with based on written

description
How many drew the exact object shown?

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Sketching Elements
o In sketching, it is important to balance quickness
vs. neatness
The goal is to communicate your idea efficiently

o All sketches will be comprised of two basic

elements:
Lines
Curves (usually circular or elliptical)

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Sketching Elements Lines and Curves

o In sketching both lines and curves, it is important
to be able to sketch these elements freehand
Lines should be drawn straight
Curves can be sketched using various techniques,
intended to improve accuracy and visualization

o Importance of correct line drawing cannot be

underestimated

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Sketching Elements
o In this course, you will learn to make two kinds of
sketches:
Note the
glass box!

Isometric (appears 3D)

Multiview (appears 2D)

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Summary
o Engineering Design Process
o Hand Sketching vs. CAD
o Sketching Characteristics and Elements

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Additional Online Resources

o Autodesk learn:
http://students.autodesk.com

o Maple/MapleSim:
http://www.mapleprimes.com

o Kinematic Models for Design Digital Library:

http://kmoddl.library.cornell.edu

o The Machines of Leonardo da Vinci and Franz Reuleaux:

http://catalogue.mcmaster.ca/catalogue/Record/1589339

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