Engineering design has played a crucial role in developing our way of life. Nearly everything we use has an engineering design component. The creation of the AutoCAD computer program only further increased the potential of design. The program AutoCAD has revolutionized the engineering and architectural field by making several improvements to safety, efficiency, the feasibility of design, simulations, quality control, and the ability to save time/money. First, AutoCAD design has made it incredibly feasible to create designs in the engineering and architectural fields. There are many tools that AutoCAD offers compared to traditional design of pencil and paper. In my experience, AutoCAD has made it simple for me to create various drawings by using simple commands. Some examples of these commands include, the trim, explode, and fillet commands. What would take me hours to draw by hand is greatly reduced to an hour or two with AutoCAD. Furthermore, engineers and architects are able to use AutoCAD design to make their jobs easier. Engineers can use AutoCAD to create models in 2D and 3D which helps them view two forms of their design. AutoCAD also removes the need to start a design from scratch because the user can just save and add to their design later. This is very helpful in both fields because it allows current mistakes in one design to be easily fixed in the future. If something were to happen to a tool or building, then a professional can go back and pinpoint the issue
There are 25 major specialties in engineering that are recognized by professional societies. In any one of those 25 specialties, the goal of the engineer is the same. The goal is to be able to come up with a cost effective design that aids people in the tasks they face each day. Whether it be the coffee machine in the morning or the roads and highways we travel, or even the cars we travel in, it was all an idea that started with an engineer. Someone engineered each idea to make it the best solution to a problem. Even though engineer 's goals are similar, there are many different things that engineers do within their selected field of engineering. This paper will focus on the architectural field of engineering.
CAD systems are used for the graphic design, it generates three dimensional graphic designs, and the knowledge worker can check the design from different angles. The analysis of design via this way is much faster and more accurate than the traditional ways. It is accelerating designing phase by which it not only save time but also save cost and production phase can start sooner than expectations.
Design processes today have been reversed from designing from the inside to the outside, to designing from the outside to the inside. Most designing today is based on the actual structural appearance one will perceive from the exterior, rather than the functional use of the interior; although both are taken into consideration. AutoCAD is a
Mechanical Design – This is made up of designer who take the product specifications, design and produce
Aerospace Engineers design aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, and other airborne objects. Creating prototypes of these designs and testing them is also a primary part of the job. They may also evaluate the designs of other engineers to ensure that the idea meets certain ethical, safety, and environmental standards. It is not unusual for Aerospace Engineers to oversee the building process as well, ensuring that proper deadlines are met. Typically an Aerospace Engineers specializes in either aeronautical or astronautical design, which will determine whether they work with aircraft or spacecraft.
I began to gain experience technical expertise starting in high school at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology. There was a gap between the technical skills that I obtained over time, including that of AutoCAD and Revit Architecture, and a true sense of design. For the most part, I learned through self teaching and trial and error. There was still a gap between what I was able to produce digitally and physically, and the design intent. Working with the Lawrence Design Group firm during my Senior year of High School, I gained an understanding of how the workplace functioned in the Architectural Field.
With the background and preliminary work complete, the remaining work in this contract is concentrated in constructing and presenting the proposed design. After the proposed design is modelled on AutoCAD, a physical prototype will be constructed. The prototype will require testing and improvement over several iterations. Upon the completion of the prototype, it will serve as a visual aid to the project presentation.
It gives people power to create anything through knowledge and technology. According to Eddie Krassenstein, a co-founder and director of the largest 3D printing news publications on the web gave background information, on the history of 3D printers. The first 3D printer took 6-8 weeks to print an object, was invented by Charles Hull on March 9, 1983 (Eddie Krassenstein). With the advancement of technology, 3D printers can now printer within hours. As reported by, Robert Green a cadalyst author, a CAD programmer and an expert in CAD management expounds that, Three-dimensional printers are fast and easy to use nowadays. The printers allows people to print within hours instead of waiting weeks for your object to arrive. 3D printers use “plastics, nylon, rubber like materials, etc.” (Green 2). Mashable, a YouTube channel that uploads videos of the latest innovation in technology, global news, entertainment, and more. When we have downloaded the software into the computer and have a “blueprint or downloaded a design from thingiverse, then you can print” (Mashable). Thingiverse is a website where anyone can download free drawings and blueprints to various 3D objects and print them three dimensionally. After all the measurements of the object is correct and the design complete. You can send it or transfer it to the printer to print
CAD/CAM technology an innovation in the production of dental prosthesis. CAD/CAM is a technological advancement in dentistry, the production of dental prosthesis can be done at the dental office instead of dental laboratories. Going to get a restoration for example a crown can be a long process which requires a pair of visits to the dental office. The process may be going to get the tooth prepared, impression, and placing of the temporary crown. The second visit requires cementing the crown and adjusting the bite. In contrast the CAD/CAM technology can provide a quicker method. Today you can visit a dental office that has a CAD/CAM Cerec machine to get your restoration fabricated and placed in one single day. This advancement in dental technology
Engineering and design will become more correspondent to one another. We already use engineering in calculating certain aspects (variables) when creating a new design, but it will officially merge. In the past, design was done with simple artistic methods such as pencil and paper, but now we have CAD and many more software programs. New apps will be created, allowing us to do as we please with such designs. In about twenty years, design will become more evolutionary than ever. From flying cars to smart houses, 2045 will begin the new destiny of everything revolutionizing. Design is prevailing with the new technology that we use daily. Designers are always pushing forward with new ideas, leaving the next group of young innovators to work ten times harder for that next big idea. Ideas come and goes and so does the brains behind the designs, but one thing is for sure, design will be bigger than we know
I wish to enter the engineering industry. I have always been interested of how people are able to build monumental building without falling over or any type of structure that seem to have been built by magic. The architecture industry is great for drawing designs, but I feel that without engineers to be able to transform the design to reality would close to impossible. Ordinary functions such as plumbing and
Many assumed that shifting to a 3D design program was just a software change. The assumption was that BIM would fit within or piggy-back existing workflows that have been standard practice for decades. Even when design shifted from the drafting board to CAD back in the 80’s, the end product and processes of producing 2D drawings and how they were used to construct projects were almost exactly the same as they were pre-CAD. The reaction from the industry at the time, was that CAD was just a drafting program and the mistakes in coordination still happened due to the lack of communication between trades and inaccuracies in drawings not being caught prior to
The goal fo architectural and engineered construction drawings is to organize, clarify, and effectively convey an enormous amount of detailed information in order to describe how a complicated building, such as a medical clinic or net-zero house must be built. Andrew's construction drawings have a quality of sophistication that demonstrates his genuine understanding of the complex codes and project criteria. It is important to note, on all of the projects Andrew has been involved in, I have never had a change order; this is undoubetly due to the consistant high quality of his work. I have no doubt that his concetrated attention to detail will be a critical asset in his future career.
Blueprints are used every day, all around the world. A blueprint is a detailed drawing sowing anything and everything needed to know how to make a part. They are used to help communicate ideas from the engineer to the worker. Any job where you make things like buildings, cars, parts, etc. uses blueprints. Construction workers, welders, even wood workers use them. Prints look complicated, but they are very simple once you learn about all the parts that make them up.
The relationship between art and design has been somewhat complicated and there is no clear picture how the roles of art and design ultimately differ. Some are saying that if design is good enough it becomes art. One great design thinker Kenya Hara has written some very good analysis about the relationship