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This document is a past exam paper for a CAD/CAM master's degree course. It contains 15 multiple choice and written response questions covering topics like scan line conversion, parametric surfaces, Boolean operations, color spaces, assembly modeling, and geometric modeling techniques like CSG and B-rep. Students are asked to solve problems related to designing mechanical components like shafts and couplings using CAD programming and modeling approaches.

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CD9211 Computer Applications in Design Jan-10 PDF

This document is a past exam paper for a CAD/CAM master's degree course. It contains 15 multiple choice and written response questions covering topics like scan line conversion, parametric surfaces, Boolean operations, color spaces, assembly modeling, and geometric modeling techniques like CSG and B-rep. Students are asked to solve problems related to designing mechanical components like shafts and couplings using CAD programming and modeling approaches.

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Question Paper Code: W7622

M.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2010


First Semester
CAD/CAM

CD 9211 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN DESIGN

(Common to M.E. Engineering Design, M.E. Product Design and Development and
M.E. Computer Aided Design)
(Regulation 2009)

Maximum: 100 Marks

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Time: Three hours


Answer ALL Questions

PART A (10 2 = 20 Marks)

Illustrate the Scan-conversion process of a straight line in terms of pixel


position.

2.

Write the mathematical expression to scale a straight line about a fixed point.

3.

Write the parametric equation of a plane surface defined by three points P0 ,P1
and P2 .

4.

Illustrate the difference between geometry and topology.

5.

Sketch the four Boolean operations of a block and a cylinder B.

6.

Illustrate translational and rotational sweep models.

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1.

Distinguish between hidden line removal and hidden surface removal models.

8.

State the salient features of RGB color space.

9.

Briefly explain the top-down assembly approach.

10.

What is the importance of WCS method in the assembly model?

7.

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11.

(a)

Derive decision parameters for the Bresenhams circle generating


algorithm assuming the starting point as (0, 10) and generate the pixel
positions for one forth of a circle.
Or

12.

(b)

Explain the Cohen - Sutherland line-clipping approach with proper


sketches.

(a)

A shaft is to transmit 10 kW power at 1500 rpm. The shaft is made of


medium carbon steel material. Write a C program to select the material,
design the shaft and create the CAD model.
Or

(b)

A flange coupling is to transmit 5 kW power at 1500 rpm. The coupling is


made of cast iron. Write a C/LISP/FORTRAN program to design the
coupling and draw the production drawing of the coupling.

(a)

Explain the following polyhedral object using B-rep elements and verify
the Euler equation for the same

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PART B (5 16 = 80 Marks)

(i)

Simple Polyhedra.

(ii)

Polyhedral object a face may have loops.

(iii) Objects with holes that do not go through the entire object.
Objects have holes that go through entire objects.

(iv)

Or

(b)

Sketch the following feature operations using CSG.


(i)

Extruded

(ii)

Revolved feature

(iii) Chamber
Loft feature

(v)

Pocket

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(iv)

(vi)

Shell

(vii) Fillet
(viii) Draft

Rib and

(x)

Dimple.

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Explain briefly with sketches any six tests used for hidden line
identification.
Or

(b)

(i)

List the differences and the similarities between nonlinear sweeps


and lofts.

(ii)

Describe how the variable radius fillet works. When is such one
used?

(a)

Fig. 15 (a) shows a pin and a block with their MCSs. The pin and the
instances to be assembled into the hole in the block. Use WCS and write
the transformation matrices to merge the three instances of B into A.

Part A

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(a)

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Use the bottom-up approach to create the model of the universal joint
shown in Fig. 15 (b)

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Part B

Fig. 15 (a)
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Fig. 15 (b)

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