Front Cover; Product Manufacturing and Cost Estimating using CAD/CAE: The Computer Aided EngineeringDesign Series; Copyright; Dedications; Contents; Preface; About the Author; About the Cover; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1
Introduction to e-Design; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 THE E-DESIGN PARADIGM; 1.3 VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING; 1.4 PHYSICAL PROTOTYPING; 1.5 EXAMPLE: SIMPLE AIRPLANE ENGINE; 1.6 EXAMPLE: HIGH-MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE; 1.7 SUMMARY; QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES; References; SOURCES; Chapter 2
Virtual Machining; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 NC PART PROGRAMMING.
2.3 VIRTUAL MACHINING SIMULATIONS2.4 PRACTICAL ASPECTS IN CNC MACHINING; 2.5 COMMERCIAL MACHINING SIMULATION SOFTWARE; 2.6 CASE STUDY AND TUTORIAL EXAMPLES; 2.7 SUMMARY; QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES; References; Appendix A SAMPLE ADDRESS CODES; Appendix B SAMPLE G- AND M-CODES; Appendix C HAAS MINI-MILL; Chapter 3
Toolpath Generation; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 INCLINED FLAT SURFACE; 3.3 RULED SURFACE; 3.4 CYLINDRICAL SURFACE OF BÉZIER CURVE; 3.5 SUMMARY; QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES; References; Chapter 4
Sheet Metal Forming Simulation; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 FUNDAMENTALS OF SHEET METAL FORMING.
4.3 PROCESS PLANNING AND TOOLING DESIGN4.4 COMMERCIAL FORMING SIMULATION SOFTWARE; 4.5 CASE STUDIES; 4.6 SUMMARY; QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES; References; Chapter 5
Rapid Prototyping; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 RP PROCESS AND TUTORIAL EXAMPLE; 5.3 RAPID PROTOTYPING SYSTEMS; 5.4 ADVANCED RP SYSTEMS; 5.5 RAPID PROTOTYPING APPLICATIONS; 5.6 CASE STUDY: RP FOR COMPLEX ASSEMBLY; 5.7 SUMMARY; QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES; References; Chapter 6
Product Cost Estimating; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 FUNDAMENTALS OF COST ANALYSIS; 6.3 MANUFACTURING COST MODELS; 6.4 COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE FOR THE COST ESTIMATE.
6.5 CASE STUDIES6.6 SUMMARY; QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES; References; Appendix A CALCULATIONS OF MATERIAL REMOVED FOR STANDARD FEATURES; Project S4: Machining Simulation Using CAMWorks; S4.1 Introduction to CAMWorks; S4.2 MACHINING A SIMPLE PLATE; S4.3 MACHINING A FREEFORM SURFACE; S4.4 MULTIAXIS SURFACE MILLING; EXERCISES; Project P4: Machining Simulation Using Pro/MFG; P4.1 INTRODUCTION TO PRO/MFG; P4.2 PROFILE MILLING FOR A SIMPLE PLATE; P4.3 MACHINING NAMEPLATES; P4.4 MACHINING A FREEFORM SURFACE; P4.5 MULTIAXIS SURFACE MILLING; EXERCISES; Project M4: Machining Simulation Using Mastercam.
M4.1 INTRODUCTION TO MASTERCAMM4.2 MACHINING A SIMPLE PLATE; M4.3 MACHINING NAMEPLATE; M4.4 MACHINING A FREEFORM SURFACE; M4.5 MULTIAXIS SURFACE MILLING; EXERCISES; Index.