Ment 538: Computer Aided Design And Manufacturing Question Paper
Ment 538: Computer Aided Design And Manufacturing
Course:Bachelor Of Science In Mechanical And Manufacturing Engineering
Institution: Egerton University question papers
Exam Year:2018
EGERTON UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION,NJORO CAMPUS.
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS,2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR.
FIFTH YEAR EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING.
TIME:2HOURS.
INSTRUCTIONS.
(i) Answer any Four questions.
(ii) Show your working clearly.
Question One.
(1a) State the improvements to CAD and CAM in the 1970 and 1980.[10marks]
(1b) Explain the main devices that constitutes CAD hardware giving examples of each.[10marks]
Question Two.
(2a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of CAD as a Design tool.[10marks]
(2b) Explain how CAD is used to generate report.[4marks]
(2c) What are the three different running platforms for CAD.[6marks]
Question Three.
(3a) Give the three types of Geometric modeling.[3marks]
(3b) Explain Finite Element as a CAD tool.[5marks]
(3c) Explain the functions of device driver between input and software and state the criteria used to evaluate the input device.[12marks]
Question Four.
(4a) What is NC? What are the major advantages of CNC machine tool compared to its conventional counterpart?[10marks]
(4b) What are the hardware requirements of a Design workstation? Explain.[10 marks]
Question Five.
(5) What are the challenges before a product designer today?[20marks]
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