ME 481/581 Spring 2026

Course syllabus and grading

HW#1 – Due April 7 (there is nothing to turn in for this first HW)

· Brush up on your Solid Works skills

· Carefully read Section 1.1 to Section 1.4 of the text (only 8 pages)

Class Exercise #1 (week 1)

HW#2 – Due April 14 (submit as a pdf file to Canvas) Solutions

· Carefully read the rest of Chapter 1

· Do Problems #3 from Chapter-1 (use the model below)

o Model: Shaft

o Remember, it is the process of dimensioning that is important

§ Start with view that shows most of the features

§ Do not use other views until it is necessary (if a feature cannot be fully described on existing view(s) then create another view

§ Dimension the part one feature at a time

§ Do not reference features not dimensioned yet (imagine that they do not exist yet)

§ Show important dimensions directly

§ Use Google to see how common standard features are dimensioned like keyways, chamfers, fastener holes, etc.

Class Exercise #2 (Week 2)

Dimensioning Rules from the Standard

Dimensioning Checklist

HW#3 – Due April 21 Solutions

· Read Chap 2 (Should be easy reading as a lot of it has been covered in class)

· Do dimensioning Problems #4 from Chapter-1 (use the model below)

Models: Flange

· Do Problem #1 and #7 from Chapter 2

Class Exercise #3 (Week 3)

HW#4 – Due April 28 Solutions

· Read Chapter 3

· Submit one pdf file to Canvas

· Do Problems #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10 from Chapter-3

HW#5 – Due May 5^th Solutions

· Read Chapter 4

· Do Problems #1^*, #7, #8 from Chapter-4

For problem #1 – use snip it and display a picture of the assembly showing the worst-case play and its measurement annotated (example shown below)

MID TERM EXAM Thursday May 7^th Solutions

HW#6 – Due May 21 Solutions

· Read Chapter 5

· Do Problems #1, #2, #8 from Chapter-5

o For these problems you can leave the size limits as question marks (unknowns) and use ZGT format. We will discuss the value of the question mark size limits in class.

HW#7 – Due May 28

· Read Chapter 6

· Do Problems #1, #2, #4 from Chapter-6 Solutions

HW#8 – Due June 4^th

· HW on Chapter 9 Solutions

Final Exam Type Questions Solutions

Final Exam Date and Time: Thursday June 11^th at 11:10 to 1:00

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Class Exercise #1 (Chapter-1)

Class Exercise #2 (Chapter-2)

HW#2 – Due April 15 Solutions

· Do Problems #1, #3, #4 from Chapter-1 (use the models below)

· Models: Flange Shaft Endcap

HW#3 – Due April 22 Solutions

· Read Chapter-2

· Submit one pdf file to Canvas

· Only one team member submits with the team names on the 1^st page

· Do Problems #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 from Chapter-2

· Sample gaging solution

HW#4 – Due April 29 Solutions

· Read Chapter 3

· Submit one pdf file to Canvas

· Only one team member submits with the team names on the 1^st page

· Do Problems #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10 from Chapter-3

Midterm Exam: Thursday May 22 Solutions

HW#5 – Due May 6^th Solutions

· Read Chapter 5 up to Section 5.7

· Do Problems #1^*, #2, #3, #5, #7, #8 from Chapter-4

For problem #1 – use snip it and display a picture of the assembly showing the worst-case play and its measurement annotated (example shown below)

HW#6 – Due May 13 Solutions

· Read the rest of Chapter 5

· Do Problems #1, #2, #4, #6, #8 from Chapter-5

HW#7 – Due May 27 Solutions

· Read Chapter 6

· Do Problems #1, #2, #3, #4 from Chapter-6

Final Exam: Monday June 9 at 10:15 – 12:05