ME 481/581 Spring 2025

Course syllabus and grading

HW#1 – Due April 8 (there is nothing to turn in for this first HW)

· Brush up on your Solid Works skills

· Create a couple of models and drawing models and practice dimensioning

· Look at this one-page Dimensioning Notes when working with SolidWorks

· Carefully read Page-1 to Page-15 of Chapter-1 of the text

Class Exercise #1

Dimensioning Rules from the Standard

Dimensioning Checklist

************** The following will be updated **********

HW#2 -

· Submit one pdf file to Canvas

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

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

· Models: Flange Shaft Endcap

· Read Chapter-2 and prepare one specific question from Chapter-2 materials

HW#3 – Due

· 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

· 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

HW#5 – Due

· 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, #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

· 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 from Chapter-5

HW#7 – Due

· 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, #7 from Chapter-6

Midterm Exam: Solutions

Final Exam: