Design Engineer Master's Certification Program : Skill-Lync

Introduction

Programs Covered

Product Ideation and Design using Solid and Surface Modelling

The first stage in designing a new product is requirements gathering. This is followed by making a rough sketch of the product. Understand how to take this sketch to the 3D model is a tremendous skill to have. This is exactly what you will learn in this course first. Further, you will be learning both solid and surface modelling.

Sheet Metal basics and A to Z design process

In the second course, you will master the sheet metal design process through an enormous amount of practical training.

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Learning to create 3D models is a good skill set to have. Designing to tolerances is ultimately what the company is hiring you for. This is exactly what you will be learning in this module.

Advanced Automotive Body in White Design

A design engineer needs to interface with other teams (crash, durability, manufacturing, and suppliers). All these teams provide critical information that are taken into account by the design engineer. In this course, you will not only push your design skills to the next level, but you will also learn about the entire vehicle development process.

Plastic Design using Catia v5

In this course, you will learn the basics of plastic design and workbench. You will also cover part design workbench, surface design workbench, creating power copy and you will learn about adding thickness to styling surface.

Mold design using Solidworks

This course contains 12 weeks of curated content taking you through the very basics of SolidWorks where we take you through all the commands required for you to get a good grasp of the tool. Then we introduce you to the basics of plastics and injection moulding where you will get a better understanding of the processes involved. We then take you through the steps involved in creating a basic mould for simple parts. Over the weeks, you will be introduced to more complex concepts in mold design.

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Course One: Product Ideation and Design using Solid and Surface Modelling

In this first module, you will discover how to make a professional mood board in Adobe Photoshop. You will learn how to import & blend images, add watermarks and change colors. This module will help you create a professional mood board using Photoshop. You will learn to sketch an American Chopper and render the image in 3D.

After sketching your first American Chopper, you have to start designing it. But first you will have to familiarize yourselves with the user interface of SOLIDWORKS Pro and also learn how to customize important shortcuts.

In this module, you will start off by designing the transmission belt and kickstand of the Chopper. You will be using the following features:

Creating a 2D sketch
Draw circles and lines
Trim lines
Extrude
Extruded cut
Thin extrude
Loft
Dome
Fillet

In this module, you will design the oil tank, Chain, and the pedal of the Chopper. You will be using the following features:

Surface extrude
Surface trim
Surface knit
Shell
Mirror
Curve drive pattern
Dome
Linear pattern
Chamfer

In this module, you will design the front and rear wheels first and then model the front fork of the Chopper. You will be using the following features:

Revolved cut
Circular pattern
Revolved cut
Sweep
Shell
Projected curve

Projects Overview

In this project, you will sketch and build a complete road-ready Harley Davidson bike using SOLIDWORKS.

You will learn how to create cut extrudes, revolve cuts, lofts, circular patterns for modeling - setting up of reference planes - curve generation - projected curve creation understanding how to insert the parts in assembly workspace - creation of mates - the difference between float and fix parts - Width mates application.

You will also learn how to create a photo-realistic renderings with real-time appearances and views.

The following list is the key parts/models you will be dealing with under solid modeling using SOLIDWORKS.

Transmission belt, front & rear fender modeling
Chain, side stand & pedals modeling
Front & rear wheel modeling
Engine modeling
Chassis for American Chopper designing
Front fork designing
Oil tank designing
Creating the assembly of American Chopper
Performing the rendering on assembly created by using Photoview 360 and SOLIDWORKS Visualise as the render tool

In this project, you will be able to sketch and build an entire American Predator Yacht using SOLIDWORKS.

Under this project you will learn the curve generation, surface creation from curves and sketches, types of surfaces - boundary surfaces - lofted surfaces - filled surfaces - ruled surfaces- reference planes - surface trims - surface knit - move/copy surfaces - mirror surfaces

The following are the key parts/models you will be dealing with under surface modelling using SOLIDWORKS.

Blueprint setup
modelling of propellers, radars
modelling of hull, garage doors
modelling of rear seats. middle seats, front seats.
Creation of superstructure
Final assembly model of a Predator Yacht

COURSE TWO: Sheet Metal basics and A to Z design process

In this module, you will learn how to create the sketches in NX CAD

Creation of lines, circles and squares
Specifying the dimensions
Pattern creation

Understanding Tabs and Flanges

Contour flange
Advanced flange
Jog flange
Hem flange
Corners, closed corners & overlapping corners in sheet metals

Adds a flange to an angle to a planar face and adds a bend between the two.

Creates a base feature by extruding a sketch along a vector, or adds material by sweeping a sketch along an edge or chain of edges.

Advanced flange

Joggles

Lightning Cutouts

In this module, you will get a thorough grounding on:

Edge rip
Convert utility
Cleanup utility
Reliefs
Face optimization
Forming sheet metal from solid

In this module, you will gain experience in:

Beads creation
Dimple creation
Emboss creation
Mirror features
Feature patterns

In this module, you will get an understanding of

Neutral file data
Surface extraction
Adjacent and tangent face selections
Flattening & thickening

Projects Overview

In this project, students will be learning the basic features in sheet metal design domain. Students will be understanding the usage of tabs, flanges, and bends.

This project is a slightly upper level which covers some application-oriented features such as beads, hinge creations, hem flange creations.

Under this project, students will be learning the applications of livers in the creation of ventilation for electric casings. Also, the dimple creations in sheet metals will be enlightened here in this project.

Here you will be learning how to create the sheet metal enclosures for unconventional parts.

This project enlightens the skills for modelling the 3D models by using 2D inputs along with the applications of stiffening features in sheet metals.

Course Three: Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

In this module, you will study about GD&T and its uses. After your first class, you will be able to understand the basics such as:

Difference between traditional dimensioning and GD&T
Benefits of GD&T
How to read a feature control frame
Technical standards- ASME Y14.5M-2009
Different symbols used in GD&T, cover, and feature of size

In this module, you will learn about the governing rules of GD&T. After this class, you will have an understanding of:

Rule No. 1 (i.e. Taylor principle a.k.a envelope principle)
Rule No. 2 (Regardless of feature size)
14 symbols used in GD&T
Flatness, straightness, cylindricity, and circularity tolerances
MMC, LMC, and RFS conditions
Various examples for form tolerances

In this segment, you will study the following topics:

What are datums and how to apply datums to parts
Datum reference features
Datum feature modifiers
How to calculate virtual condition
Conjugated datums

At the beginning of this section you will have built a good base for learning complex tolerances. In this section you will learn:

Profile of surface and profile of line
Perpendicularity tolerance, parallelism tolerance, and angularity tolerance
Composite profile tolerance
Various examples for orientation and profile tolerances

Position tolerance is the most widely used tolerance in GD&T.

In this section we will go through:

Understanding true position
Projected tolerance
Composite tolerances
Tolerance zones - cylindrical, rectangular, spherical
Examples of position tolerance

By now, you will have enough knowledge to read an entire GD&T drawing and understand it. In this section, you will learn about some tolerances that are not widely used in industry but are mentioned in the ASME standard

You will learn:

Coaxiality
Symmetricity
Circular and total run outs
Examples

In this part, you will study complex GD&T drawings and understand every individual tolerance and the message the tolerance conveys.

Projects Overview

In this project, you will be working on modeling, assembly, and drafting of a butterfly valve.

Using NX CAD software, you will model different components of a butterfly valve.

Butterfly valve body
Shaft
Disc Plate
Lever
Retainer
Nut

Preparation of a draft drawing with GD&T is done for all the parts modeled and an assembly of the butterfly valve is made and a draft with GD&T is prepared.

By working on this project you will understand how to apply GD&T to the parts so that the parts can be manufactured and assembled properly with proper finish and quality.

Course Four: Advanced Automotive Body in White Design

This will be an introductory session where the basics of the automobiles and types of car bodies are explained. The complete vehicle development process which will explain the stages crossed by a car before it reaches the customer. The complete 3 years of development activity will be explained.

This will be an introductory session where the basics of the automotive BiW is taught. The basics of steel and its properties are covered in major, as steel is an important component used in the cars. Steps followed in the selection of the material is discussed. Also, the cross-functional teams are explained and the need to coordinate with them is explained with the master sections and 3D components of the parts for easy and clear understanding.