Introduction to Computer graphics and Database:
Computer Aided Design: Definition,Fundamentals of CAD, The Design Process, Computers Applications in Design, Manufacturing Database, Benefits of CAD, Computer Graphics Software and Database: Software configuration of a Graphic system, Functions of a Graphics package, constructing the Geometry.1
TRANSFORMATIONS:
Translation, Scaling, Reflection or Mirror, Rotation, Concatenations,Homogeneous Transformation, 3D Transformations-Translation, Scaling, Rotation about, X, Y and Z axes. Mathematics of Projections- Orthographic and Isometric Projections.
GEOMETRIC MODELING:
Requirements of Geometric Modeling, Geometric Models,Geometric Construction Methods, Constraint- Based Modeling.
MODELING FACILITIES AND GRAPHIC STANDARDS:
Modeling FacilitiesGeometricModeling Features, Editing or Manipulating, Display Control, Drafting, Programming,
GRAPHIC STANDARDS -
Standardization in Graphics, Graphical Kernel System (GKS),Other Graphic Standards-GKS 3D, PHIGS, NAPLPS, Exchange of Modeling Data-IGES, STEP, Drawing Exchange Format (DXF)
MODELING CURVES & SURFACES:
Curve Representation-Line, Circle, Parabola,Hyperbola, Curve Fitting- Interpolation Techniques- Lagrangian Polynomial, B-Splines, Approximate MethodsMethod of Least Squares, Polynomial Curve Fitting.
SURFACE REPRESENTATION:
Methods-Analytic Surfaces,Surfaces of Revolution,Ruled Surfaces, Synthetic Surfaces- Hermite Cubic Surface, Bezier Surface, Surface Patch, Tabulated Cylinder, Sculptured Surfaces.
VIRTUAL AND RAPID PROTOTYPING:
Introduction to Virtual modeling, Rapid prototyping, RP data formats and Information workflow, Classifications of RP, Process involving Liquid, discrete particle and solid sheet of standard methods of each, Technical Characteristics of standard methods