Register Number
Question Paper Code: 2C232MEC102
M.E. DEGREE
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST – 2, DECEMBER 2024
First Year / First Semester
M.E. – Engineering Design
232MEC102T – Computer Applications in Design
Regulations R 2023
Time: 90 Minutes Maximum: 50 Marks
Course Outcomes: The student will be able to
CO1: The students will understand the fundamentals of computer graphics
CO2: The students will be able to gain knowledge in curves and surfaces used in CAE
problems.
CO3: The students will be able to model solids which are used in CAE problems in
engineering.
CO4: The students will be familiarized with visual realism in modeling software’s.
CO5: The students will acquire knowledge in modeling assemblies, graphics and
computing standards.
K1-Remember K2-Understand K3-Apply K4-Analyse K5-Evaluate K6-Create
PART A – (5 x 2 = 10 marks)
Answer ALL Questions
1. List the basic Boolean operations in Constructive Solid CO3 K2
Geometry (CSG)?
2. Mention the role of edges and faces in a Boundary CO3 K2
Representation (B-rep).
3. Give an example of a real-world application of parametric CO4 K3
modeling software.
4. List any two techniques used for hidden surface removal. CO4 K1
5. How does mechanism simulation help in the analysis of a CO5 K2
mechanical system?
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PART B – (2 x 13 = 26 marks)
Answer ALL Questions
6. Analyze the computational complexity of Z-buffering and scan- CO4 K4
line algorithms for hidden-surface removal.
(OR)
7. Explain the principles of parametric modeling. How does it differ CO4 K3
from direct modeling techniques?
8. Compare and contrast sweep representations and primitive CO3 K4
instancing for modeling geometries with repeating patterns.
(OR)
9. Evaluate the different types of solid modeling representations CO3 K4
used in CAD systems.
PART C – (1 x 14 = 14 marks)
Answer ALL Questions
10. Imagine you are designing a robotic arm for industrial CO5 K4
applications. Analyze and discuss how you would use assembly
modeling, mass property calculations, and mechanism
simulation to optimize the design.
(OR)
11. Illustrate with an example how mass property calculations, such CO5 K4
as center of gravity and moments of inertia, are used in the
design of an aircraft component.
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