Topic
1:
CAD
Tools
Yael Maguire (yael@media.mit.edu)
- CAD: Computer
Aided Design
- 2D: iGrafx Designer
(installation) (Post)
- 3D modeling: Caligari
Truespace Installation and Tutorials
- 3D design:
SDRC I-DEAS (installation)
(Maguire)
- G-code viewing: Media
Builder pending
- CAM: Computer
Aided Manufacturing
- NC toolpath:
SDRC I-DEAS (Maguire)
- PCB toolpath:
LPKF CircuitCAM (Strickon)
- 3D printer path:
QuickSlice (Dobson)
- CAE: Computer
Aided Engineering
- Finite element
analysis: ANSYS (Maguire)
- EDA:
Electronic Design Automation
- Schematic
capture, PCB layout, simulation: Protel (installation)
(Benbasat)
- FPGA layout:
Xilinx Foundation Series (Post)
- RF modeling: HP
EEsof (Richards)
- VLSI/MEMS:
Cadence pending (Levitan)
- Microcontroller
Programming
- PIC: CCS pending
(Poor)
- Scenix: ? (Post)
- 8051: ADuC812
(Benbaset)
Formats
- IGES: Initial
Graphics Exchange Specification
- Boeing Database
Standard Format
- NIST, IDES/PDES
Organization
- DXF: Data
eXchange Format
- AutoCAD
- Gerber
G-Codes
- photoplotters
- Fanuc: NC
machining
- apertures,
units, zeros, digits
- RS274D/X
- Excellon
- drilling
- STL:
STereoLithography interface format
- 3D Systems
- HPGL: Hewlett
Packard Graphics Language
- pen plotters
- PS:
PostScript
- EPS:
Encapsulated PostScript
- Adobe