Course detail

Design and CAD

FSI-4KC-A Acad. year: 2025/2026 Summer semester

The course introduces the students to the basics of the design methodology in the application on the selected machine unit, i.e. design unit, including task assignment, information collection, variant design, optimal design, component and assembly drawing, list of items and with technical report. Everything with the possibility of using CAD programs and their calculation tools for designing the dimensions of standard machine components.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Supervisor

doc. Ing. Milan Klapka, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of the appurtenances of component drawings and assembly units. Knowledge of available CAD system.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The student has to submit a satisfactory elaborated solution of the design problem. Final classification according to ECTS.
Attendance at seminars is required and controlled. Maximum of two authorized absences without compensation of lesson are tolerated.

Aims

Aim of the course CAD is a synthesis and practical application of knowledge acquired in previous machine design courses to design an engineering unit. Students elaborate a complex project with full support of CAD programs. Graduates will be able to design a simple system design that meets the basic design requirements according to the assignment.

Competences acquired:

Ability of creative thinking within the individually assigned machine design task with the possibility to apply his / her original solution to the problem.
Ability to use design methodology in designing a machine unit, including task assignment, information collection, variant design, optimal design, component and assembly drawing, list of items and with technical report.
Knowledge of CAD support in the field of computational tools for the design dimensions of standard machine components.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme B-STI-A: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's, compulsory

Programme B-ZSI-P: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization STI: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Syllabus


  • Fundamentals of design methodology, algorithm for solving a design task.

  • Introduction to the add-on module for Autodesk Inventor – Design accelerator. Dimensioning of parts, dimensional and control calculations.

  • Creation of technical documentation, use of design and production documentation. Economic analysis of solutions.

  • Principles of presentation of work results, creation of accompanying technical documentation of the solution.

  • Regular consultations on the progress of the solution and continuous control of the students' work.