Course detail

CAD and Reverse Engineering in the Automotive Industry

FSI-BC0 Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester

The course equips students with essential knowledge for effective use of the Creo Parametric design software. Throughout the curriculum, students will learn to create 3D models with a focus on logical sequencing of individual operations. They will also gain practical experience in areas such as reverse engineering, model modifications, and exporting 3D data for purposes like 3D printing or computational modeling.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Supervisor

Ing. Aleš Prokop, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Automotive Engineering

Entry knowledge

Basic orientation in technical drawing and the skills needed for construction work, including the basic ability to understand spatial structure and visualization of 3D objects.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The course-unit credit award is conditional on active participation in the exercises, where the ability to design work in the Creo Parametric software is continuously checked.

Attendance in exercises is compulsory, participation is checked by the teacher. The form of replacement of missed lessons is solved individually with the lecturer or with the guarantor.

Aims

The course aims to provide students with fundamental knowledge and skills in using Creo Parametric software, focusing on its key modules.

Graduates will learn to effectively apply their technical expertise with this software and will be capable of choosing optimal modeling procedures according to defined rules.

The course also includes gaining practical experience in reverse engineering, such as 3D scanning of components and subsequent geometry modification, enabling graduates to strategically and efficiently tackle assigned tasks.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme B-OBN-P: Common Offer, Bachelor's, elective

Type of course unit

 

Computer-assisted exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Syllabus


  1. Introduction to the Creo Parametric environment, a strategy for creating 3D models

  2. Sketchcher

  3. Solid modeling

  4. Surface modeling

  5. Reverse engineering – 3D scanning equipment, preparation and calibration, scanning strategy

  6. Reverse engineering – the practical process of scanning a structural part

  7. Reverse engineering – processing of scanned data, control of dimensions, identification of deviations from the desired shape

  8. Reverse engineering – reconstruction of scanned data in the Creo Parametric environment

  9. Reverse engineering – reconstruction of scanned data in the Creo Parametric environment

  10. Possibilities of implementing the reconstructed model into structural models

  11. Analyzes

  12. Possibilities of data presentation and export, connectivity with other software

  13. Production of a prototype of the reconstructed model – 3D printing