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A Working Model of Charles Babbages Difference Engine Originally Designed in 1833.


From the New York Public Library Picture Collection.

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CAD/CAM Driven Machine Tool Cutting. Courtesy of David Sailors.

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AutoCAD is a Widely Used Drafting Application Program.
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Advanced CAM Technology Used in High-Resolution Color Picture Tube Production.
Courtesy of Zenith Electronics Corporation and Charlie Westerman.

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Size Comparison of a PC Board and an IC Chip.

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(a) Computer with Intel Pentium Processor. Courtesy of Ryan McVay/PhotoDisc/Getty Images. (b) Lap Top.
Courtesy of EyeWire/Getty Images.

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A CAD Solid Model of the Ball Bracket from a Trailor Hitch Assembly. From Machine Design: An Integrated
Approach by Robert Norton, 1996. Reprinted by permission of Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.

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An FEM Mesh Applied to the Solid Model of the Ball Bracket.
From Machine Design: An Integrated Approach by Robert Norton,
1996. Reprinted by permission of Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.

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Computers Work with NC Machines in Modem Industry. This is an Example of a Computer
Numerical Control (CNC) Four-Axis Turning Center.

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Complete CAD Systems Need Input Devices, Output Devices, Storage Devices, and a Central Processing Unit.
Courtesy of Hewlett-Packard Company.

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A Powerful Computer Workstation. Courtesy of Sun Microsystems.

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Inside a CPU Box. Courtesy of Apple Computer.
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A Mother Board with 10 Bus Slots for Adding Capabilities Such as Video Display Cards.
Courtesy of International Business Machines.

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21" Monitor for CAD Hi-Res Images. Courtesy of NEC Technologies, Inc.

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(a) LCD Monitor. Courtesy of Siede Preis/PhotoDisc/Getty Images. (b) Flat Plasma Monitor.
Courtesy of Ryan McVay/PhotoDisc/Getty Images.

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An AutoCAD Menu Pad. This material has been reprinted with the permission
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(a) Standard Mouse

(b) Cordless Mouse

(c) Microsoft IntelliEye


Optical Mouse

Figure 2-17
Mice (ac). Courtesy of Logitech, Inc. and Microsoft, Inc.

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Tablets with Picking DevicesPuck and StylusWired and Wireless.
Courtesy of CalComp Digitizer Division.

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Large Format Scanners for Capturing Documents Electronically.
Courtesy of CalComp Digitizer Division.

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(a) A Trackball. Photo Courtesy of Logitech, Inc. (b) This Magellan 3-D Controller Allows the
User to Manipulate Graphic Objects with x, y, z, Pitch, Roll and Yaw Movement. Courtesy of Logitech, Inc.

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Light Pen. Courtesy of HEI, Inc.

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Bar Code Reader. Courtesy of Worthington Data Solutions.

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Flatbed Plotter. Courtesy of Houston Instruments, a division of CalComp Canada, Inc., Downsview, Canada.

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Microgrip Plotter. Courtesy of Houston Instruments,
a division of CalComp, Canada Inc., Downsview, Canada.

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Electrostatic Printer. Courtesy of Houston Instruments, a division of CalComp, Canada Inc., Downsview, Canada.

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Inkjet Printer. Photo courtesy of CalComp, Downsview, Ontario.

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Laserjet Printer. Courtesy of Hewlett-Packard Company.

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Full Size Laserjet Printer. Photo courtesy of CalComp.

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Fixed or Hard Disk Drive Interior. Courtesy of Western Digital Corporation.

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3.5 Inch Floppy Disk and Drive. Photo from Computers, 4/E by Long/Long.
1996. Reprinted by permission of Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.

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Zip Disk and Drive. Courtesy of Iomega, Inc.

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Jaz Drive and Disk. Courtesy of Iomega Corporation.

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CD-ROM and Disk. Courtesy of NEC Technologies, Inc.

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Optical Disk Cartridge and Optical Disk Drive. Courtesy of SyQuest Technology.

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Tape Back-up System. Courtesy of Iomega, Inc.

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MP3 players use flash memory technology. Courtesy of Spike Mafford/PhotoDisc/Getty Images.

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A Palmtop Computer/organizer.
Courtesy of Janis Christie/PhotoDisc/Getty Images.

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CAD Software Easily Creates Different Outputs of the Same Object.
Courtesy of SDRC, Milford, OH.

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CAD Assembly Drawing. Courtesy of Sputnik Equipment Corporation, Inc.

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Desktop PCs Running the Windows Operating System Provide Capabilities to Create
Parametric Solid Models. Courtesy of SolidWorks Corporation.

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Item

Y/N

Size/Type

Comments

Central Processor
memory (MB)
word size (16/32 bit)
cache
speed (MHz/Mips)
bus type (eisa, vesa, pci)
expansion/upgrade
Operating System
32 bit
multitasking
software availability
Data Input Devices
mouse
trackball
digitizer
light pen
thumb wheel
Display
monochrome
color
screen size
resolution
Video Card
memory
software support
dual display support
Storage, Hard Drive
type
access time
capacity
expansion
removable
Storage, Floppy
type
access time
capacity
removable
CD-ROM
type
speed
capacity
read/write

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Worksheet for Evaluating CAD System Hardware.

Cost

Item

Y/N

Size/Type

Backup System
type
capacity
speed
automation
Output Devices
type
provided with system?
medium
cost per sheet
speed
resolution/accuracy
color
Maintenance

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Comments

Cost

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CAD Training Helps the User Learn the Software Quickly.
Courtesy of Jeff Kaufman and FPG International.

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Multiview CAD Solid Model. Courtesy of SolidWorks Corporation.

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CAD Documents Supply a Multitude of Information that Engineers and
Technicians Must Understand and Use. Courtesy of SolidWorks Corporation.

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