Enrolment No.
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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BE - SEMESTER–VI (NEW) EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2024
Subject Code:3161903 Date:17-05-2024
Subject Name:Computer Aided Design
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks:70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.
MARKS
Q.1 (a) A raster system has 1024 × 720 resolution. Compute the size of frame 03
buffer (in Megabytes) to store 32 bits per pixel. For 24-bit display
system how many different colours are possible?
(b) Define drawing entities and utilities and give their examples. 04
(c) Determine the pixels for a straight line connecting two points (2, 7) 07
and (15, 10) using Bresenham’s algorithm.
Q.2 (a) Write down advantages of Parametric representation and 03
disadvantages of Non-Parametric representation.
(b) Draw sketch of any two analytical surfaces and two synthetic surfaces. 04
(c) The end points of a cubic spline curve are P0 (2,3) and P1 (10,1). The 07
tangent vector for end P0 is given by line joining P0 and point P2 (8,6).
The tangent vector for end P1 is given by line joining P2 and point P1.
Determine the parametric equation of Hermite cubic curve and tangent
vector. Also plot the Hermite cubic curve.
OR
(c) Describe the characteristics of Bezier curve. List advantages of B- 07
spline curve. Differentiate geometry and topology in solid modeling.
Q.3 (a) Explain primitive instancing with neat sketch. 03
(b) Short note: CSG 04
(c) Write 3x3 transformation matrix for each of the following effects: 07
1) Scale the image to be twice as large and then translate it 1 unit to
the left.
2) Scale x-direction to be half as large and then rotate anticlockwise
by 90° about origin.
3) Translate down 0.5 unit, right 0.5 unit and then rotate anticlockwise
by 45°.
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain cell decomposition with neat sketch. 03
(b) Short note: B-rep 04
(c) Consider a triangle A (5,5), B (8,5) and C (5,10). Find new vertex 07
positions if:
1) The triangle is scaled 2 times in x-direction and 3 times in y-
1
direction about vertex-A.
2) If it mirrored about a line y = 2x + 4.
Q.4 (a) Sketch and name any three 3D elements used in FEA. 03
(b) Explain the statement “FEM is an approximate method” with suitable 04
example.
(c) A stepped shaft is shown in the figure below. Determine the stresses, 07
reactions and deflections in each of the sections. Assume uniform
material for the complete shaft having a modulus of elasticity as 200
GPa and the axial force F as 35 kN.
OR
Q.4 (a) Explain discretization with neat sketch. 03
(b) Determine the temperature at x = 60 mm, if the temperature at node-1 04
= 150° C, node-2 = 90° C and x1 = 15 mm, x2 = 80 mm.
(c) A three-bar truss is shown in the figure below. Modulus of elasticity 07
of the material is 3,00,000 N/mm2. Area of the bar for the truss is 60
mm2 for all the elements. Length L1 = 750 mm and L2 = 100 mm.
Load P1 = 20 kN and P2 = 25 kN. Determine nodal displacements,
stresses and reaction forces for each element.
Q.5 (a) Write down important properties of matrices for concatenation. 03
(b) Draw a neat sketch of any four half-spaces used to represent bounded 04
solids.
(c) Using Johnson’s method design a tensile bar of length, L = 200 mm to 07
carry a tensile load of 5 kN for minimum cost, out of the following
materials:
Mass Material Yield
Material Density Cost (Rs./N Strength
(kg/m3) Weight) (MPa)
Steel 7500 16 130
2
Al. Alloy 3000 32 50
Ti. Alloy 4800 480 90
Mg. Alloy 2100 32 20
OR
Q.5 (a) Write down matrices for scaling, mirror and shear transformation in 03
the homogeneous coordinate system.
(b) Define optimization and write down its engineering applications. 04
(c) What is feature based modeling? Describe any three sketched features 07
and any three pick and place features.
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