K. D.K. College of Engineering, Nagpur Department of Mechanical Engineering
K. D.K. College of Engineering, Nagpur Department of Mechanical Engineering
EXPERIMENT NO. 1
AIM:- 2-D Geometric Modeling of an object, demonstrating Boolean operations like add, subtract and
PAN, ZOOM, ROTATE Commands.
Geometric modeling involves the use of a CAD system to develop a mathematical description of the
geometry of an object. The mathematical description called a geometric model is contained in
computer memory. This permits the user of the CAD system to display an image of the model on a
graphics terminal and to perform certain operations on the model. These operations include creating new
geometric models from basic building blocks available in the system, moving the images around on the
screen, zooming in on certain features of the image and so on. These capabilities permit the designer to
construct a model of a new product or to modify an existing model.
There are various types of geometric models used in CAD. One classification distinguishes between two-
dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) models. Two dimensional models are best utilized
for design problems in two dimensions, such as flat objects and layouts of building. Three dimensional
CAD systems are capable of modeling an object in three dimensions. The operation and transformations
on the model are done by the system in three dimensions according to user instructions.
The following are the basic commands used in 2-D geometric modeling.
ARC: Draws an arc (any part of a circle or curve) through three known points.
Command: ARC (enter)
Center/ < Start point > : (pick the first point on the arc)
Center/End/ < Second point > : C
Center: (pick the arc's center point)
The below geometric model is created by using basic commands like line, circle etc in Creo Parametric
2.0 software.