Course 1: Automotive Sheet Metal Design using Siemens NX CAD / CATIA V5

Vehicle development cycle

This is an introductory session where you will be introduced to the basics of automobiles along with different models of car bodies.
You will learn about the different stages of vehicle development that a car will go through before reaching the customer.
You will also learn about the three years of development activity that precedes the development of an automotive model.

Basics of Automotive Body in White

In this session, you will be introduced to the basics of automotive BIW.
You will be introduced to the basics of steel and its properties in detail as steel is an important component used in the construction of automobiles.
The steps that are followed in the selection of the material will be discussed as well.
You will be given an introduction to cross-functional teams that exist in an organization, and the need to coordinate with them along with examples of master sections and 3D components of the parts for easy and clear understanding.

Design Methodology of a Hood, Fender, Roof, Back Doors, and Side Doors

In this module, we will focus on the Hood, Fender, Roof, Side doors, and Back doors.
The design procedures for all the afore-mentioned parts can be summarized as follows,
- Design Requirements
- Functional Requirements
- Regulations
- Gap and Flushness Requirements
- Safety Requirements

Case study - Converting - Backdoor/Tailgate Inner Panel

In this module, we will present a real-life scenario where the effect of converting an inner panel from aluminium cast to the steel deep draw part will be shown.
Here is a quick summary of this case. The following design parameters were identified as critical and hence were fully described:
- The seal surface width was the same as the aluminium liftgate
- Tailgate outer parting was maintained as the same
- Liftgate thickness was modified
- Gap and flushness were maintained
You will be able to clearly understand these design parameters and the decisions that were made.
In this case study, the design guidelines were set through a series of CAE simulations.

Design of key mechanism - Lock and Striker

In this module, you will study the anatomy of a Locker and Striker mechanism.
In order to be a successful product development engineer, it is very important to understand in detail the development process and design requirements for even the smallest component.

Case study Process and challenges with supplier manufactured parts

In this module, we will look at two case studies.
Both of these studies focus on supplier manufacturing practices.
We will discuss the design challenges faced by two Asian Automotive suppliers and then go over the solution methodologies

Course 2: Automotive Plastic Design using CATIA V5

Design Overview In Automotive Industry

Product Life Cycle
Design Life Cycle

Plastics in Automotive Industry

Types of plastics (Thermoset Plastics, Thermoplastic)
Engineering plastic Materials
Manufacturing Process
Injection Molding

Introduction to CATIA

Basic commands and operation
Save feature, pan feature, rotate feature, etc

Sketcher workbench

Commands
Rules to follow
Working in exercise

Part Design Workbench

Pad and pocket
Working on exercise

Advanced part design

Boolean operations
How to work on a Boolean exercise
How to work on After Tool Go modification on Automotive components. (OEM Working procedures)

2D Drawing creation

Create a PCB Bracket using Boolean operations

Basic Surface Design Workbench

Commands (Types of Sweep)
Working on exercise
Draft analysis
How to work on a surface exercise

Advanced Surface Design Workbench

Commands
Creation of Closed body, Thickened body
A parting line and parting surface

Creation of Door Switch Bezel and adding thickness to it

How to create tooling direction and do the draft analysis to ensure the part can be taken out of the tool?
Adding the right thickness to the part and solving the issues.
Create the parting line for the bezel.

Tooling Feasibility

What is a mounting feature?
How to create a locator and dog house?
Integrating the mounting features to the base part with Boolean operations

Modeling Exercise

The Clip mounting feature is in Plastic design.
Design considerations for creating this feature
Tooling analysis for the clip feature

Drafting Workbench

Drafting workbench
Creation of detail drawing for the Components
Views creations (basic view & section views)
Application of GD&T in drawings
Template settings

Mold Design Considerations

Creation of Paring line
Creation of Tooling axis
What is undercut and how to solve it

Complex Mold Design Parameters

In this session, you will learn
- Creation of simple mold for the Rear quarter trim Cupholder
- What are core and cavity
- Stripper, ejection, and system
- Draft analysis
Designing a mold gives a good working understanding of the molding aspects of a component

Course 3: Automotive Wiring Harness using CATIA V5

Basics of Vehicle Electrical Distribution System & Wiring Harness

Introduction to Vehicle Electrical Distribution System (EDS)
Introduction to wiring harness assembly
Wiring harness design process for New Product Development (NPD)
Introduction to CATIA V5 electrical workbench

Introduction to CATIA V5 Electrical Workbench & Electrical Part Design

Customized settings for electrical environment
Wiring harness routing process for CATIA V5
CATIA V5 – electrical part design

Electrical Part Design

Clip/clamps/support part definition
Backshell definition
Protective covering definition

Harness Assembly & Installation – Part 1

Preparation of harness assembly
Creating the wire harness geometrical bundle
Inserting harness components into a geometrical bundle
Positioning your inserted electrical parts
Connecting & Disconnecting electrical components
Defining the wiring harness routing

Harness Assembly & Installation – Part 2

Wiring harness routing on external references
Modifying the wire harness bundle segments
Wire harness protective coverings
Use of electrical splices
Bundle continuity check/analysis
Geometrical bundle warnings
3D annotation

Harness Assembly & Installation – Part 3

Modifying the wire harness bundle segments
Modifying the branch point location
Deleting bundle segment
Bundle continuity check/analysis
Geometrical bundle warnings
3D annotations
Important commands, tips, & techniques

Wiring Harness Flattening

Wiring harness flattening workbench
Flattening workbench settings
Flattening the 3D harness assembly
Modify flatten assembly
Saving the flatten files
Drawing, creation & contents

Component Specifications & Selection Guide

Wiring harness component specifications & selection parameters
Available suppliers in the market (India)

Wiring Harness Routing & Packaging Basics – Session 1

Definitions
Routing & packaging process
Design criteria (generic) for wiring harness
Packaging rules & best practices
Guidelines for battery cables routing

Wiring Harness Routing & Packaging Basics – Session 2

Clearance management
Water ingress protection
Thermal protection management
Chaffing protection
Vibration protection
Routing on/near dynamic parts ( engine, wheel)
Harness bending rules (harness & battery cables)
Interconnection connector parking

Course 4: Automotive Sketching

Week 01 - Introduction

This is an introductory week, we will first look into what exactly is design and then try opening it up with its family tree & branches as Automobile Design is a categorized part of Industrial Design.
So, the entire process of it will be explained.
We will also be discussing what will be the job of a designer in this role.
We will also cover the historical perspective along with evolution in design.
Towards the end of the module, we will be looking into trends in Elements of Design.
Then we will move on to Shape & Form design & its differences.
- What is Design?
- Overview- Industrial Design & Introduction – Industrial Designer
- Overview- Automotive Design & Introduction- Automobile Designer
- Design Process-Introduction
- The Basic Design Process
- Important roles in the Design Process
- History of Automobiles
- Historical perspective on Car Design
- Evolution of Design
- Trends in Automobile Design
- Elements of Design
- Shapes & Form in Design
- Introduction to Shapes & Forms
- What are Forms?
- Difference Between shape and form

Week 02 - Shape transformation and translation

In this module, we will be having a recap of the content we learned last week.
We will give more emphasis to form design topics and will look into how form design is used to build forms, Shape Translation & Transformation.
The two important topics of this week are “Elements of Design” & “Principles of Design” teaching.
We are giving more importance to these topics as they help us understand the design philosophy.
- Transformation
- Form Design-Continuation
  - Deconstruction
  - Forms in Automotive
  - Speed forms
Elements of Design
Principles of Design

Week 03 - Introduction to car design

This week, we will be introducing you to how exactly the exterior body of a car is done.
Once this is done, we will move into the aspects that cover automotive design.
We will be looking into the entire exterior terminology.
This week will also help you understand the industry language for those parts.
We will be covering the engineering aspects later. You will finally be starting your practice to generate freehand sketching
- Automotive Design- Body Styles, Layout, Proportions and Themes
- Automotive Exterior Terminology
- Engineering Aspects
- Introduction to freehand sketching of simple geometries

Week 04 - Introduction to isometric and perspective

This week, we move on to a rather peculiar phenomenon or concept of drawing- perspective.
But first, we will be looking at how things work in isometric and then we will start with different types of perspectives.
Then once completed we will start sketching in perspective.
This will help us understand what are the different parameters one needs to keep in mind while drawing each and every sketch.
Moving to a car sketching block, while making one in perspective, it is vital that we understand how it affects the angle.
- Isometric perspective - Working with Isometric grid
- Types of perspectives
  - 1 point
  - 2 point
  - 3 point
  - Multipoint
- Learning sketching in perspective: 1 point, 2-point & 3-point perspective.
- Working with perspective Grid
- Sketching car block in 1, 2 & 3-point perspectives freehand
- Exterior and Interior Design
- Understanding Exterior proportions
- Sketching car side view proportion boxes- Sedan, SUV, Sports car, compact car & truck

Week 05 - Sketching of Car’s Front and Rear Views

After that this week will cover the technical side, and how to make a technical drawing.
Coming to the Artistic side we will understand the basics to make different shapes & forms to understand the surface.
- Sketching car ¾ front view, ¾ rearview Box as per proportions
- Automotive Aesthetics
- Vehicle Ergonomics
- Vehicle Packaging & Benchmarking
- Technical Drawing
- Understanding Surface Shapes & Form basics

Week 06- Shading & Basic Reflections

This week, we will start with the basics of shading & reflections.
Then after that will try a technique to render with different mediums.
Will learn how a project basis is formed by desk & market research.
Then coming to the user research, you will be learning how to make a design & mood board depending on your requirement and personality.
Once completed we will take inspiration and create forms.
We will then try to doodle and draw different shapes. And then finally we will see how a car is sketched by a step by step guide.
- Basic Rendering Technique using a different medium
- Desk Research & Market Research
- User Research- Target User
- Design & Mood Board- Inspiration Board
- Inspirational Driven form
- Doodle & Draw
- How to draw Car side view- A step by step guide

Week 07 - Introduction to sketching as a communicating tool

This week, you will learn how to use sketching as a tool to communicate.
After that, we will go on to generate new forms and will look at techniques of how to do it.
We will also learn about building concept form and the classification of sketches.
We will then move on to a step by step guide to making cars in 3/4th perspective views while incorporating concept forms.
- Form Generation Methods & Techniques
- Sketches Classification & Basic – Ideation Sketches, Exploratory Sketches
- Creating Concept forms
- How to draw Car 3/4 views- A step by step guide

Week 08 - Understanding lights and materials

This week, you will try to make a photorealistic render.
Then we will move on to understanding how lights & materials work on surfaces.
We’ll try rendering techniques & implement all of the learning in the first design project.
- Photorealistic Rendering
- Reflection as on Car surfaces- Pencil Rendering & Marker Rendering
- Design Project- 1
- Design a Family Sedan

Week 09 - Introduction to Automotive Interior Design

This week, you will be introduced to the interiors of the car.
Here, you will learn about crucial ergonomics and interior occupant packaging.
We will also look into the design for the 95th percentile rule.
At last, we will have a brief look at the Panels & Consoles.
- Car Interior Ergonomics
- Design for 95th percentile
- Vehicle Packaging & Benchmarking
- Understanding the interiors-Occupant Packaging
- Introduction to Interiors- Instrument panel & Consoles

Week 10 - Sketches Classification & Basic – Explanatory Sketches and Persuasive sketches

This week firstly will learn another classification of sketches and will start with the basics for the interior.
We will have a look at the interior elements to understand the principle behind each element.
After that, we will focus on sketching the interior as a whole.
A study of trend Analysis & forecasting will be covered to learn about the upcoming trends so it is easy to predict the future.
- Understanding the Interior Elements
- Back to Basics- Forms & Shapes
- Interior Sketching- 1 Detailed Interior Components
- Trend Analysis & Forecasting

Week 11 - Automotive Technologies

This week you will be learning about the relationship between automotive technologies and design.
We will then be moving to the interior as a whole, here, we will look into each element and discuss its role while experimenting it with different mediums.
We will also be having a lesson on sketching with a sketchbook.
So, you sketch directly onto your PC digitally.
- Interior sketching
- Different mediums for sketching - Explorations & its effects
- Digital sketching - Sketchbook

Week 12 - Design Project

This week before introducing something new, you will be getting an assignment.
You will be making an interior of a car with all the elements.
Later on, we will move to digital data & See how to render a car in a sketchbook.
- Design a Certain type of vehicle interior with all the requirements of Interior needs.
- Effectiveness of Digital Work & Refinements
- How to Render cars in sketchbook?

Week 13 - Nature and form, Biomimicry in transportation design

This week you will understand the influence of nature in form.
You will learn the use of biomimicry in design and will implement it in your design.
There will be a small project in which you will find and adapt to what nature has to offer.
- Designing a vehicle while replicating a reptile or any mammal
- Taking and breaking down its characteristics and using it in your own vehicle.
- It can be a combination of 2 or a single project.
- The characteristics of that reptile or mammal should be highlighted.

Week 14 - Products and brand management

Here, you have to understand Product & Brand management.
The main reason we are focussing on it is because it will help you to create a peculiar product for a potential customer.
Later on, we will move onto a new project in which we will redesign a certain car, with its brand intact.
- Redesigning an existing vehicle (pre-existed or current)
- Understand the brand what they offer or the reason why they made that particular Vehicle.
- Propose your Ideas while keeping the form and design intact from that original vehicle.
- When you look at both of them the resemblance should be there.

Week 15 - Transportation Design - Design of a minimised roadster with a complete interior and exterior

In previous weeks, you have covered several Projects in which a particular topic was only in play.
This week we will be doing another project which is bigger at play and has all that you have learned.
Start with a design process.
This particular week, we will decide the concept and ideation.
Later on, we will refine the design and finalize the exterior.
- Exterior Preliminary Sketches
  - Initial sketches for concept generation and ideation for exterior or have an idea in mind what you will propose.
- Exterior Refinements & Finalization
  - Status updates on whatever changes or refinements suggested on the exterior design & finalize exterior design first.

Week 16 - Interior design

In this module, you will be focusing on the interior part of the car.
As the exterior of the car is finalized, design the interiors with the same process.
Start with preliminary concepts and then finalize the interiors.

Week 17 - Transportation design project 2

This week again, you will start with a new project.
The entire process of Research, Boards & Finalization will be followed.
More emphasis is given to projects as this is a subject which can only be learnt with hands-on practice and this way you learn and get used to things happening in the industry.
For this, we are actually going to design something for the year 2033, in which a lot will be depending on the research that you will do.
- Mobility Design 2033- Decide your Concept 2033
- Find a problem, build a solution, think of a concept, decide an action plan, propose proposals and presentations.
  - Design Research- Brand Identity, Target Customer, Concept
  - Sketch Presentation- Form Sketches, Proposal Sketches
  - Rendering- Selected Sketches, Final Rendering
- Exterior Design
  - Exterior Preliminary Sketches Initial sketches for concept generation and ideation for exterior or have an idea in mind what you will propose.
  - Exterior Refinements & Finalization Status updates on whatever changes or refinements suggested on the exterior design & finalize exterior Design first

Week 18 - Interior design

Following last week, the exterior is completed and now we start with the interiors.
Firstly, try to focus on the elements, after that focus on the design part.
Get everything rendered in a sketchbook and submit it as a presentation.
- Following are the checkpoints to be covered for the same:
  - Interior Preliminary Sketches
- Initial sketches for concept generation and ideation for interior
  - Interior Refinements & Finalization

Week 19 - Introduction to transportation design (final project 1)

This week, we are going to start this project which will be completely your own.
You will make a brief of what you want to make, decide your users, and follow the entire process of design to take your idea to a final stage.
- Make your own brief.
- Design Research - Desk & Market Research.
- User Research- Target Customer, Design/Mood & Inspiration Board.
- Research the Automotive technologies.
- Prepare a Trend Analysis & Forecasting Report.
- Build for a brand- Product & Brand management Report.

Week 20 - Design Brief- sketching after Ideation, Inspiration and Exploration (Final Project 2)

This week, you will start with the conceptual phase by taking inspiration.
You will then provide the ideations for your design.
You have a lot of time to think and explore your ideas.
Try to solve/create something better or different from your design.

Week 21 - Exterior design finalisation (Final Project 3)

This week, our main focus is to finalize the exterior design, the refinements have to be implemented early so that we can make technical drawings of it.
Later on, we wish to start with the preliminary sketches of interior design if the entire exterior design is finalised

Week 22 - Interior design sketching (Final Project 4)

This week we start on the interior design aspect of your design.
First, try to think of your vehicle and then start experimenting with the things that you need for your interior.
Try to build a relation between interior & exterior and try to be more expressive by using different perspective views.
Focus on interior components, the looks and functions.
Do an ideation sketch so everything becomes clear.

Week 23 - Interior design finalisation

This week is totally focused on finalising the interior design.
The main focus is to finalise the direction of our ideation and purpose.
Later on, work on refinements and finalize the interior with detailed Interior elements sketches.

Week 24 - Final Renders

In this last week, you will do the rendering & produce your design within a presentation.
So the entire design process is clear to someone who will look at the presentation.
In the end, we will be having a session where we will be discussing techniques to better present your product.
We will also discuss techniques that we need to focus on while designing.

Course 5: Automotive Class A surfacing using ALIAS

Week 01 - Digital Design Foundation 1, Curves Introduction & Why Use Curves

Introduction to ALIAS
What is Design? About CAID/CAD Design
User interface and Navigation Tools
Basic Object Selection and viewing
Importing Sketches as images or canvases
Working with layers
Introduction to curve tools. Basics, U’s & V’s, spans.
Create Symmetrical Curves
Transform Curves, Creating Curve Fillets, Curve Sections and offset curves

Week 02 - Digital Design Foundation 2 & Building and Controlling Simple Geometry

Controlling Geometry, Mirroring, Grouping, and Duplicating Objects
Object Lister, CV Sculpting, and Concept Sculpting

Week 03 - Digital Design Foundation 3, Surface Editing & Introduction to Different Continuities

Surface toolbar, edit and shade
Difference Between Surfaces and Solids
Surfaces from Boundaries
Bezier Surfaces
Nurbs & Slab Modeling
What are Parent Surfaces?
- Primary Surfaces
- Secondary Surfaces
Sharp Surface Models
Primary Fillets and Blends
Secondary Fillets and Blends
Chord Fillet and Radius Fillet
Trimming, Creating Curves on Surfaces
Trimming Surfaces, Intersect Surfaces, Filleting Surfaces
Adding Variable Radius Fillets
G0 - Positional
G1 - Tangent
G-2 - Curvature
G-3 - Curvature

Week 04 - Workflow 1: Concept Modeling

Introduction to Concept Modelling
Introduction to Construction Options
Dimensions
Overlay Canvasses for Design and Presentation
Building with Curves & Surface Tools
Modelling Approaches and Surface Distribution
Working Accurately

Week 05 - Workflow 2: Concept Modelling

Overlay Canvass for Design
Surface Understanding by Three-quarter Views
Building with Curves & Surface Patching
Modelling Approaches and Surface Distribution

Week 06 - Workflow 3: Concept Modelling

Component design
Hypothetical surfaces to create patch layout
Work more on the Creative side: Imagine the surfaces

Week 07 - Workflow 4: Concept Modelling

Component design
Hypothetical surfaces to create patch layout
Work more on the Creative side: Imagine the surfaces

Week 08 - Workflow 5: Concept Modelling

Surfaces, patches, and layout
The idea of how to divide surfaces
Building techniques, and where to start
Make your way up to the top
Parent Patches- Foundation

Week 09 - Technical Surfacing (A- Class Knowledge)

Introduction to Technical Surfacing
Surface Evaluation - Reflection Lines
Surface Evaluation - Cross Sections & Comb Plots
Construction Tolerances between Surface Patches
Transform CV - Fine-Tuning Control Points
Working with Trimmed Edges - Fit Curve & Align Project

Week 10 - Class B Surfaces Modelling

A well-thought patch construction
Patches with proper CV layout
Proper passing of positional, tangent, and curvature surfaces
Properly evaluated surfaces
Making way up to Class-A Model

Week 11 - Reverse Engineering

Introduction to Reverse Engineering
Working with Mesh Data
Working with Sections
Creating a Surface onto a Mesh
Analyzing and Displaying Deviation
Reference Manager for Handling Large Data Sets

Week 12 - Presenting Your Design

Rendering in ALIAS
Hardware Rendering, Shades, Lighting and Environments
Creating Image Files

Course 6: Ultimate SOLIDWORKS Course

Week 01 - Creating your own Concept Sketches

You will learn to create professional mood boards and initial ideation sketches in Adobe Photoshop.
You will learn how to import & blend images, add watermarks and colour.
You will also learn how to design an American Chopper and how to render this design in Photoshop.

Week 02 - Introduction to SOLIDWORKS and Mastering SOLIDWORKS User Interface

You will be introduced to SOLIDWORKS and will learn how to customize the shortcuts.
You will learn solid modelling techniques in SOLIDWORKS while modelling the Transmission belt, Kickstand, and Fenders of an American Chopper.
You will also learn how to add appearance to the parts of the bike.

Week 03 - Advanced Sketching and Solid Modeling

In this module, you will learn how to create advanced sketches using curved driven patterns and patterns such as sketches, projected, and composite curves.
You will also learn how to create complex shapes while modelling the wheels, chassis, and engine.

Week 04 - Assembly Techniques

You will learn the use of mates to provide relationships between parts in an assembly.
You will also learn how and why advanced mates such as angle mates are provided to limit the rotation of parts.

Week 05 - Rendering

In this module, you will learn how to add decals, lights, and cameras as a pre-processing step before the final rendering.
You will be taken through the complete rendering process with PhotoView 360 and SOLIDWORKS Visualize using which you will be creating high-quality images during the final rendering.

Week 06 - Surface Modelling

In this module, you will learn about the surface modelling feature in SOLIDWORKS.
You will learn how to create a part using a reference surface.
You will be taught advanced surface modelling features while creating various parts of the Yacht such as the Hull, the Superstructure, and the Seats.
You will also learn how to add decals and appearance for the parts and assembly.

Course 7: SolidWorks Boeing 747 Design

Week 01 - Introduction to Solidworks Surface Modelling Interface

Sketching tools
Surface modelling tools
Types of tools to create the surfaces
Blueprint setup

Week 02 - Curve Generation

Spline
Spline vectors
Equal curvature for splines
Constraining the splines
Projected curve creation
Composite curve generation

Week 03 - Surface Creation from Curves and Sketches

Types of Surfaces
Boundary surfaces
Lofted Surfaces
Filled Surfaces
Ruled Surfaces
Reference Planes
Surface Trims
Surface Knit
Move/Copy Surfaces
Mirror Surfaces

Week 04 - Application of Solid Modelling

Revolve Boss
Extrude cut
Linear & circular patterns
Fillets
Chamfers
Split Bodies
Creation of wheels

Week 05 - Introduction to Assembly Module

Inserting the parts
Mates in assembly
Subassembly creations
Difference between Float and fixed parts
Importing sub-assemblies to other assemblies
Application of Decals
Appearances adjustment

Course 8: Automotive Seating Design using CATIA V5

Introduction to Automotive Seating

In this section, we will have a brief Introduction to Automotive Structure, Seats & their Nomenclature.

Current Fashion/Trend

In this section, we will have a brief on types of Seats, how the seats are defined as per the number of rows in the Car and Number of Movement in the seat.

Component of Seats

This section contains information about the parts/component used to design/develop a seat as per the requirement from the customer. It will also have a basic mechanism used in a seat to provide the movements. It is defined in two segments:
- Front Row Components
- Rear Row Components

Component Details : Foam

In this section, we will brief about the components of Foam.
The following points will be covered during the course with a hands-on CATIA model.
- How many types of Foam are available
- Design Standard for Foam
- Methods of foam development/Manufacture
- Defects in Foam

Component Details : Structure

In this section, we will brief about the components – Structure.
The following points will be covered during the course with a hands-on CATIA model.
- Types of Structure
- Component of Structure
- Design guideline
- The material used in manufacturing
- Methods used to develop a structure

Component Details : Headrest

Types of Headrest used in automotive seats.
Components used in making headrest
Use of Headrest

Component Details : Trims

Types of Trims used in Automotive
The terminology used in Trims
Defects during the development of trim
Methods to assemble trims

Component Details : Plastics

Types of Plastic ( Material/Usage differentiation)
Nomenclature of plastic parts in the seat
Efficient ways to use plastic in a seat
Defects occur on plastic components

Component Details : Armrest

Types of Armrest
Mechanism of Armrest
Components of an Armrest
Manufacturing Defects of Armrest

Component Details : Mechanism

In this course we will brief about details of all the mechanisms used in Automotive passenger seats including types of Mechanism used and nomenclature:
- Recliner – Work/Function and detail study
- Track – Work/Function and detail study
- Height Adjuster – Work/Function and detail study

Seat Testing

Safety-related Test
Regulatory related Test

Comfort and Innovation

Comfort mechanism
New Innovation Idea
Comfort layouts of Seats

Seat Related Issues

8D
Fish Bone Diagram
5D
Man-Machine Diagram

DFMEA and PFMEA

What are DFMEA and PFMEA
The process to prepare DFMEA and PFMEA
Different Review points of DFMEA and PFMEA

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances [GD&T]

Introduction to GD&T
Usage of GD&T in seats
Different examples to define GD&T with exercise to do

Program Life Cycle

Life Cycle of a program
Different stages a program goes
Milestones of Customers

Course 9: Automotive Lighting Design using CATIA V5

Basic of Lighting & Software Overview

Some Old school phenomena of Physics-related to lighting
How basic physics are used in real-time application
Basic name and application of Automobile lighting Eg., Headlight, tail light etc.
The function of light, eg., Turn indication, High beam, Low Beam
CATIA basic model, workbench, some basic commands (in CATIA)
Some practice sessions on basic features, Like, boss, Locators (in CATIA)

Basic of Regulation & Start of Making Lamp

Information about regulations and their function
Start making Lamp (Class A analysis) (in CATIA)
B surface creation (all into separate parts in CATIA)
Feature implementation (in CATIA)
More deep information for Regulation and How to Check into 3D
Draft analysis, Basic check for Model(in CATIA)

Advance Level of Regulation with 3D Model & Plastics Introduction

Basic Plastic, understanding while designing parts (in CATIA)
Making joining section (Glue, hot plate, Vibration etc)
Making all in single files (in CATIA)
Publish command in CATIA and join all parts together
Making mounting concept with 3,2,1 Principle surrounding check (in CATIA)
C regulation into 3D (in CATIA)

Basic Tooling Check & Drawing Making

Data as per tooling requirement(only basic) in CATIA
Start making a 2D drawing from 3D (in CATIA)
Tolerance and Dimension (in CATIA)
Complete revision (basic only)
Making small Lamp again as per regulation, plastic, and Tooling requirement
Understanding Industry requirements, Optics, thermal, RFQ, and other key elements to getting into this domain

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Course 1: Automotive Sheet Metal Design using Siemens NX CAD / CATIA V5

Vehicle development cycle

Basics of Automotive Body in White

Design Methodology of a Hood, Fender, Roof, Back Doors, and Side Doors

Case study - Converting - Backdoor/Tailgate Inner Panel

Design of key mechanism - Lock and Striker

Case study Process and challenges with supplier manufactured parts

Course 2: Automotive Plastic Design using CATIA V5

Design Overview In Automotive Industry

Plastics in Automotive Industry

Introduction to CATIA

Sketcher workbench

Part Design Workbench

Advanced part design

2D Drawing creation

Basic Surface Design Workbench

Advanced Surface Design Workbench

Creation of Door Switch Bezel and adding thickness to it

Tooling Feasibility

Modeling Exercise

Drafting Workbench

Mold Design Considerations

Complex Mold Design Parameters

Course 3: Automotive Wiring Harness using CATIA V5

Basics of Vehicle Electrical Distribution System & Wiring Harness

Introduction to CATIA V5 Electrical Workbench & Electrical Part Design

Electrical Part Design

Harness Assembly & Installation – Part 1

Harness Assembly & Installation – Part 2

Harness Assembly & Installation – Part 3

Wiring Harness Flattening

Component Specifications & Selection Guide

Wiring Harness Routing & Packaging Basics – Session 1

Wiring Harness Routing & Packaging Basics – Session 2

Course 4: Automotive Sketching

Week 01 - Introduction

Week 02 - Shape transformation and translation

Week 03 - Introduction to car design

Week 04 - Introduction to isometric and perspective

Week 05 - Sketching of Car’s Front and Rear Views

Week 06- Shading & Basic Reflections

Week 07 - Introduction to sketching as a communicating tool

Week 08 - Understanding lights and materials

Week 09 - Introduction to Automotive Interior Design

Week 10 - Sketches Classification & Basic – Explanatory Sketches and Persuasive sketches

Week 11 - Automotive Technologies

Week 12 - Design Project

Week 13 - Nature and form, Biomimicry in transportation design

Week 14 - Products and brand management

Week 15 - Transportation Design - Design of a minimised roadster with a complete interior and exterior

Week 16 - Interior design

Week 17 - Transportation design project 2

Week 18 - Interior design

Week 19 - Introduction to transportation design (final project 1)

Week 20 - Design Brief- sketching after Ideation, Inspiration and Exploration (Final Project 2)

Week 21 - Exterior design finalisation (Final Project 3)

Week 22 - Interior design sketching (Final Project 4)

Week 23 - Interior design finalisation

Week 24 - Final Renders

Course 5: Automotive Class A surfacing using ALIAS

Week 01 - Digital Design Foundation 1, Curves Introduction & Why Use Curves

Week 02 - Digital Design Foundation 2 & Building and Controlling Simple Geometry

Week 03 - Digital Design Foundation 3, Surface Editing & Introduction to Different Continuities

Week 04 - Workflow 1: Concept Modeling

Week 05 - Workflow 2: Concept Modelling

Week 06 - Workflow 3: Concept Modelling

Week 07 - Workflow 4: Concept Modelling

Week 08 - Workflow 5: Concept Modelling

Week 09 - Technical Surfacing (A- Class Knowledge)

Week 10 - Class B Surfaces Modelling

Week 11 - Reverse Engineering

Week 12 - Presenting Your Design