Credits: 3 Lecture Hours:2 Lab Hours:2 Practicum Hours:0 Work Experience:0 Course Type:Voc/TechThis course will introduce the student to computer-aided drafting and design. Basic computer hardware, software and operating systems will be discussed. Basic two-dimensional CADD drawing creation and editing techniques will be covered. Drawings will be created and plotted. Prerequisite: Basic computer literacy Competencies
Discuss computer Aided Design and Drawing (CADD).
Define CADD
Discuss the benefits of CADD
Discuss applications of CADD
Examine CADD computer hardware
Differentiate between hardware and software
Discuss computer requirements for CAD.
Examine basic elements of the CAD environment.
Define Software
Classify different operating systems
Discuss Windows Operating System
Use basic Windows commands
Examine basic Elements of the CADD Environment
Discuss program execution
Examine the Graphic User Interface (GUI)
Identify the various screen Menus
Discuss basic Input Devices.
Discuss basic View Commands
Practice Using View Commands
Discuss Help Utility
Discuss File Commands
Investigate 2-D Coordinate Entry techniques
Discuss the right hand rule
Discuss the Cartesian coordinate system
Define Absolute Coordinates
Define Relative Coordinates
Define Polar Coordinates
Practice Using Coordinates
Examine direct input methods.
Discuss “key-in” shortcuts.
Use basic 2D drawing Setup Methods
Differentiate between 2D and 3D space.
Discuss drawing Setup Commands
Practice Setting up basic Drawing
Examine paperspace.
Investigate basic 2D Entity Creation commands
Examine the LINE Command
Examine the CIRCLE Command
Examine the ARC Command
Examine the POLYGON Command
Examine the ELLIPSE Command
Examine the POINT Command
Discuss the revision cloud command.
Discuss the wipeout command.
Practice using basic 2D Entity Creation Commands
Investigate basic 2D Display commands.
Differentiate between REDRAW and REGEN commands.
Examine ZOOM Command
Examine PAN Command.
Examine Transparent Commands
Investigate basic 2D Drawing Aids
Examine the SNAP Command
Examine the GRID Command
Examine Ortho mode.
Examine Polar Tracking
Examine Object Snap.
Examine Object Snap Tracking.
Examine the UCS.
Examine Dynamic Input
Discuss Show/Hide Lineweight
Discuss Quick Properties
Examine the Undo command.
Examine the Redo command.
Discuss the ID command.
Discuss the Dist command.
Practice using basic 2D drawing aids.
Investigate basic 2D Editing commands
Examine Selection Sets
Examine GRIP Selections
Examine the MOVE Command
Examine the COPY Command
Examine the OFFSET Command
Examine the BREAK Command
Examine the FILLET Command
Examine the CHAMFER Command
Examine the Align command
Examine the Join comamnd.
Examine the Reverse command.
Examine the Change Space command.
Examine the Set to Bylayer command.
Investigate Intermediate Editing Commands
Examine the LINETYPE Command
Examine the CHANGE Command
Examine the PROPERTIES Command
Examine the Line Type scale command.
Examine the ARRAY Command
Examine the MIRROR Command
Examine the TRIM Command
Examine the EXTEND Command
Examine the ROTATE Command
Examine the SCALE Command
Examine the STRETCH Command
Examine the Lengthen command.
Examine the Explode command.
Demonstrate drawing output methods
Discuss the AREA Command
Discuss the LIST Command
Discuss the ID Point command.
Discuss the Quick Select command.
Discuss the Quick Calculator.
Discuss Properties.
Examine the measure tools.
Discuss the Design Center.
Discuss the STATUS Command
Discuss the TIME Command
Discuss the Setvar command.
Practice using inquiry/utility commands.
Use Text Placement techniques
Discuss Text Placement Commands
Discuss Text Styles
Discuss Text Modification
Practice Text Placement Techniques
Discuss the QUICKCALC Command
Examine using Inquiry/Utility Commands
Manipulate drawing layers
Define Layers
Examine LAYER Command
Differentiate between “BYLAYER” and “BYBLOCK”
Examine Layer Control Dialogue Box.
Discuss PURGE Command
Practice Using Layers
Investigate Dimensioning
Define dimension components
Examine the Dimension style.
Differentiate between Associative and Nonassociative Dimensions
Examine Linear Dimensioning
Examine Angular Dimensioning
Examine Diameter/Radial Dimensioning
Examine Arc Length dimensioning.
Examine Ordinate dimensioning.
Examine jogged dimensioning.
Examine Leaders/Centers
Discuss Dimension Editing
Examine multileader.
Practice using Dimensions
Use advanced 2D Entity Creation commands
Examine the PLINE Command
Examine the Spline command.
Examine 2D region command.
Discuss FILL ON/OFF.
Discuss the hatch command.
Practice using the Hatch command.
Discuss tables.
Discuss Dimension Styles.
Develop 2D Blocks
Examine the BLOCK Command
Examine the INSERT Command
Examine the EXPLODE Command
Discuss the WBLOCK Command
Practice Block Creation
Examine external references (Xrefs).
Create a 2D 3-view working CADD drawing
Prepare drawing setup
Prepare layers
Create drawing views
Create annotation
Discuss printers/plotters.
Examine the plot command.
Modify plot settings.
Set up plotter.
Create 2D plot.
Generate a plot of a 2D 3-view working CAD drawing.