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2024-2025 Course Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Course Catalog
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CAD 126 - Intermed CADD-Architectural

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech
This course will apply architectural drafting practices to the CADD environment. Two-dimensional plans (including plumbing, HVAC, electrical, etc.) will be developed. Site plans and presentation are some of the topics that will be discussed.
Prerequisite: CAD 119  
Competencies
  1. Analyze 2-Dimensional House Plan Project
    1. Discuss Site Plan.
    2. Discuss Project House #1.
    3. Compute drawing scale to be used
    4. Calculate paper size to be used
    5. Identify layering standards to be used
    6. Select working units
    7. Calculate drawing limits to be used
  2. Develop 2D Floor Plan of Project House #1
    1. Create new drawing
    2. Prepare working units
    3. Set up working limits
    4. Generate working layers.
    5. Identify tools for use in 2D plan construction
    6. Create 2D floor plan
  3. Develop 2D Library parts
    1. Identify proper layers to use.
    2. Create typical “DOOR” blocks
    3. Create typical “WINDOW” blocks
    4. Discuss window and door schedules
    5. Use 2D library parts in house plan
  4. Use Third Party library parts.
    1. Identify third party menus/libraries
    2. Use 2D library parts in house plan
  5. Develop 2D Foundation Plan
    1. Identify proper layers to use
    2. Identify proper tools to use.
    3. Create foundation plan
  6. Develop 2D Roof Plan
    1. Identify proper layers to use
    2. Identify proper tools to use
    3. Create roof plan
  7. Develop 2D Plumbing Plans
    1. Identify proper layers to use.
    2. Identify plumbing symbols to use
    3. Create plumbing symbols
    4. Identify proper tools to use.
    5. Create plumbing plan
    6. Create isometric plumbing plan
  8. Develop 2D HVAC Plans
    1. Identify proper layers to use
    2. Identify HVAC symbols to use.
    3. Create HVAC symbols
    4. Identify proper tools to use
    5. Create HVAC plan
  9. Develop 2D Electrical Plans
    1. Identify proper layers to use.
    2. Identify electrical symbols to use.
    3. Create electrical symbols.
    4. Identify proper tools to use
    5. Create electrical plan
  10. Generate a plotted set of completed 2D house plans.
    1. Prepare the plotter for use
    2. Generate plotted drawings
  11. Summarize Basic 3D Concepts
    1. Discuss 3D Coordinate Entry
    2. Produce Simple 3D Wireframe Cube.
    3. Discuss 3D Viewing Techniques.
    4. Manipulate User Coordinate System.
    5. Differentiate between Wireframe and Extruded entities.
    6. Create Extrdued 3D Entities.
  12. Analyze 3-Dimensional House Plan Project #2.
    1. Discuss Project House #2.
    2. Compute drawing scale to be used.
    3. Calculate paper size to be used
    4. Identify layering standards to be used.
    5. Select working units.
    6. Calculate drawing limits to be used.
  13. Develop 3D Floor Plan of Project House #2
    1. Create new drawing.
    2. Prepare working units.
    3. Set up working limits.
    4. Generate working layers.
    5. Identify tools for use in 3D plan construction.
    6. Create 3D floor plan.
  14. Develop 3D Library parts.
    1. Identify proper layers to use.
    2. Create typical “DOOR” blocks.
    3. Create typical “WINDOW” blocks.
    4. Use 3D library parts in house plan.
  15. Develop a drawing of the completed 3D House Plan #2.
    1. Review Model/paperspace.
    2. Compose a 4-view Model/Paperspace drawing.
    3. Discuss Presentation Techniques.
    4. Discuss Light Sources.
    5. Examine Object Finishes.
    6. Discuss Scene Setup
    7. Create Rendered Image.
  16. Generate a plot of the completed 3D House Plan #2.
    1. Prepare the plotter for use.
    2. Generate plotted drawing.



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