Class Objective:

Students will learn how to properly set up CAD projects using AutoCAD. A complete understanding of how to set up CAD standards for layers, plotting and symbol libraries will be covered. At the conclusion of course, students will have a project created and CAD standards outlined.

Course Competencies:

This Class is designed to introduce a person to fundamentals of Autodesk’s AutoCAD Software. Topics include coordinates, lines, circles, arcs, zooms, snaps, grids, texts, views, edit commands, layers, crosshatchings, blocks, dimensioning, setting up and plotting a drawing, grips, translating drawings and much more.

           Use and construct icons for drawing in ACAD
           Save, edit and start new drawings
           Manage drawing using layers, color and line types
           Make basic Geometric shapes
           Complete Basic CAD drawings, with borders, text and dimensions
           Use Paper Space, and Model space
           Use and edit TEXT and TEXT styles
           Edit drawings with ERASE, OOPS, COPY, EXTEND, TRIM, MIRROR, UNDO REDO and MOVE
             commands
           USE Array, Modify and Hatch
           Use Grips, GRID, OSNAP, and Functions keys
           Plot drawings in A, B, C, and D sizes to correct scales
           Insert Blocks, Files and Raster images into drawings
           Create Blocks, Bitmaps and Wblocks
           Use Break, Chamfer, Fillet, Measure, Divide, Rotate, Scale, Lengthen and Explode commands
           Create, Edit and use Attributes

    Introduction to CAD:
           Background
           Layouttory
           Implementation

    Graphics and Designs:
           Screens, Pull down, Toolbars, Command Line
           File Pull down
           Line, Rectangle
           Coordinates: Relative, Polar, Direct Distance Entry
           Tracking
           Undo/Redo
           Circle, Arc, Zoom, O-snaps
           Drawing Setup (Units, Scale, Limits)
           Layers, Colors, Line types
           Plotting
           Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale
           Offset, Trim, Extend
           Stretch, Break
           Text (Dtext, Mtext, DDedit, DDModify)

    Computer Graphics:
           Database structure for graphics modeling
           Transformation of geometry
           Mathematics of projections
           Clipping
           Hidden surface
           Removal.

    Drafting and Modeling systems :
           Basic geometric commands, layers
           Display control commands
           Editing & Dimensioning
           Solid modeling


    Introduction to 3D :
    3D Transformation :
    Miscellaneous Commands :
    Computer Aided Processes Planning :
    Retrieval type and Generative type :
    Lab Project Completion :
    Revision :