COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is the basic CAD software course.  Topics covered are safety, tools, equipment, media and reproduction, sketching, scale usage, drawing formats, alphabet of lines, lettering and geometric construction, computer literacy through CAD, operating systems and file utilities, software functions, office functions, hardware applications, coordinates, drawing environment, plotting, printing, multi-view drawing environment, geometry modifications and dimensioning, symbol library development, introduction to parametric and software, introduction to multiple CAD software used to manipulate text and graphics, and basic CAD applications.  Verification of learning will be established when you have correctly performing the procedures outlined in the chapter exercises, job sheets, and by scoring 85% or above on the chapter tests.

 

Major Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

1.      Execute the CAD software.

2.      Create, modify, store, and retrieve 2D drawing files.

3.      Plot drawing files with various plotting devices.

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