Drafting (DR)

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                                                                                                                                                                                           Updated 1/8/08

 

IO = Infrequently Offered Course

 

DR      5303

Engineering Graphics I

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

None

An orientation to the field of drafting, including care and use of instruments and media, lettering, freehand sketching, orthographic drawings, dimensions, pictorial drawing.

 

DR      5304

Engineering Graphics II

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

DR  5303  Engineering Graphics I

A study of intersections of solids, surfaces, conic sections, and graphical solution of vector problems.  Introduction to computer graphics software and hardware and interactive creation and editing of data files.

 

DR      5309

Computer Aided Drafting I

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

0517 Computer Concepts and Applications or equal computer experience.

This course will teach the student how to prepare engineering drawings using CAD software. The software is AutoCAD for Windows. The student will learn to be proficient in the use of the software, be able to take a picture on paper and convert it to an electronic copy. The student will be expected to develop acceptable skills in the use of CAD software. Some of the areas covered will be – use of software and hardware, drawing and object lines, editing commands, placing text on a drawing, drawing multiple entities, use of layers and line types, dimensioning, text editing and copying files to and from the computer.

 

DR     5730

Computer Aided Drafting II

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite:

Computer Aided Drafting I

This course will teach the student how to prepare engineering drawings using CAD software. It is a continuation of Computer Aided Drafting I. The software utilized will be AutoCAD for Windows. Basic AutoCAD commands will be reviewed. Advanced commands will be stressed. The course is designed for the person who has been exposed to a CAD system. More advanced methods will be utilized for the following functions; drawing lines, drawing objects, editing commands, text, layers, line types, dimensioning, and file management. This course will provide students with exposure to most current version of AutoCAD software.

 

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