AUTOCAD:

 Course Description: This course is designed for students who wish to be involved with the architectural and engineering design fields and for those interested in computer aided design. Students will be introduced to both traditional and computer aided drafting skills. The aim of CAD is to introduce students to basic information, skills, and concepts related to drafting and design. Special attention is given to: sketching, measurement, room planning, multi-view drawing, auxiliary views, working drawings, sectional views, orthographic drawings along with AutoCAD tools and commands. Current and future trends in the architectural and engineering fields will be examined.

Course objectives:  To provide the student with an appreciation of the capabilities and limitations of the AutoCad program.  Course topics include basic AutoCad Level I and some Level II  commands and functions as well as practical applications. 

• Introduction & Background
• Pre-Flight Checks
• Brief History
• Graphics Primer
• Math Background
• The Basics
• Scale
• The AutoCAD Interface
• Drawing Objects
• Lines
• Circles
• Text
• Arcs
• Rectangles
• Complex Entities
• Navigation & Control
• World Coordinate System
• Zoom & Pan
• Snapping
• Layers
• Colors
• Linetypes
• List & Inquiry
• Editing
• Selecting Objects
• Copying Objects
• Moving Objects
• Resizing Objects
• Editing Objects
• Trim & Extent
• Grips
• Power Tools
• Blocks
• Hatch Patterns
• Arrays
• Mirror
• Filtering Selections
• Groups
• Printing & Plotting
• Model Space
• Paper Space