AEC 81 - Basic CAD Drafting
A first course in technical drawing designed primarily for students planning to enroll in regular-program Architectural, Engineering and CAD Technologies courses upon completion of this course, but open to others as well. Topics include use of CAD software, scaling and plotting drawings, orthographic projection, sections, dimensions, pattern drawing, and pictorial drawing. Similar to AEC 80, but computer-based and offered more regularly.
Contact: 1 hour lecture, 3 hours lab per week
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of AEC 81, the student will be able to:
- Create correct single, orthographic, auxiliary, isometric, sectional, pattern, perspective, weld, thread, basic descriptive geometry, and basic architectural technical drawings of simple objects from different types of views or differently oriented views of the objects.
- Create technical drawings containing lines of correct form and weight, symbols, dimensions, and labels, and with correct placement of views and appropriate scale.
- Roughly define the terms, concepts, and standards associated with the topics of the course.
- Demonstrate oral and written communication, computation, and problem-solving skills appropriate to the level of the course.
- Report to a workplace regularly and punctually, engage effectively and congenially with peers and supervisors, work from written as well as oral instructions, use class time efficiently for productive work, and meet production deadlines.