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AUTO CAD I
(COMPUTER AIDED
DRAFTING)
Adult Education
Program Outline
Course Description
This course introduces
computer-aided drafting (CAD) and examines the hardware that makes up a
CAD workstation. It also
covers the operating system (Windows) that enables the equipment to
function as a unit. The course
shows how to use AutoCAD to set up drawings and add lines, circles, arcs,
other shapes, geometric constructions, and text.
Students will use display and editing techniques, as well as obtain
information about their drawings and work with drawing files.
Objectives
After completing this
course, students will be able to:
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Identify CAD hardware and computer room procedures
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Use a keyboard, cursor pointing device, digitizer tablet,
and video graphics terminal to put drawing information into a computer
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Use basic Windows commands to format disks, arrange disk
directories for files and programs, and perform disk file manipulation
such as copying and deleting
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Describe and use the basic terms, concepts, and techniques
of computer-aided drafting
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Set up drawings, use drawing aids, save drawings, and get
help when needed
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Draw lines, basic shapes, geometric constructions, and edit
drawings
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Use display options to increase drawing flexibility
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Place text on drawings
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Use basic and advanced AutoCAD editing commands
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Create multiple patterns of drawing components
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Obtain information about drawings and work with drawing
files
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Plot or print drawings (optional)
Course Length
40 Hours - 13 Weeks
Prerequisite
Previous knowledge of
computers of computer programming is not required.
Required Text
AutoCAD and Its
Applications, Chapters 1-6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17 and Chapter 10 if
drawings are to be printed or plotted.
Required
Materials
Two 1.4 M floppy disks or one CD-RW.
Course Outline
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Session |
Topic and Commands |
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I. |
Equipment, keyboard
layout and functions, pointing devices, storage media, printer and
plotter, network system, and computer room procedures.
Test, and Problems |
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II. |
The AutoCAD software
structure, Windows, screen menu layout, commonly used terms and
definitions.
Chapter 1, Test, and
Problems |
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III |
Starting a drawing,
drawing name, limits, units, setup.
Chapter 2, Test, and Problems |
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IV. |
GRID, introduction
to drawing lines, SNAP, AXIS, introduction to templates.
Chapter 3, Test, and
Problems |
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V. |
Cancel, QUIT, SAVE,
END, HELP, STATUS.
Chapter 3, Test, and
Problems |
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VI. |
Types of lines,
LINE, point entry methods, MULTIPLE, coordinate display, ORTHO,
Close, Continue Undo, REDRAW, Erase, types of lines, LINETYPE,
TRACE, LAYERS, LINETYPES, LTSCALE, COLOR.
Chapter 4, Test, and
Problems |
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VII. |
Drag, CIRCLE, ARC,
ELLIPSE, POLYGON, DOUGHNUT, MULTIPLE.
Chapter 5, Test, and
Problems |
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VIII. |
Geometric
constructions, objects snap modes, OSNAP, APERTURE, OFFSET, DIVIDE,
POINT.
Chapter 6, Test, and
Problems |
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IX. |
HIDE, PAN, REGEN,
RGNAUTO, VIEW, VPOINT, ZOOM, VIEWRES.
Chapter 9, Test, and
Problems |
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X. |
Placing text on a
drawing, MTEXT, DTEXT, STYLE, QTEXT, DDEDIT.
Chapter 8, Test, and
Problems |
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XI. |
Basic editing
commands, MOVE, COPY, MIRROR, MIRRTEXT, SELECT, CHAMFER, FILLET.
Chapter 11, Test and
Problems |
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XII. |
Advanced editing commands, ROTATE, SCALE,
STRETCH, BREAK, TRIM, EXTEND, CHANGE
Chapter 11, Test, and Problems |
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XIII. |
Creating multiple
entities with array, ARRAY.
Chapter 13, Test,
and Problems |
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XIV. |
Obtaining
information about the drawing AREA, DISTANCE, ID, LIST, DBLIST,
TIME.
Chapter 17, Test,
and Problems |
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XV. |
Working with drawing
files, COPY, RENAME DELETE, PURGE.
Chapter 14, Test,
and Problems |
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XVI. |
Plotting and
printing a drawing may be introduced and discussed at any point in
the course outline depending on the emphasis placed on producing a
hard copy.
Chapter 10, Test, and Problems |
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