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Survey of CAD
Course: CAD145

First Term: 2012 Spring
 Lec + Lab   3 Credit(s)   6 Period(s)   5.1 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Survey of the basic standards and procedures for drawing setups and design documentation in the fields of architecture, manufacturing, and civil technology. Multisource hard copy design presentation.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Set up and utilize basic drawing and dimensioning parameters for the production of CAD drawing files useful in architectural, civil, and manufacturing design documentation. (I)
2. Provide hard copy design documents based on standard documentation formats for CAD design fields. (I, II)
3. Implement scale and viewport manipulation pertinent to produce multisource hard copy design presentation. (III)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Standards
   A. Sources
   B. Drawing file setup
      1. Working units
      2. Text style
      3. Dimension style
      4. Layer management
         a. Labeling
         b. Color
         c. Line weight
         d. Line type
   C. Hard copy formats
      1. Sheet sizes
      2. Title blocks
      3. View setups
      4. Scales
II. Field orientation projects
   A. Architectural
   B. Civil
   C. Manufacturing
III. Presentation
   A. Dimension
   B. Scale
   C. Standards
   D. Viewport
   E. Importing of sources
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 11/22/2011

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