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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Residential Architectural Drafting
Course: CAD160

First Term: 1996 Fall
 Lec + Lab   2 Credit(s)   4 Period(s)   3.4 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Basic skills associated with board drafting in the architectural field



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Develop and use a manual lettering style. (I)
2. Use the alphabet of lines to develop contrast in drawings. (II)
3. Run a blueprint machine to print drawings made on a suitable medium. (III)
4. Use the architect`s combination scale to develop drawings to various linear scales. (IV)
5. Use a standard dimensioning practice to describe architectural sizes and locations. (V)
6. Use conventional floor plan symbols to draw a complete floor plan. (VI, VII)
7. Use multiview projection to construct interior and exterior elevations. (VIII)
8. Use basic knowledge of the properties and applications of construction materials to develop and annotate a complete cross section. (IX)
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. Manual lettering
   A. Letters
   B. Numerals
II. The alphabet of lines
   A. Construction lines
   B. Object lines
   C. Hidden lines
   D. Center lines
   E. Extension lines
   F. Dimension lines
   G. Cutting plane lines
   H. Section lines
III. Blueprinting
IV. Scales
V. Dimensioning
   A. Frame style
   B. Masonry (or modular) style
   C. Interior
VI. Structural basis of plans
   A. Properties and uses of materials
   B. Symbols
   C. Terminology
VII. Floor plans
VIII. Elevations
   A. Interior
   B. Exterior
IX. Cross sections
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  4/23/1996

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