Drafting & Design Technology

This course is a beginning course in the operational practices of computer aided drawing construction. Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) is the universal drawing tool in the production of Engineering, Architectural, Manufacturing, Mapping, Civil Engineering and Construction drawings. Students will learn basic draw and edit commands and will create simple engineering drawings.

This course is the application of plane geometry to Drafting. All traditional drafting and CAD techniques are based on the construction of simple geometric elements used to create complex forms and shapes. Topics include angular measurement, circles and arcs, triangles and polygons, areas and volumes of geometric figures. Manual and CAD drawing assignments will be completed using geometric construction principles.

This course will instruct the student to prepare drawings and maps for this field of Engineering and Construction. Civil Engineering is anything that has to do with the preparation of land for construction projects. Students will also learn Surveying principals, distance and elevation measurement, location and direction, and legal land descriptions.

This course instructs the drafting student in the creation of drawing views of inclined and oblique lines and planes. Many objects are shaped such that their principal surfaces are not parallel to principal planes of projection. A parallel or perpendicular line-of-sight view must be created to accurately describe these inclined or oblique planes. Topics include planes of projection, projection lines, measurement procedures for auxiliary views, primary and secondary auxiliary views, and developments.

This course instructs students in the drawing construction methods necessary to draw cutaway views. Section views are used by industry to improve the clarity of complex objects and assemblies. Material identification and manufacturing processes are key elements of this course.

This course teaches the student the proper technique of dimensioning, the placement of dimensions, and the choice of dimensions. Dimensions are used to numerically or verbally describe the shape, size and character of the drawn product. Dimensions are given in linear distances, angles, or notes. The content of this course complies with ANSI/ASME standard Y-14.5M-1994.

This course instructs students how to create Pictorial Drawings to enhance engineering drawings or to illustrate the actual appearance of an object. While Multi-view drawings accurately represent complex forms, it is often necessary to prepare accurate and scientifically correct drawings that can be understood by persons without technical drafting training. Co-requisite DF1143 Technical Drafting II

This class is taken concurrently with DF1015, Civil Engineering Drafting. This course trains the student in the practice of Land measurement (surveying) and the Drafting necessary to describe tracts of land. Students will learn how to read and write Legal Land descriptions. Precision Measuring and layout skills are also taught are for design, fabrication, and manufacturing applications.