CIVL 1151 - Basic CAD

5 Credits
This is the first course in Computer Aided Design (CAD) labwork for Civil Engineering Technology Students using AutoCAD software. It will present the fundamentals of AutoCAD including but not limited to command structure, setting units and limits, drafting primitives, layering, use of editing tools, grid, snap, and axis commands. The assignments require extensive use of the Civil Engineering Technology CAD lab.

Learning Outcomes
View and manipulate drawings

Work with drawing files

Print and plot drawings

Place raster images and vector files into drawings

Draw and modify drawings with AutoCAD

Adjust layers and object properties

Use inquiry commands, the Design Center, and Tool Palettes

Use annotative objects

Create section views and multiview drawings

Work in paper space with viewports and borders

Use references, and object linking and embedding

Dimension drawings

Design and insert blocks with and without attributes

Set up drawings

Put together sheet sets.

Place text and tables in drawings

Do basic pencil drawings and sketch basic objects