CAD 3011 - Drafting Applications I

Each of these fields has unique design and drafting practices. Topics include:

Architectural, electrical/electronic, structural drafting, civil, HVAC, pipe drafting, 3D illustration, Animation, Rendering, and professional Development.

All projects relate directly to specific drafting career fields.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Course Competencies:

Architectural

1. Identify typical drawings used in residential and commercial architectural plans.

2. Identify the components of a typical residential cross section.

3. Identify architectural abbreviations, codes, symbols, and terms.

4. Construct a typical floor plan and cross section.

5. Construct a typical electrical plan.

Electrical and Electronic Schematics

1. Identify the following electrical diagrams: block, elementary, highway, wireless, and cable.

2. Draw and identify the common electric power schematic symbols.

3. Draw an industrial electrical schematic.

4. Identify electronic schematic symbols.

5. Draw electronic block and schematic diagrams.

Structural Drafting

1. Identify, describe, and draw various components of the following commercial construction method: concrete, concrete block, steel, and laminated beam.

2. Draw commercial structural drawings from engineering sketches.

3. Correctly identify an oblique triangle.

4. Complete gage line calculations for a structural steel truss or cross brace.