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EDSN 115 - Basic CAD for Environmental Designers


PREREQUISITES: EDSN 107 - Design and Construction Graphics  
PROGRAM: Environmental Design
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2019

Introduces fundamentals of Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) for environmental designers. Includes overview of CAD systems, use of software, and printer/plotter applications.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

  1. Identify CAD hardware and software.
  2. Review the basic commands for file handling, formatting, and editing.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to use the main drawing and editing commands to create architectural working drawings.
  4. Demonstrate ability to create site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, and detail drawings with the following layers:
    1. Furniture, fixtures and equipment layout,
    2. Reflected ceiling/lighting plan,
    3. Electrical, plumbing, and HVAC plans,
    4. Dimensioning and labeling
  5. Demonstrate proper layer management utilizing paper space to create a set of complete drawings.
  6. Establish text styles and dimension styles.
  7. Utilize manufacturer’s reference/block libraries and demonstrate their use in architectural exterior and interior drawings.
    1. Create a library of furniture/elements
    2. Create symbols to be used in a symbols library


COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -  

  • Layouts
  • Object manipulation
  • Layers
  • Printing
  • Attributes
  • Plotting
  • Styles
  • Object creation

 
GRADING POLICY

A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 0-59

 
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)