STANDARD
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DDF 111 -
INTERMEDIATE CAD
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Course Description Continues developing CAD utilization skills
in discipline-specific applications.
Topics include: intermediate CAD commands, entity management, advanced
line construction, block construction and management, command reference
customization, advanced entity manipulation, and system variables. |
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Competency Areas
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Intermediate CAD Commands |
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Class/Week |
2 |
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D. Lab/Week |
8 |
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Advanced Line Construction |
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P. Lab/Week |
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Credit Hours |
6 |
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Command Reference Customization |
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Advanced Entity Manipulation |
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System Variables |
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Prerequisites: DDF 107, MAT 104 |
COURSE GUIDE |
Competency
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INTERMEDIATE CAD
COMMANDS
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5 |
15 |
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File management |
Demonstrate proper file management techniques. |
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Directory management |
Identify, create, and use directory structure and change directory paths. |
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Libraries |
Identify, create, store, and use appropriate sysmbols/libraries. |
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Create text |
Create text using appropriate style and size to annotate drawings. |
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Create new drawings |
Create new drawings. |
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Drawing set up |
Perform drawing set up. |
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Geometric fiqures |
Construct geometric spline figures. |
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Filing commands |
Demonstrate proper file maintenance and backup procedures. |
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Translate, import, and export data files between formats. |
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Grips |
Be familiar with and use Grips for editing entities. |
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ENTITY MANAGEMENT |
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10 |
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Positioning |
Use and control entity positioning tools. |
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Dimensioning techniques |
Apply advanced dimensioning techniques. |
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Alter appearance |
Alter appearance of dimensions using the EDIT portion of the dimension menu. |
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Complex shapes |
Dimension complex shapes. |
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Dual standards |
Use appropriate dual dimensioning standards. |
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GD & T |
Place tolerance dimensioning and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T ) on drawings when appropriate. |
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ADVANCED LINE CONSTRUCTION |
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10 |
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Line type |
Control line types. |
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Terminators |
Use correct dimension line terminators. |
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Polylines |
Create and edit polylines. |
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BLOCK CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT |
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10 |
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Plotting |
Plot drawings on media using correct layout and scale. |
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Associative dimensioning |
Use associative dimensioning correctly. |
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COMMAND REFERENCE CUSTOMIZATION |
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10 |
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Menus, function keys, script files and macros. |
Perform customization to improve productivity using customized menus, function keys, script files and macros. |
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ADVANCED ENTITY MANIPULATION |
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10 |
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Grouping |
Use grouping techniques. |
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Color properties |
Control entity color properties. |
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Parts/symbols libraries |
Use standard parts and/or symbol libraries. |
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Layering |
Use layering techniques. |
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File size |
Minimize file size. |
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SYSTEM VARIABLES |
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15 |
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Query commands |
Use query commands to interrogate database. For example: entity characteristics, distance, area, and status. |
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Geometry editing |
Utilize geometry editing commands, for example: trimming, extending, and scaling. |
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Non-geometric editing |
Utilize non-geometry editing commands, for example: text and drawing format. |
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Help |
Use on-line help command. |
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Storage |
Save drawings to storage devices. |
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Information services |
Recognize availability of information services; for example, electronic mail and bulletin boards. |
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Ergonomic considerations |
Demonstrate an understanding of ergonomic considerations; for example, keyboard and screen positioning, and lighting. |
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Safety |
Demonstrate personal safety and recognize electrical and mechanical hazards. |
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Suggested Resources |
Suggested Resources include textbooks shown below or most
current edition.
AutoCAD Release 13
Applying AutoCAD: A Step‑by‑Step Approach: AutoCAD Release 13 for Windows |
Wohlers, Terry T. | Louisville : | American Printing House for the Blind, | 1996
Applying AutoCAD: A Step‑by‑Step Approach: AutoCAD Release 13 for DOS |
Wohlers, Terry T. | Louisville : | American Printing House for the Blind | Expected (YYMM) :
Date not provided
Engineering Graphics with AutoCAD Release 13 | Bethune, James D. | Paramus : |
Prentice Hall, | Sept. 1996
Using AutoCAD Release 13 | Fuller, | Albany : | Delmar Publishers, | Aug. 1995
A Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD Release
13 for Windows: Includes Coverage of
AutoVision & AutoCAD Designer | Lockhart, Shawna D. | Reading : | Addison Wesley
Longman, Incorporated, | Jan. 1996
AutoCAD Release 13: A Problem‑Solving Approach for DOS & Windows | Tickoo, |
Albany : | Delmar Publishers, | June 1996
Easy AutoCAD Release 13 for Windows: With Reference to DOS | Hood, John D. |
New York : | McGraw‑Hill Companies, The, | Dec. 1995
AutoCAD Release 14
Autocad Release 14 for Dummies Quick Reference | Finkelstein, Ellen | Indianapolis : | I D
G Books Worldwide, | Dec. 1997
Using AutoCAD Release 14 Windows | Grabowski, Ralph | San Rafael : | Autodesk,
Incorporated, | Aug. 1997