STANDARD

 

 

DDF 111 - INTERMEDIATE CAD

 

 

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.

 

Competency Areas                                                                             Hours

         

Intermediate CAD Commands

 

 

Class/Week

2

Entity Management

 

 

D. Lab/Week

8

Advanced Line Construction

 

 

P. Lab/Week

 

Block Construction and Management

 

 

Credit Hours

6

Command Reference Customization

 

 

 

 

Advanced Entity Manipulation

 

 

 

 

System Variables

 

 

 

 

 

                        

Prerequisites: DDF 107, MAT 104

 

 

 

 

COURSE GUIDE

 

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

 

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab

INTERMEDIATE CAD COMMANDS

5

15

 

File management

Demonstrate proper file management techniques.

 

 

 

Directory management

Identify, create, and use directory structure and change directory paths.

 

 

 

Libraries

Identify, create, store, and use appropriate sysmbols/libraries.

 

 

 

Create text

Create text using appropriate style and size to annotate drawings.

 

 

 

Create new drawings

Create new drawings.

 

 

 

Drawing set up

Perform drawing set up.

 

 

 

Geometric fiqures

Construct geometric spline figures.

 

 

 

Filing commands

Demonstrate proper file maintenance and backup procedures.

 

 

 

 

Translate, import, and export data files between formats.

 

 

 

Grips

Be familiar with and use Grips for editing entities.

 

 

 

ENTITY MANAGEMENT

2

10

 

Positioning

Use and control entity positioning tools.

 

 

 

Dimensioning techniques

Apply advanced dimensioning techniques.

 

 

 

Alter appearance

Alter appearance of dimensions using the EDIT portion of the dimension menu.

 

 

 

Complex shapes

Dimension complex shapes.

 

 

 

Dual standards

Use appropriate dual dimensioning standards.

 

 

 

GD & T

Place tolerance dimensioning and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T ) on drawings when appropriate.

 

 

 

ADVANCED LINE CONSTRUCTION

2

10

 

Line type

Control line types.

 

 

 

Terminators

Use correct dimension line terminators.

 

 

 

Polylines

Create and edit polylines.

 

 

 

BLOCK CONSTRUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

2

10

 

Plotting

Plot drawings on media using correct layout and scale.

 

 

 

Associative dimensioning

Use associative dimensioning correctly.

 

 

 

COMMAND REFERENCE CUSTOMIZATION

2

10

 

Menus, function keys, script files and macros.

Perform customization to improve productivity using customized menus, function keys, script files and macros.

 

 

 

ADVANCED ENTITY MANIPULATION

2

10

 

Grouping

Use grouping techniques.

 

 

 

Color properties

Control entity color properties.

 

 

 

Parts/symbols libraries

Use standard parts and/or symbol libraries.

 

 

 

Layering

Use layering techniques.

 

 

 

File size

Minimize file size.

 

 

 

SYSTEM VARIABLES

5

15

 

Query commands

Use query commands to interrogate database. For example: entity characteristics, distance, area, and status.

 

 

 

Geometry editing

Utilize geometry editing commands, for example: trimming, extending, and scaling.

 

 

 

Non-geometric editing

Utilize non-geometry editing commands, for example: text and drawing format.

 

 

 

Help

Use on-line help command.

 

 

 

Storage

Save drawings to storage devices.

 

 

 

Information services

Recognize availability of information services; for example, electronic mail and bulletin boards.

 

 

 

Ergonomic considerations

Demonstrate an understanding of ergonomic considerations; for example, keyboard and screen positioning, and lighting.

 

 

 

Safety

Demonstrate personal safety and recognize electrical and mechanical hazards.

 

 

 

 

 

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