STANDARD

DDS 202 - ADVANCED CAD

Course Description

Continues development of CAD utilization skills in discipline specific applications. Topics include: DOS usage, advanced CAD commands, CAD applications, macro utilization, and application utilization.

Competency Areas Hours

DOS Usage	Class/Week	2
Advanced CAD Commands	D. Lab/Week	8
CAD Applications	P. Lab/Week
Macro Utilization	Credit Hours	6
Application Utilization

Prerequisite: DDF 107, MAT 104

COURSE GUIDE

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab
DOS USAGE		1	2
Disk formatting	Format a floppy diskette.
Directory	List a directory of saved drawing files to the display screen and optionally to a printer.
Disk storage	Check the capacity and integrity of the disk used to store drawing files.
Backup	Copy saved drawing files to a second storage device.
ADVANCED CAD COMMANDS		10	20
Layers	Establish a drawing environment with layers. Move objects from one layer to another. Modify object attributes on a specific layer.
Associative dimensioning	Dimension an object using associativity. Modify an associative dimensioned object.
Hatching	Fill a regular boundary object with a pattern. Fill an irregular boundary object with a pattern. Modify a filled object.
CAD APPLICATIONS		5	50
Drawing	Create a discipline specific drawing.
MACRO UTILIZATION		2	4
Theory	Explain the concept of macros.
Usage	Create a macro and/or batch process to automate a drawing procedure.
APPLICATION UTILIZATION		2	4
Customization	Establish a discipline specific drawing environment.
	Save the environment as a prototype drawing for future use.
	Load the prototype to establish the drawing environment.

Suggested Resources

Suggested Resources include textbooks shown below or most current edition.

Bertoline, G. R. (1989). Engineering graphics with autocad. New York: Macmillan.

Davies, Y. (1987). Engineering drawing & computer graphics. New York: Van Nos Reinhold.

French, T. E., et al. (1986). Engineering drawing & graphic technology (13th ed). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Giesecke, F. F., et al. (1989). Principles of engineering graphics. New York: Macmillan.

Jensen, C. H., & Helsel, J. D. (1989). Engineering drawing & design (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Luzadder, W. J., & Botkin, K. E. (1986). Fundamentals of engineering drawing workbook: With an introduction to interactive computer graphics for design & production (9th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Luzadder, W. J., & Botkin, K. E. (1986). Problems in engineering drawing workbook: With an introduction to interactive computers (9th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Luzadder, W. J., & Duff, J. M. (1989). Introduction to engineering drawing. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Rogers, H. (1986). Problems book: Engineering drawing & graphic technology (13th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Spence, W. P. (1985). Engineering graphics workbook (Vol. 1) (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Spence, W. P. (1985). Engineering graphics workbook (Vol. 3). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Spence, W. P. (1988). Engineering graphics (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.