CAD 103 - 3-D AutoCAD Solids

Credits: 4
Focuses on AutoCAD 3-D solids modeling with an emphasis on User Coordinate System (UCS) control and manipulation. This class will also introduce students into using 3rd party software (Navisworks) to visually inspect files from different formats integrated into a single file.

Enrollment Requirement: CAD 101 with a grade of 1.0 or higher; or instructor consent.

Course Fee: $50.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Create 3-D solid models using AutoCAD’s Boolean construction methods.
Demonstrate proper control and manipulation of AutoCAD’s UCS (User Coordinate System) for construction and editing of solid models.
Prepare proper orthographic views of models for fabrication.
Create feature based control of 2D AutocCAD geometry.

Program Outcomes

Identify, solve, and apply engineering principles and calculations relevant to a design project.
Apply computer and engineering office software for documentation, communication and approval within an engineering office environment.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking -Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.