Students are introduced to the following aspects of AutoCad:
• Exploring the Interface
• Creating Your First Drawing
• Setting Up and Using the Drafting Tools
• Editing Entities
• Shaping Curves
• Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance
• Facilitator to demonstrate practical steps of chapters previously covered in theory Chapter 4-6 and
assist students with chapter exercises.
• Organizing Objects
• Hatching and Gradients
• Facilitator to demonstrate practical steps of chapters previously covered in theory Chapter 7-8 and
assist students with chapter exercises.
• Working with Block and Xrefs
• Creating and Editing Text
• Facilitator to demonstrate practical steps of chapters previously covered in theory Chapter 9-10 and
assist students with chapter exercises.
• Dimensioning
• Keeping in Control with Constraints
• Working with Layouts and Annotative Object
• Printing and Plotting
Working with Data
• Navigating 3D Models
• AutoCad 3D modelling
• Presenting and Documentation 3D Design
Course Content
Operate a computer workstation in a business environment(2 Credits)
Unit standard no: 114979
Specific Outcome
- Explain basic IT concept.
- Identify and operate the hardware in a specific workstation
- Use a computer operating system.
- Demonstrate basic maintenance procedures
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Demonstrate an understanding of measuring instruments used in Computer Aided Drawing (CAD) practice(5 Credits)
Unit standard no: 263023
Specific Outcome
- Describe the functions of measuring instruments
- Use measuring instruments to obtain measurements as per specification
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Plan and produce two dimensional (2D) Computer Aided Drawings (CAD)(5 Credits)
Unit standard no: 263024
Specific Outcome
- Prepare the computer environment for using CAD software.
- Prepare to produce a 2D computer aided drawing
- Verify the interpretation of job requirements.
- Produce a detailed computer aided drawing.
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