GEORGIA PERIMETER
COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF
MATHEMATICS/COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
1. Course
title: Introduction to
AutoCad
2. Prerequisite: Prior instruction or practice in
engineering graphics
or approval of the department chair of his representative.
3. Textbook: Your AutoCAD 2000 Instructor by James A.
Leach. McGraw-Hill Publishers. ISBN 0-07-234761-9
4.
Catalog Description:
This is the first of a two part course sequence
which offers hands on instruction in the use of drawing, editing and utility
commands of AutoCAD for Windows to produce two dimensional drawings. Prior
knowledge by the registrant to read and produce orthographic, isometric and
other forms of pictorial representations using traditional tools is assumed.
5.
Course objective:
Introduce students
to widely chosen computer-aided design software, AutoCAD, to effectively use:
menu structure and
data input conventions to create, view, edit, and plot 2-dimensional drawings
basic
two-dimensional entity draw commands
basic
two-dimensional edit and inquiry commands
basic display
controls needed for viewing two-dimensional drawings
layers and other
supplied drawing aids
basic
dimensioning commands.
6.
General notes:
a.
Students
should be assigned substantial number of practice exercises in class/home
assignment to achieve competency in the use of commands to create and edit
two-dimensional drawings.
b.
A project
in the area of student’s liking that employs
at least 80-90% of all the commands of the software that were covered in the
course should be assigned. The instructor must ensure the project selected by a
student can be completed within reasonable period of about three class
sessions.
c.
Instructor
should note that the class may consist of students registered as credit and
some as non-credit.
d.
The
evaluation procedure is mandatory for the grade for credit students and
optional for non-credit students.
e.
Non-credit
students are given a certificate at the end of course after successful
completion of all instructor- assigned work.
7. Course Outline:
Getting Started: Chapter 1
Working
with files and viewing commands: Chapter 2 and 11
Draw
Command concept and Draw commands I: Chapter 3 and 8
Modify
commands and modify commands I: Chapter 4 and 9
Helpful
commands and basic drawing setup: Chapter 5 and 6
Object
snap: Chapter 7
Draw
commands II and III: Chapter 10 and 15
Layers,
linetypes, colors and object properties: Chapter 12
Advanced
drawing setup: Chapter 13
Printing
and plotting: Chapter 14
Modify
Commands II: Chapter 16
Inquiry
commands: Chapter 17
Creating
and Editing text: Chapter 18
Blocks:
chapter 21
Section
views, Hatching: Chapter 26
Dimensioning:
Chapter 28
Xreferences:
Chapter 30
Plot
styles and advanced Layouts: Chapter 33
(time permitting)
It is recommended
that students take this course before they register for any other course in
engineering program.
7.
Evaluation:
The emphasis
should be on measuring the level of expertise achieved in applying the software
commands to successfully reproduce 2-dimensional drawings. The details of grade
determination are flexible however one recommended procedure would be to weigh
the four components as follows:
Labs/Homework:
15%-20%
Tests
(two): 30%
Project:
20%
Final
Examination: 30-35%
Effective date: January 2002