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Catalog Data: Credit: (2-0-4-4)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This computer aided design and drafting course is an introduction to engineering graphics and visualization with topics to include sketching, line drawing, wire-frame section development and elements of solid modeling. Also, this course will include the development and interpretation of drawings and specifications for product realization. CAD, office, and web-based software will be used in student presentations and analysis.
Textbook(s): Current Text Information Available at the Kettering Bookstore
Coordinator: Yaomin Dong
Instructor(s): Yaomin Dong, Dale Eddy, Kent Eddy, Paul Zang
Course learning outcomes:
- To have students demonstrate the elements of 3D visualization and engineering sketching techniques. [ PO’s: C, G, H]
- To have students demonstrate the basic structure, content and terminology of engineering drawings. [ PO’s: F, G, K]
- To have students demonstrate the techniques and processes of elementary solid modeling and visualization. [PO’s: C, G, K]
- To have students demonstrate the visual and written requirements associated with product realization. [ PO’s: C, G, K]
- To require students’ use of CAD, office, and web-based software to enable graphical project based communication. [ PO’s: C, G, H, K]
Topics covered:
- Introduction to Fundamentals of Sketching [1 Week]
- Introduction to Visualization and Spatial Representation [1 Week]
- Three Dimensional CAD Representations And Model Construction Processes [3 Weeks]
- Drawing Projections: Orthographic, Isometric, Sectional, Auxiliary [3 Weeks]
- Graphical and Written Requirements for Product Realization: Dimensioning, Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, and Working Drawing Requirements. [2 Weeks]
- Introduction to Web-Based and Office Software for Graphical Communication. [1 Weeks]
Laboratory projects: One Final Project using Unigraphics NX and Office software.
Relationship to professional component: Four Credits of Engineering Science, 100% .
Prepared by: Dale Eddy Date: 01/11/07
Revised by: Yaomin Dong Date: 04/02/09
