AutoCAD
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Do you want a career in drafting or design? Learn AutoCAD – Autodesk's industry-leading drafting and design software. By combining "right-brain" attributes, such as creativity & spatial relationships, with "left-brain" traits, like mathematics & analytical thinking, you can create drawings and blueprints to construct products and structures, such as buildings, machinery, toys, microchips, plumbing & electrical systems, vehicles and a host of other manufactured goods. AutoCAD professionals hold a range of job titles, including engineer, drafter, estimator, designer, modeler, architect or illustrator. The field is expected to grow from 13-17% in the next five years and salaries range from $43,000 to $64,000 per year.
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Description
This course provides students with a broad introduction into 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and modeling with a focus on construction- and architecture-specific applications. Students will learn how to use industry-leading CAD software programs (Autodesk and AutoCad) to model construction projects, and then create and distribute basic, industry-standard architectural drawings.
Optional Textbook: Autocad 2023 Instructor
Software Needed: Students can download the AutoCAD software for free: https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/autocad-lt
Class begins on February 24, 2024. Class ends on April 6, 2024. (These meetings will be virtual via ZOOM)
- Intro to CAD, Intro to AutoCAD
- Precision Drawing & Drawing Aids
- Geometric Shapes
- Basic Printing
- Editing Tools
- Architectural Views & Drafting Views
- 3D modeling with AutoCAD (Surfaces, Solids)
- 3D Modeling with SketchUp
- Annotating in AutoCAD with Text & Hatching
- Layers
- Templates & DesignCenter
- Advanced plotting (Layouts, Viewports), Office Standards
- Dimensioning
- Internet and collaboration
- Blocks, Drafting symbols, Attributes, Extracting data (as time allows)
- Understand the power and precision of computer-aided modeling and drafting;
- Learn how to construct accurate 2D geometry as well as complex 3D shapes and surface objects;
- Learn how to create 2D representations of 3D objects as plan view, elevations and sections;
- Learn how to assemble these drawings in industry-standard plan form and produce plotted hard copies ready for distribution;
- Understand the concepts of architectural drafting with a focus on industry standards.
Jesus Abril, Jr.
Jesus Abril, Jr. is a designer, builder, artist, and professor. He is a licensed general construction contractor and operates COAB Development, providing design, remodeling and construction services. As an adjunct professor in higher education in Department of Architecture, he teaches design studios and digital technologies courses, ranging from introduction to 3D
modeling, computer aided design and drafting (CADD), and graphic design. He recently taught an urban design studio at Cal Poly Pomona's Landscape Architecture Department. His background in urban planning and Chicana/o studies at UCLA paved the way for his interest in community development and architecture. Jesus recently established ESMAAS, the East Side Music, Arts, and Architecture Studio, working with local musicians, artists, designers, and builders in cultivating a strong communal sense for a changing East Side.
Disclaimer
The current course schedule which includes class meeting times, locations and design is subject to change without notice or obligation. The University does not guarantee the availability of a particular course or section, and reserves the right to cancel due to insufficient enrollment.
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