| Module Title | Computer Aided Design Fundamentals | ||
| Module Code | ENG3321 | ||
| Class-contact Hours | 30 Thursday 1:30-3:30 pm Room 517 | ||
| Module Aims | l | To provide basic knowledge of fundamental drafting principles required in engineering drawing in accordance with British and International Standards to students | |
| l | To give students an understanding of the elements of a PC based CAD system | ||
| l | To equip students with basic skills of producing engineering drawings using a CAD system | ||
| l | To develop students' communication skills through the interpretation of engineering drawings within the guidelines of appropriate British and International Standards | ||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||
| Key Content Areas | l | Introduction to drafting principles | |
| l | Fundamentals of computer aided drafting techniques | ||
| l | Application of computer aided drafting | ||
| l | Syllabus download | ||
| Teaching Plan | l | Schedule of teaching and assessment | |
| Assessment | 100% continuous assessment | ||
| l | 30% Assignments | ||
| l | 25% Quiz | ||
| l | 45% Tests | ||
| Lecture Notes | Section A ACAD 2004 | ||
| l | 1Introduction to CAD | ||
| l | 2 CAD Basics | ||
| l | 3 Create 2D objects | ||
| l | 4 View and Layers | ||
| l | 5 Text and hatch | ||
| l | 6 Edit 2D objects | ||
| l | 7 Applications | ||
| l | 8 Dimensions | ||
| l | 9 Blocks and attributes | ||
| l | 10 Drawing layouts and plotting | ||
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Section B Engineering Hand Drawing |
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| l | 1 Introduction to Engineering Drawing | ||
| l | 2 Basic Geometrical Drawing | ||
| l | 3 Principle of Tangency | ||
| l | 4 First angle orthographic projection | ||
| l | 5 Third angle orthographic projection | ||
| l | 6 Hidden detail orthographic projection | ||
| l | 7 Sectional view | ||
| l | 8 Isometric view | ||
| l | 9 Oblique projection | ||
| l | 10 Free hand sketch | ||
| l | 11 Convention and symbols | ||
| l | 12 Dimensioning | ||
| l | 13 Assembly drawing | ||
| l | 14 Tolerances | ||
| Test | load | ||
| l | 1 Test 1 | ||
| l | 2 Test 2 | ||
| l | 3 Test 3 | ||