CAD/Mechanical Design Technology Program - Course Descriptions
For a listing of when the following courses are offered, consult the current course schedule or WebAdvisor.
CADMD 141
Technical Drafting I
Prerequisite: None
2 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs credit
A beginning course in drafting for students who have little or no drafting experience. Principal objectives are basic understanding of orthographic, isometric, and assembly working drawings; understanding the principles and applications of descriptive geometry; experience in using handbooks and other resource materials; and use of simplified drafting practices in industry. ASA standards are stressed. Interpretation of industrial sketches and prints is introduced to emphasize accepted drawing practices.
CADMD 201
Mechanical Layout and Design I
Prerequisite: None
2 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs credit
An advanced course in graphics for all students taking the mechanical design curriculum. The instructional unit provides experience in mechanical layout and design. Design problems require solution by math, graphics, and creative imagination. Experience also is given in industrial filing systems, engineering specifications, blueprint corrections, manufacturing processes, and other products.
CADMD 203
Statics and Strength of Materials
Prerequisite:TECH 109
4 lectures per week: 4 hrs credit
A study of the stress and deformation of mechanical parts and structural members. The properties of materials, the geometry of parts, and the type of loading are considered for the design of shafts, beams, columns, and welded joints based on both strength and stiffness requirements. Methods of analyzing force systems, shear and moment diagrams, and the concepts of deflections and moments of inertia on an area are also covered by the course. This course is calculator based.
CADMD 243 (IAI: MTM 911)
Introduction to AUTOCAD
Prerequisite: CADMD 141
2 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs credit
This is an introductory course in Computer Aided Drafting(CAD). Through lecture and hands-on experience, student slearn to use the most popular microcomputer CAD software, AutoCAD. Students learn basic CAD skills that enable them to produce mechanical drawings. Topics include: setting up AutoCAD, utility commands, drawing construction techniques, editing, display controls, layers, drawing aids, dimensioning, and plotting. Although there are no specific prerequisites, prospective students should have a working knowledge of IBM-compatible PCs, an understanding of plane geometry, and be able to deal with both common and decimal fractions.
CADMD 244
Intermediate AUTOCAD
Prerequisite: CADMD 243
2 lecture, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs credit
This course is a continuation of CADMD 243. Students learn to use advanced AutoCAD commands to create complex mechanical drawings. The topics to be covered include: attributes and polylines, AutoCAD 3-D, customizing AutoCAD, and a brief intro to AutoLisp.
CADMD 245 (IAI: EGR 941)
Computer Aided Design
Prerequisite: CADMD 244
2 lecture, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs credit
This is a course in Computer Aided Design for the advanced CAD user. Students learn to use a typical CAD system to design and analyze mechanical mechanisms. The course content stresses reinforcement of CAD capabilities covered in previous courses, creating AutoLisp programs using AutoCAD commands in AutoLisp, conditional and loop statements, and programming logic. Design concepts such as design automation and product design analysis are covered.
CAD 246
Architectural Desktop
Prerequisite: CADMD 243
1 lecture, 2 lab hrs per week: 2 hrs credit
This course teaches advanced CAD students to use Architectural Desktop software to create architectural drawings. It is not a course in architectural design. Students are expected to have previous AutoCAD experience and have a working knowledge of conventional architectural drawing techniques. Topics include creating typical architectural drawings such as floor plans, elevations, sections, and site plans.
CADMD 247
Mechanical Desktop
Prerequisite: CADMD 244
1 lecture, 2 lab hrs per week: 2 hrs credit
This course teaches students to create mechanical designs using Autodesk’s Mechanical Desktop software. Students who are already proficient in 2-D CAD learn to convert rough sketches into working solid model mechanical drawings.
CADMD 248
Introduction to Inventor
Prerequisite: CADMD 244
1 lecture, 2 lab hrs per week: 2 hrs credit
This course is an introduction to Autodesk Inventor, which is an advanced 3-D parametric solid modeling system with surface modeling capabilities. Students learn to create solid parts, assemblies of solid parts, exploded presentations of assemblies and engineering drawings.