Maricopa Community Colleges  CAD135   20062-20085 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/22/05
CAD135 20062-20085 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Fundamentals of 2D AutoCAD
Identification and utilization of hardware and software components in a typical AutoCAD installation. Creation, manipulation, and hardcopy production of drawing files from major AutoCAD command and display environments and plot options. Collaboration in the setup, collation, and plotting of representative detail sheets.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CAD135   20062-20085 Fundamentals of 2D AutoCAD
1. Identify and utilize major hardware and software components of a typical AutoCAD installation. (I, II, III, IV)
2. Create and manipulate drawing files and symbol libraries using CAD software with appropriate input devices and command toolbar/menu procedures. (II, III)
3. Identify and use major AutoCAD environments and layout techniques to obtain display modes and hard copy formats used in drawing manipulation. (III)
4. Define and manipulate blocks, groups, and external references using standard AutoCAD procedures. (IV)
5. Collaborate on the setup, collation, and plotting of a representative detail sheet using appropriate hardware and software techniques. (IV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
CAD135   20062-20085 Fundamentals of 2D AutoCAD
    I. Hardware
        A. Identification
        B. Nomenclature
        C. Basic procedures
      II. CAD file creation
          A. Drawing files
          B. Symbol Libraries
          C. Navigating the standard AutoCAD window
          D. Input devices and commands
            1. Keyboard
            2. Mouse
          E. Command toolbars
        III. AutoCAD environments
            A. Drawing and modeling
              1. Model space
              2. Paper space
            B. Printing and plotting
              1. Default printing
              2. Scaled printing and plotting
          IV. Project management
              A. Windows operations
              B. AutoCAD file operations
                1. Backup and recovery
                2. Savetime command
              C. Blocks and groups
                1. Creating
                2. Inserting
                3. Selection by filter
              D. External references
                1. Layer management
                2. Attach/detach
                3. Insertion
                4. Bind
              E. Detail sheet (collaborative)
                1. Prototype setup
                2. Libraries
                3. Detail sheet file collation
                4. Detail sheet plotting
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