Maricopa Community Colleges  CAD269   19986-20065 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/26/98

CAD269  19986-20065

L+L

3 Credit(s)

6 Period(s)

Landscape Computer Aided Design

Computer-aided landscape design, site layout and analysis, landscape design modeling, graphics, sprinkler design, detail drawings, landscape legends, sectional and 3-D views, E-Z estimate and Database use. Prerequisites: ([AGB139 or (BPC101AA, BPC/CIS114AA, and BPC117AD), or (CAD120 and CAD125) ], and AGL189), or permission of instructor.

Cross-References: AGL282

 

 

 

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

 

CAD269  19986-20065

Landscape Computer Aided Design

 

1.

Use the Landcadd system in the development of landscape designs. (I)

2.

Create a Landscape site plan with multiple layers. (II)

3.

Develop Greenscape plan using landscape design principles. (III)

4.

Prepare a landscape legend. (IV)

5.

Develop and utilize detail drawings. (V)

6.

Produce a hard copy of the generated drawings. (VI)

7.

Develop an irrigation system. (VII)

8.

Develop two and three dimensional views of site plans. (VIII)

9.

Operate the E-Z Estimate Landscape Program. (IX)

10.

Operate the Plant Specifier Database. (X)

 

 

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

 

CAD269  19986-20065

Landscape Computer Aided Design

 

 

I. Introduction to computer aided Landscape Design

A. Applications

1. Hardware

2. Software

B. Autocad

C. Landcadd

II. Site plan using multiple layers

A. Foot print

B. Windows and doors

C. Walks, drives and patios

III. Greenscape plan using multiple layers

A. Turf

B. Ground coves

C. Shrubs

D. Trees

IV. Legend

A. Individual plant identification

B. Group plant identification

V. Detail drawings

A. Existing detail drawings

B. Individual detail drawing sets

VI. Scale hard copy and send to plotter

VII. Irrigation system design

A. Freeze greenscape layers

B. Draw irrigation system layers

C. Hard copy

VIII. Two and three dimensional views of layering process

A. Contour lines

B. Buildings

C. Hardscape

D. Locate

1. Trees

2. Shrubs

3. Ground covers

4. Rotate views

IX. E-Z Estimate of landscape

A. Landscape installation

B. Cost estimation

C. Contract for installation development

X. Plant specifier

A. Finding plant records

B. Modifying records

C. Deleting records

D. Adding new records

E. Printing data base information

F. Utilizing plant growth simulation

 

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