CADD 106 CAD Systems

Prior to taking this course, students would have acquired an in-depth knowledge and be well-versed in at least one CAD system used in industry. This course is intended to broaden students' knowledge in other popular CAD packages by studying similarities and differences of the various commands and techniques. Students will experience the problems of translating between various Cadd systems. The objective of this course is to prepare students to adapt in an industrial environment quickly and easily to any of the most widely-used CAD systems.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CADD 105

Hours Weekly

2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Utilize the skills and techniques of the prior courses to analyze and compare other graphic packages.
  2. 2. Identify and solve translation problems between graphic packages.
  3. 3. Create working drawings with other graphic packages.
  4. 4. Create IGES files for translation.
  5. 5. Create DXF files for translation.
  6. 6. Create GIF files for translation to non-technical software.
  7. 7. Create PCX files for translations.
  8. 8. Develop raster-to-vector translation solutions.
  9. 9. Learn the application of scanned images.
  10. 10. Learn the merging of raster and vector data.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Utilize the skills and techniques of the prior courses to analyze and compare other graphic packages.
  2. 2. Identify and solve translation problems between graphic packages.
  3. 3. Create working drawings with other graphic packages.
  4. 4. Create IGES files for translation.
  5. 5. Create DXF files for translation.
  6. 6. Create GIF files for translation to non-technical software.
  7. 7. Create PCX files for translations.
  8. 8. Develop raster-to-vector translation solutions.
  9. 9. Learn the application of scanned images.
  10. 10. Learn the merging of raster and vector data.