Module 1
History and overview of CAD- popular CAD packages – advantages of CAD over manual drafting and design – hardware requirements – Configuration and installation of the CAD package.
Module 2
Creation of 2D drawings: Menu structures- Menu bars, Screen menu, Pull down menu and Toolbars. Setting up units, limits, snap, grid, ortho mode etc. Controlling the drawing and drawing display – zoom, pan, regeneration, redraw. Drawing aids and tools – Osnap settings, point filters, inquiry commands, concept of UCS Modify tools – Erase, undo, redo, copy, move, rotate, offset, fillet, chamfer, array, scale, extend, break, explode, stretch, properties. Creation of blocks and symbols, using layers, color, linetype, ltscale etc. Dimensioning – Styles – Dim variables, scaling, formatting, annotation, QDIM adding text to drawing – multiline text, text styles, editing text. Working with multiple drawings, printing and plotting.
History and overview of CAD- popular CAD packages – advantages of CAD over manual drafting and design – hardware requirements – Configuration and installation of the CAD package.
Module 2
Creation of 2D drawings: Menu structures- Menu bars, Screen menu, Pull down menu and Toolbars. Setting up units, limits, snap, grid, ortho mode etc. Controlling the drawing and drawing display – zoom, pan, regeneration, redraw. Drawing aids and tools – Osnap settings, point filters, inquiry commands, concept of UCS Modify tools – Erase, undo, redo, copy, move, rotate, offset, fillet, chamfer, array, scale, extend, break, explode, stretch, properties. Creation of blocks and symbols, using layers, color, linetype, ltscale etc. Dimensioning – Styles – Dim variables, scaling, formatting, annotation, QDIM adding text to drawing – multiline text, text styles, editing text. Working with multiple drawings, printing and plotting.
Module 3
Creation of 3D drawings: Concept of 3D Drawings, working with views in 3D using view point, Real-time 3D rotation, concept of UCS in 3D, multiple active work planes. 3D modeling techniques- wire modeling, surface modeling, surface revolution, tabsurf, rulesurf, edgesurf, and 3D face, region modeling, solid modeling, fillets and chamfer, editing faces of 3D solid & shelling. Calculating mass properties and interference Creating perspective and sectional perspective views of 3D models. Shading and rendering – assigning material, landscapes, mapping, lights and scenes etc.
Creation of 3D drawings: Concept of 3D Drawings, working with views in 3D using view point, Real-time 3D rotation, concept of UCS in 3D, multiple active work planes. 3D modeling techniques- wire modeling, surface modeling, surface revolution, tabsurf, rulesurf, edgesurf, and 3D face, region modeling, solid modeling, fillets and chamfer, editing faces of 3D solid & shelling. Calculating mass properties and interference Creating perspective and sectional perspective views of 3D models. Shading and rendering – assigning material, landscapes, mapping, lights and scenes etc.
Module 4
AutoLISP: Introduction of AutoLISP- Data types, signs and symbol conventions, user defined functions, variables and functions. Writing your own commands.
AutoLISP: Introduction of AutoLISP- Data types, signs and symbol conventions, user defined functions, variables and functions. Writing your own commands.
Module 5
Planning and designing of residential buildings (2D only)
Planning and designing of public buildings (2D only)
Term project – To prepare sketch design for Client and submission drawings for approval (Using National Building code provisions and Local Building rules)
Planning and designing of residential buildings (2D only)
Planning and designing of public buildings (2D only)
Term project – To prepare sketch design for Client and submission drawings for approval (Using National Building code provisions and Local Building rules)
References
Reference Manual of the package.
National building code of India.
Shah & Kale, Building Drawing, Tata McGraw Hill.
Balgopal T.S. Prabhu, Building Drawing and Detailing, SPADES, Calicut.
Sham Tickoo, Understanding AutoCAD 2002, Tata McGraw Hill.Sham Tickoo, AutoCAD 2002 with Applications, Tata McGraw Hill.
National building code of India.
Shah & Kale, Building Drawing, Tata McGraw Hill.
Balgopal T.S. Prabhu, Building Drawing and Detailing, SPADES, Calicut.
Sham Tickoo, Understanding AutoCAD 2002, Tata McGraw Hill.Sham Tickoo, AutoCAD 2002 with Applications, Tata McGraw Hill.