Overview

This unit of study sets out the knowledge and skills required to apply Computer Aided Drafting using 2D techniques for engineering applications. This includes complex and advanced applications of Computer Aided Drafting systems.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Prepare and generate professional engineering drawings using a common CAD software according to engineering standards (K2, S1, S2, A2)
  • Demonstrate the use of basic 3D CAD drawings for engineering design (K2, S1, A2, K5)
  • Demonstrate the ability to use CAD for engineering design projects (A2, A4, K5)
  • Demonstrate ability to communicate engineering design outcomes using produced CAD drawings (A2, A4, A7)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture
2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Class
2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Class
2.00 12 weeks 24
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
5.50 12 weeks 66
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 15 - 35% 1,2,3,4 
PortfolioIndividual 35 - 60% 1,2,3,4 
ProjectIndividual 15 - 25% 1,2,3,4 
ProjectGroup 15 - 25% 1,2,3,4 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

(i) an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more, and(ii) completion of at least 50% of the Portfolio tasks.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Use of CAD software –including Geometric construction methods – Angles, circles, arcs, polygons, tangents
  • Use CAD system for engineering system design
  • Specific procedures – Creating symbols for library files, program specific commands ;Methodology for creating layers, name, colour, line type ;Methodology for drawing variables, limits, grid, snap, dimensions, text, units
  • Introduction to 3D CAD

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.