Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Identify the components of a CAD system:
• List the advantages and disadvantages of using computer-aided drafting.
• Use Cartesian Coordinate and Polar Coordinate systems to define objects.
• Create basic object: points, lines, arcs, circles, text, ellipses, and polygons.
• Use snapping functions to draw with exact precision.
• Use automatic dimensioning features to measure and place dimensions on a drawing.
• Produce pictorial drawings.
• Create and edit 3D object.
• Determine a good plot scale to use when printing drawings.