Basic Autocad Operator
Offered At the following campus locations
Program Overview
All of the courses in the Basic AutoCAD Operator – TCC program are embedded in the Drafting Technology diploma and degree programs. The CAD Operator TCC program endows students with the prospect to continue on the career pathway toward advancement in the drafting profession. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills or to retrain in drafting practices and software. This TCC could also serve if needed as an exit point for high school dual enrolled students needing a point of exit for employment purposes.
Course Overview
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|
DFTG 1101 CAD Fundamentals Establishes safety practices as they relate to a drafting environment. Introduces basic CAD functions while presenting essential principles and practices for line relationships, scale, and geometric construction.
Required textbooks and materials:
- AutoCAD 2015 Tutorial - First Level: 2d Fundamentals, ISBN 978-1-58503-864-0, $53.76
2464 | 4 |
DFTG 1103 Multiview/Basic Dimensioning Technical Drawing I provides multiview and pictorial sketching, orthographic drawing and fundamental dimensioning methods necessary to develop 2D and 3D views that completely describe machine parts for manufacture using intermediate CAD software techniques.
Required textbooks and materials:
- AutCAD 2015 Tutorial - First Level: 2d Fundamentals, ISBN 978-1-58503-864-0, $53.76
2465 | 4 |
DFTG 1111 Fasteners This course covers the basics of identifying fastening techniques, interpreting technical data, and create working drawings. Topics include utilization of technical data, identifying thread types, graphic representation of threaded fasteners, utilization of other fastening techniques, welding symbol identification, and welding symbol usage in working drawings.
Required textbooks and materials:
- Technical Drawing and Engineering Communication, ISBN 978-1-4283-3583-7, $56.40
2469 | 4 |
| *12 minimum semester hour credits required for certificate | |
