Computer Aided Design

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Computer Aided Design

• Week 6

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Points to Cover

• Provisional Exam Date
• Wednesday 17th January, 600 - 830. Venue tbc.
• Computer Aided Design Course Topics
• AutoCAD basic Tools to Know
• AutoCAD Books if Required
• AutoCAD 2006, Bob McFarlane

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Computer Aided Design

• Core Topics / Course Outline
• http//www.lit.ie/courses/adulted/Courses/electeng
  /4311.html
• AutoCAD 2d
• Orthographic Projection
• British Standards (B.S.) Drawing Annotations
• E.g. Gears, Thread, Limits Fits, Dimensions
• AutoCAD 3d - Basic

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AutoCAD Basic Tools to Know

• Copy
• Mirror
• Offset
• Array (Rectangular Polar)
• Move
• Rotate
• Scale
• Stretch
• Trim
• Offset
• Fillet
• Break

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AutoCAD

• Note on In-Class Coursework
• Not a race to get Things done!
• Each week set of Assignments
• Try and get whatever you can done.
• TRY AND FINISH SOME QUESTIONS OUTSIDE OF
  LAB/LECTURE TIMEE.g. Come in Early on
  Wednesdays!!
• Understanding Practice

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AutoCAD 2d Topics

• Basic Drawing of Angled Lines.
• Creation of Layers and Linetypes, colours.
• Polylines
• Ellipses
• Section Views (Hatching etc.)
• Plan Elevation End Elevations
• Dimensioning Annotation (text etc.)