Spatial visualisation
B W Field
4 points * 13 lecture hours, 13 tutorial hours, 26 laboratory hours * Second semester * Clayton *
Descriptive geometry; orthographic representation, the manipulation of 3-D images on 2-D media, auxiliary views and rotations. Problems of true shapes and sizes, intersections of solids, shadows, development of surfaces and the representation of complex 3-D shapes. Sketching in 2-D and 3-D: isometric, dimetric and perspectives. The conversion of 2-D and 3-D images to solid forms.
Assessment
Examination (2.5 hours): 80% * Laboratory work: 20%
Prescribed texts
CADKEY light for use on DOS PC