DES2004

Product engineering 3

4 points
* One 1-hour lecture and 2 laboratory hours per week
* First and second semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites: DES1104

Objectives On successful completion of this subject students should be able to understand and be able to apply, at an introductory level of expertise, the theory of computer-aided design using PC based systems and relevant software such as Autocad and Corel Draw.

Synopsis The subject helps students select hardware and software for CAD applications; using the menus of various computer input devices; employing drawing aids; edit facilities; use dimensioning, scaling and plotting facilities of a CAD package; create professional presentation standards in 2D and 3D drawings; and extract attributes data from spread sheets to prepare lists of materials and associated costs.

Assessment: Progressive assignments: 70%
* Examination 30%

Recommended texts

Autodesk Inc. AUTOCAD reference manual 1988
Baker D and Rice H Inside AUTOCAD New Riders Publishing, 1988
Cadley Inc. CADKEY user reference guide Cadley Inc, 1988
Shrivastava A Introduction to AUTOCAD Chisholm Institute of Technology, 1989