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Computer Aided Drafting CPU

Introduction

Students use an industry-standard software package to create CAD drawings.The Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) CPU employs AutoCAD™, a commonly used industrial CAD package, to give students experiences in visual communications. CAD professionals are in high demand across several career clusters, and this CPU can expose students to hundreds of career opportunities while teaching and reinforcing math skills and communication skills. The CAD CPU is available in both 10 and 15-hour versions.

Featured Careers

  • CAD designers
  • Aerospace engineer
  • Mechanical engineer
  • Civil engineerStudents identify how relative and absolute Cartesian/polar coordinates can be used in CAD drawings.

Skill Development

Technology Topics and Skills

  • Career and occupational outlook
  • Academic requirements
  • Primitive communication systems
  • Cartesian coordinate system
  • Primitive objects and symbols
  • Drafting terminology and rules
  • Plan, orthographic, perspective, and multi-view drawings
  • CAD in mechanical, architectural, electrical, and other industries

Academic Topics and Skills

  • Reading
  • WritingStudents get a feel for manual drafting by creating a sketch of a floor plan.
  • Communication
  • Math
  • Problem solving
  • Research
  • Resource allocation
  • Technological literacy
  • TSA event alignment
  • Skills USA event alignment
  • FFA event alignment

What's Included

  • Applied Technologies AutoCAD LT courseware CD
  • Applied Technologies AutoCAD LT Student Guide
  • Drafting textbook
  • AutoCAD LT software
  • Printer
  • Miscellaneous materials and consumables
  • Instructor's Overview
  • Media Cruiser

Pricing

Computer Aided Drafting 10-Activity - CCA976 - $1,995.00
Computer Aided Drafting 15-Activity - CCA975 - $2,095.00
CPU Objectives


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