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ROP Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CADD)
Course Description: This course provides entry-level, upgrade and advanced training in drafting and computer aided drafting occupations. Employment possibilities include assistant drafter, drafter, and computer aided drafter. Instruction will cover the following areas: drafting fundamentals, computer fundamentals, computer aided drafting (CAD) fundamentals. After fundamentals specialized areas may include; mechanical/machine drafting, architectural drafting, civil design drafting, electronic drafting, animation, and visualization. Students use equipment which include networked CAD workstations, plotters, related software, and manual drafting tools. Approximately 180 hours are needed to complete drafting fundamentals, and an additional 180 hours are needed to complete each area of specialization. Actual completion of the course depends upon the student's entry-level skills and rate of progress in the class. Prerequisites: Equivalent of one year of high school drafting or approval of instructor. Counseling Info: Students may participate in on-the-job training as a part of this course. Students must meet required course standards and obtain permission of the instructor prior to an on-the-job training assignment. Students must conform to dress codes and other standards required by the training site management. Notes: This course may meet requirements for advanced placement and/or credit at Mira Costa (for high school students only). This course meets the Practical Arts requirement of the San Dieguito Union High School District.
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Lessons:	Assignments and Due Dates* *NOTE: Late work will have 10% of total possible points deducted for every class day that it is late, up to 30% or three days. Late work will not be accepted after that time.	Supplemental Documents/Worksheets and Useful Links:
Week of Sept.1 Design Process and Client Considerations	#1 Room Layout: Measure, scale to 1/4", sketch, and dimension your bedroom. Due: Sept. 9, 2009 Syllabus Due: Sept. 11, 2009	Using Engineering and Architect Scales http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/nfa/engineer-architect-scales.pdf
Week of Sept. 7 #2 Architectural Styles Based on Research done in class, students will develop a PowerPoint of the style they like the most. In your presentation, address the following: - When was this style popular? - What was going on in the world when this style was popular? - Where is this type of architectural style most likely to be found? - What characteristics make this style different from all other styles? Your PowerPoint needs to have at least 6 slides (including the title page), and at least 5 examples of the architectural style on which you are reporting. Due: Monday, September, 14	Assignment #2: Architectural Styles Due: 9/14 http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~twp/architecture/ What Style of Architecture Am I Reporting On?	APA Citation Style - Cornell University APA citation style refers to the rules and conventions established by the American Psychological Association for documenting sources used in a research paper. This is the style you will be using throughout this course, and when citing any sources used for research papers you may write in your math and science courses while in high school and beyond.
Week of Sept 14: Project #1: Child's Playhouse Architects don't always plan residential structures. Sometimes they do special projects, such as this Child's Playhouse. Introduce Autodesk Revit	#3 Child's Playhouse Hand Sketches of FLOOR PLAN & FRONT ELEVATION (VIEW) Due: Sept. 16 Computer Generated Plans: Sept. 28th
Week of Sept 21: Continue drawing the playhouse FLOOR PLAN in Revit. - Ceilings - Roofs - Topo-surface - Landscaping	Child's Playhouse: CAD Floor Plan, 3-D Rendering w/Roof & Landscape: Due Sept. 24.
September 28 - November 20: Project #2: Apartment Complex Using our text, Autodesk Revit Building 9 for Architects & Designers by Sham Tickoo, we will be learning basic building components, site features, massing, annotations, schedules, rendering and walkthrough skills associated with 3-D architectural CADD. Students will model several different buildings within a given apartment complex, as well as learn to recreate existing topography. When the various buildings are complete, the student will virtually place these buildings on the building site, and create a realistic photo rendering of the completed project.	Documentation required: Cover Page ("Screen Dump" of Shaded w/edges rendering) Site plan with all buildings. Floor plan of each building (apt. 1, apt. 2, club, elevator/lobby). With each building sheet, include at least two elevations. Also include door & window schedules, as well as sections and details required by book. Apartment Complex Documentation Due: December 18, 2009	Students: We will be getting Autodesk Revit 2010 in our lab on Saturday, October 17th. If you would like to have Autodesk Revit 2010 on your home computer so that you can work at home as well as at school, send an email to me at deborah.elliott@sduhsd.net and I will send an email back to you with the URL for the Autodesk Student Community. From there, you can download the Revit software FREE (over $1,000 retail) with a 14 month license! Please email me ASAP so that you can take advantage of this fantastic offer.
Project #3: November 20, 2009 - January 15, 2010 "Dream House" A prospective client has heard of your fantastic reputation and has sought you out to bid on "the house of their dreams". They do have a budget, therefore, it cannot be outrageous in size or appointments, yet, they do want something very nice for their money.	DELIVERABLES: Client Survey: Due 11/10 Bubble Diagram: Due 11/17 Prelim. Sketches (hand-drawn): 11/19 Prelim. CAD plans: Due 12/14 First Revision with CLIENT MARK-UPS & COMMENTS: Jan. 5, 2010 Second Revision w/C.M-Us - Include Section Views, Elevations and Schedules: Due 1/13/10
Project #4: Office Building – Single Story Scenario: After a fire destroyed the original building, the owner of the property has come to you asking for plans so he can re-open his office that sells products made by a manufacturer that is off-site. Click here for details about the project.	Deliverables: Title Page (details to follow) All planning Documentation (Bubble diagrams, sketches, etc.) Dimensioned Floor Plan Dimensioned Ceiling Plan One Door Jam Detail One Foundation Detail (remember, this building is going to be in the Midwest where it gets REALLY cold and the ground freezes!) Horizontal and Vertical Section Views Elevations: N, S, E, W. Door, Window, & Lighting Schedules One rendered Interior view One rendered Exterior view
Project #5: Single Family Dwelling: Click here for map and details...	SINGLE FAMILY HOME You are to design an approx. 3200 sq. ft. house. The lot has an approx. 5° grade from the street level; the back (east) end of the lot being higher that the front. The lot has an ocean view to the west. The house you design may be two stories; the owners want to take advantage of the ocean view from as many rooms as possible. The building envelope has 12' setbacks from the property lines, 20' from the street. There are pre-existing dwellings to the north, east and south of this lot; to the west there is an open field and some greenhouses. The family has two young children now - a boy and a girl , and are contemplating having one more after the house is completed. There is also a possibility that the wife's mother may move in with the family sometime in the future. Begin by drawing a bubble diagram (15 points, Due Monday, March 8th).