4017: Computer Aided Drafting Lab KL Diploma Syllabus for Civil 4th Sem 2015 Revision SITTTR

Computer Aided Drafting Lab detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil) for 2015 revision curriculum has been taken from the SITTTRs official website and presented for the Civil students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For Civil Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Civil 4th Sem 2015 revision scheme. The detailed syllabus of computer aided drafting lab is as follows.

Course Outcomes:

1. Do the preliminary settings of CAD work sheet
2. Developing detailed 2D drawing
3. Develop detailed 3D drawing
4. Structural detailing using CAD

SPECIFIC OUTCOME

Upon completion of the study, the student should be able to:

1. Understand the importance of CAD
   1. List the advantages of CAD
   2. Identify the operating tools in CAD
2. Working with CAD
   1. Set up CAD work sheet
   2. Draw simple shapes
   3. Perform Editing, adding dimensions and text
3. Developing 2D drawings
   1. Draw simple structures, single storied and double storied buildings with all details (Plan, section & Elevation) and familiarize the key board operations while drawing
   2. Develop pictorial drawing of simple structures
4. Developing 3D drawings
   1. Obtain the different views including perspective view of simple objects
   2. Draw isometric view of simple buildings
   3. Obtain the wire frame models
   4. Create various surfaces
   5. Create solid modeling
   6. Perform the developments of 3D models of simple objects & buildings
   7. Perform rendering of 3D model
   8. Plot the drawing to a standard paper size with title block

CONTENT DETAILS

Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting: Drawing using CAD – Advantages of using CAD – Three dimensional geometry – Solid modeling – CAD system components – Computer hardware and software -CAD work station – Elements of Drawing window-Application of CAD – CAD an Overview: -Development of CAD – System requirements – Drawing by CAD – Programme operation – CAD basics – Start up dialogue box – Start from scratch-create new files, format setting – Use a template-open a drawing – Accessing commands-setting tool bars – Data entry Working with CAD – Setting limits – Drawing lines – Using Grid and Snap – Saving work -DRAW Commands- Drawing simple shapes (Eg., Rectangle, Circle, Arc, etc) – Exit and quit commands – EditingAdding dimensions and Text: – Editing drawings using various MODIFY commands – Add dimensions and texts on drawings Developing simple buildings with CAD (Eg., Residential building, Library hall, Town hall, School building, etc) – Developing detailed drawing – Pictorial drawing – Develop 3D drawings and obtain different views including perspective view-. Develop an isometric drawing – wire frame modeling. – Plot the building drawings suitably brought onto a standard paper size with suitable title block using paper space and model space.

Note: Use of Free & Open Source Software to be promoted to the maximum extent.

Reference Books:

1. Dayanithi : AutoCAD ; NITTTR, Chennai.
2. NITTTR, Chennai : Computer Application Course material
3. George Omuru : Autocad 2010 ; BPB publications

For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Civil Engineering, 2015 revision curriculum do visit Civil 4th Sem subject syllabuses for 2015 revision.

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