Engineering Design Graphics, Visualization, and Fundamentals of Cad
3.0
creditsAverage Course Rating
This course will serve as an introduction to the foundational representational techniques for design, and help students to develop design literacy and three-dimensional visualization skills. Students will explore the range of tools utilized in design practice, beginning with the skills of hand-drawing, exploring ways to articulate visual ideas, and concluding with the standards of presentation and CAD tools typical in professional practice. This class will enable students to better develop, express and communicate their ideas as engineers.
Spring 2015
Professor: Steven Marra, Charles Phinney
The best aspects of the course included the useful material covered, the helpful professors, and the development of practical engineering skil s. Students reported that they enjoyed the visit to a machine shop, as wel as the opportunity to shadow upperclassmen design teams. Some students felt that the work was often tedious and time consuming, while others complained that there was too much drawing and not enough exposure to CAD. Thus, they suggested that more time be dedicated to learning CAD during the semester. Prospective students should be prepared for a moderate workload, and should be aware that this course focuses more on drawing than 3D design. No prior background is necessary.