BMATWT 220 - Introduction to CAD
in Construction and Architecture
Syllabus

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Meetings: Tue, Thu @ 4:00-5:15, Holdsworth 302 (Fall 2008)
Credits: 3
SPIRE: 71700 (Fall 2008)

Please Note: A second session of this course will be offered in Spring 2009 at the same time.

Instructor: Akanksha Sharma
Office hours: TBA
Email: TBA

TA: TBA

Faculty Contact: Alexander C. Schreyer
Office: Holdsworth Hall, Room 125
Email: schr...@nrc.umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-1976

This course provides students with a broad introduction into Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) with a focus on construction- and architecture-specific applications. By using popular CAD software (such as Autodesk AutoCAD as well as Google SketchUp) in hands-on exercises, assignments and projects, students gain the capability to use CAD to model construction projects and create and distribute industry-standard architectural drawings.

Students will gain:

• Understanding of the power and precision of computer-aided modeling and drafting;
• Ability to construct accurate 2D geometry as well as complex 3D shape and surface objects;
• Ability to create 2D representations of 3D objects as plan view, elevations and sections;
• Ability to assemble these drawings in industry-standard plan form and produce plotted hardcopies ready for distribution;
• Awareness of architectural drafting with a focus on industry standards.

Topics:

1. Intro to CAD, Intro to AutoCAD
2. Precision drawing, Coordinate systems
3. Drawing aids, Shapes
4. Edit functions
5. 3D modeling (Surfaces, Solids)
6. Modeling in 3D with SketchUp
7. Annotating (Text, Hatching, Dimensioning)
8. Work organization (Layers, DesignCenter, Templates)
9. Advanced plotting (Layouts, Viewports), Office Standards
10. Blocks, Drafting symbols, Attributes, Extracting data
11. Internet and collaboration

Required Text:

Introducing AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009 / George Omura / Sybex. Copies are available in the Textbook Annex. A reference copy is available in room 110.

Optional Literature:

Illustrated AutoCAD Quick Reference / Grabowski / Delmar Learning
(AutoCAD command reference)

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Bible / Finkelstein / John Wiley & Sons
(more in-depth AutoCAD reference and tutorials)

AutoCAD for Architecture / Jefferis, Jones, Jefferis / Autodesk Press, Thomson
(architecture-oriented AutoCAD tutorials)

SketchUp for Dummies / Chopra / For Dummies Publishers
(introductory SketchUp book by a good author - but with an awful title)

Introduction to Google SketchUp / Chopra, Town / Wiley Pathways
(similar to the onle above)

3D Construction Modeling / Fukai / Insitebuilders
(SketchUp tutorials for construction)

Architectural Graphic Standards Student Edition / Ramsey, Sleeper / J. Wiley & Sons
(general architectural planning)

Architectural Graphics / Ching / J. Wiley & Sons
(drafting and presentation)

Architectural Drafting and Design / Jefferis, Madsen / Thomson, Delmar Learning
(drafting and construction methods)

Please see the PDF-version of the syllabus for more details.