COURSE OUTLINE
SCHOOL:
School of Engineering Technology & Applied Science
DEPARTMENT:
Advanced Manufacturing & Automation Technology (AMAT)
PROGRAM:
Mechanical Engineering Technology &
Mechanical Engineering Technician
COURSE TITLE:
Introduction to AutoCAD
COURSE CODE:
MT-151
TOTAL COURSE HOURS:
45
(3 hrs/class x 1 class/week x 15 wks = 45 hrs)
PRE-REQUISITES/CO-REQUISITES:
N/A
COURSE ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIOR LEARNING
ASSESSMENT AND RECOGNITION (PLAR): Yes
ORIGINATED BY:
Enzo Bevilacqua (2001-05-01)
REVISED BY:
Enzo Bevilacqua
REVISION DATE:
2008-08-11
APPROVED BY:
__________________________________
Chairperson/Dean
ACADEMIC YEAR:
2008 - 2009
NOTE: Students should keep all course outlines for each course taken at Centennial College.
These may be used to apply for transfer of credit to other educational institutions. A fee may
be charged for additional or replacement copies.
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Course Title: Intro to AutoCAD
CENTENNIAL COLLEGE
Course Code: MT-151
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the fundamental concepts and features of the
AutoCAD (2D) computer-assisted-drafting program. This is a hands-on lab course which attempts to
cover as many pertinent software commands and functions as possible in order to help students, with
no previous knowledge of the program, to become competent and capable operators. The in-class
exercises (which build upon each other) are designed to clearly illustrate AutoCAD commands while
reiterating the CSA drafting standards discussed in the Blueprint Reading Course (MT-152).
Weekly instruction will be given in one of the AutoCAD equipped labs in a 3-hour session consisting of
brief lectures on software theory and drafting standards followed by a lab session, with an emphasis
placed on hands-on experience. Session times typically break down as follows: 25%
lecture/instruction and 75% in-lab usage of the CAD equipment and software. In most sessions the
student will be introduced to new drafting theory as well as CAD commands, operations and
techniques. A series of specifically designed illustrative exercises, which will be assigned during the
course, will provide the student with the necessary practice for skill development. It should be noted
that these exercises are intended to be completed and submitted by the end of the class or by the
start of the next session.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon successful completion, students will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:
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Comprehend the fundamental graphic language concepts of mechanical engineering drafting
(CSA standards).
Effectively use the fundamental program commands found in the AutoCAD software.
Employ the AutoCAD software to prepare precise and fully annotated multi-view two-dimensional
orthographic engineering drawings & graphics, including full and partial sections, all of which
properly adhere to CSA standards and meet acceptable industry standards.
ESSENTIAL EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (EES):
This course supports the students’ ability to:
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Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken and visual form that fulfills the
purpose and meets the needs of audiences.
Reframe information, ideas and concepts using the narrative, visual, numerical and symbolic
representations, which demonstrate understanding.
Use a variety of computer hardware and software, and other technological tools appropriate and
necessary to the performance of tasks.
Create innovative strategies and/or products that meet identified needs.
Manage the use of time and other resources to attain personal and/or project-related goals.
Take responsibility for his or her own actions and decisions.
PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT & RECOGNITION PROCESS (ES):
This course is eligible for PLAR through the Registrar and SETAS offices.
Assessment of portfolio and/or testing may be discussed with faculty.
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Course Title: Intro to AutoCAD
CENTENNIAL COLLEGE
Course Code: MT-151
EVALUATION & GRADING SYSTEM:
Evaluation Policies:
• Attendance to all classes is mandatory.
• Students are expected to punctually attend all lectures and to complete all drawing
assignments in the allotted time specified for each*.
• Failure to attend 20% or more may result in the student not being permitted to write the final
exams.
• If one of the term tests cannot be written because of documented medical or compassionate
reasons, the weight of the final exam will be proportionally increased. Note that a mark of zero
will be recorded in cases where no reason, acceptable to the professor, is provided.
• Students must write and pass the final exams in order to pass the course regardless if
sufficient marks have already been obtained in the semester. (Note: any student, who is
otherwise passing the course but will fail as a result of failing the final examination, will be
permitted to write one supplemental examination. This supplemental examination will normally
occur within approximately two weeks after the final grades are posted.)
• This course does not prescribe to re-writes except in such cases as discussed in the “Student
Accommodation” section.
All Drawings & Assignments will be marked in the following manner:
Mark Assigned:
Rationalization:
OK
N-OK
(Not-OK)
Ø
Relative Valuation:
Drawing is correct and complete.
(Drawing may contain up to 3 minor errors.)
1 point
Drawing is mostly correct but contains more than 3
minor errors or 1 major error.
½ point
Drawing has more than 5 minor errors, 2 or more
major errors or was submitted late.
0 points
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Plagiarism and copying will not be tolerated. All copied work (assignments/drawings/tests), including the
original, will receive a zero grade. No exceptions! (Refer to the College’s Plagiarism Policy on Page 5.)
Evaluation and Grade Allocation:
Portfolio:
In-class Drawings & Assignments*
10%
Tests:
Term Test #1
20%
Term Test #2
30%
Final Test
40%
TOTAL:
100%
*Note, unless otherwise specified, all drawing assignments are
generally due at the end of class or by the start of the next session.
Late drawing assignments will not be accepted or marked.
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Course Title: Intro to AutoCAD
CENTENNIAL COLLEGE
Course Code: MT-151
STUDENT ACCOMMODATION:
All students have the right to study in an environment that is free from discrimination and/or
harassment. It is College Policy to provide accommodation based on grounds defined in the Ontario
Human Rights Code. Accommodation may include changes or modifications to standard practices.
Students with disabilities who require academic accommodations must register with the Centre for
Student with Disabilities. Please see the Centre for Students with Disabilities for details.
Students requiring accommodation based on human rights grounds should talk with their professors
as early as possible. Details are available on the Centennial College website
(www.centennialcollege.ca ).
If students are unable to write an examination due to a medical problem or unforeseen family
problems, they should immediately contact their professor or program Chair for advice. In exceptional
and well documented circumstances (e.g. unexpected family problems, serious illness, or death of a
close family member), students should be able to write a make-up examination to replace an
examination missed.
TEXTS AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL/LEARNING MATERIALS:
Required Course Text:
• Introduction to AutoCAD – Exercise Manual
By E. Bevilacqua, BeviTEK Publications, ISBN: 978-0-9810851-0-4
Reference Texts:
• Technical Drawing – General Principles
Canadian Standards Association (latest edition preferable)
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Interpreting Engineering Drawings, Fifth Canadian Edition (or equivalent)
by Cecil Jensen & Jay HelselPublisher: Thomson/Nelson, ISBN-13: 978-0-17-641609-6
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AutoCAD 2008: A Problem Solving Approach
by Sham Tickoo, AutoDesk Press, ISBN-13: 978-1428311589
Other Instructional/ Learning Materials:
• USB flash memory device [IMPORTANT]
• ¼” Square paper
• Drafting Pencil & Eraser
• Ruler (inch & mm);
• Protractor; Compasses; 45˚ & 30˚ Set Squares (optional)
USE OF DICTIONARIES:
Dictionaries are not permitted during tests or exams in this course.
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Course Title: Intro to AutoCAD
CENTENNIAL COLLEGE
Course Code: MT-151
POLICY STATEMENTS
College Policies
The following statements are selected from Centennial College policies approved by the Board of Governors.
Student Responsibilities
Students are expected to know the contents of the course outline and to discuss with the professor any areas where clarification is
required.
Students should keep all course outlines for each course taken at Centennial College. These may be used to apply for transfer of credit
to other educational institutions. A fee may be charged for additional or replacement copies.
Other Policies
Students should familiarize themselves with all College Policies that cover students’ rights, responsibilities, and the Academic Appeal
process. For further information, consult the Academic Matters Section in the full-time and Continuing Education calendars. The
Academic Appeal Application form is available from any Enrolment Services Office.
Proof of Student Status
Students must produce official photo identification at any time during the semester when requested to do so by any professor. (The
official piece is the Centennial Student Card.) Continuing Education students do not have Centennial Student Cards, and so they may
use other forms of photo identification, such as a driver’s license, health card, or other government-issued photo identification.
Final Examinations
When writing a test or examination, students must put their official photo-ID cards in full view for review by the invigilator. Students who
do not have official photo-ID will be permitted to write the examination with a substitute photo-ID, but they will be required to produce
photo-ID at the program or department office within 24 hours or the next business day following the examination, or else the examination
results will be void.
More Final Examination Policies are available at http://my.centennialcollege.ca.
Cheating
Any student who, in an examination, copies from the work of another person in the examination room, or who uses notes or other
memory aids without the permission of the invigilator, or who permits such copying, or supplies such notes or memory aids to another,
breaches proper conduct and is liable to a sanction under this Academic Honesty and Plagiarism Policy and Procedures. This type of
action may also be subject to an academic sanction such as a failing grade.
Plagiarism
Any Student who, in an assignment, submits work that is substantially copied from the work of another person, without attribution, and
represents that such work is his or her own, breaches proper conduct and is liable to a sanction under this Policy. This type of action
may also be subject to an academic sanction such as a failing grade.
Academic Progression Policy for Diploma and Certificate Programs
College Academic Standings will be applied. Please see Academic Policies and Procedures, Full-Time Calendar.
Faculty Consultation
Professors are available to see students outside of class time. Students can contact professors via voice mail, email, or through their
program or department office. Information regarding how to contact teachers will be provided at the beginning of the course and is also
available in the program or department office.
Human Rights Statement
It is the policy of the College that all programs will strive for a learning, teaching, and working environment that promotes inclusion,
understanding, and respect for all students and employees, consistent with the Ontario Human Rights Code and Centennial College's
Statement of Diversity.
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Course Title: Intro to AutoCAD
Wk
1
Topic/Content*
• Introduction to the course
• System fundamentals
• Basic drawing functions
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• Additional drawing
commands
• Non-linear drawing elements
• Modify menu items
• Dimensioning
• Using construction line
layout techniques
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Course Code: MT-151
Instructional Objectives
• Peruse course outline.
• Discussion of fundamental course objectives.
• Hardware/software configuration and details.
• Basic workstation and system overview.
• Operating concepts and procedures.
• Starting a drawing – sheets sizes, standard drawing frame templates, alphabet
of lines.
• Initial software commands, the DRAW menu, linetype, color & lineweight,
GRID & grid SNAP, drawing by vector input, ZOOM. ERASE and titleblock
editing.
• Drawing by coordinate entry.
• Use of the RECTANGLE, POLYGON, CIRCLE, and ARC commands.
• Use of the FILLET and CHAMFER commands.
• Linear, radial and angular dimensioning.
Tests and Assignments
Exercise #1 - Abutment Block
Exercise #2 - Adjustable Baseplate
Exercise #3 - Punch Plate
(Co-ordinate Entry &
Dimensioning)
• Drawing in a metric environment.
• Use of the construction line commands in drawing layout.
• Drawing cleanup with the TRIM command.
• Further discussion of drawing layout and use of construction line commands.
• Discussion of drawing scale.
• Modifying standard A-size template to accommodate a drawing of scale other
than 1:1.
Exercise #4 - Tapering Plate
Exercise #5 - Fork Shifter (metric)
• Test No.1
• Test: Replicate a fully dimensioned single view orthographic drawing.
Test #1 = 20% (120 minutes)
• Drawing element grouping
• Drawing element
repositioning & replication
• Adding Text
• Drawing objects composed of many separate elements and using the GROUP
function in order to manipulate them as whole.
• Use of the MOVE and COPY commands.
• Discussion of text and font concepts and their uses.
• Using leader lines.
• Creating complex figures by using repetitive polar and rectangular array
patterns.
• Creating complex figures by drawing only a quarter of the final object and
using the MIRROR command to fill in the remaining three quarters.
Exercise #13 - Pictorial Bar Chart
(mechanical components)
• Construction line layout
techniques (cont’d)
• Modifying commands: Array
and Mirroring
Exercise #6 - Tucker Gasket
Exercise #16 - Tritium Infusion
Plate
Exercise #18 - Interociter
Continued…
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Course Title: Intro to AutoCAD
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Course Code: MT-151
Instructional Objectives
• Creating a complex figure by using a combination of the MIRROR, ARRAY,
GROUP, COPY, MOVE, ROTATE and SCALE commands.
• Additional drawing commands: ELLIPSE and SPLINE.
• Use of splines for showing a break line or breakout section.
• Discussion on the concept and use of hatching.
Tests and Assignments
Exercise #19 – Escher Wheels
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Topic/Content*
• Additional modifying
commands: Rotate & Scale
• Hatching
• Full Sections
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• Test No.2
• Test: Replicate a fully dimensioned two view orthographic drawing.
Test #2 = 30% (120 minutes)
• 3-View Orthographic
Projection
• Layout and creation of standard 3-view orthographic projection drawings.
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• Drawing and using the standard 3 angle projection symbol.
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• 3-View Orthographic
Projection (cont’d)
• Sectioning (offset)
• More complex orthographic drawing.
• Use of the symmetry symbol.
• Drawing a “cutting plane” according to standards.
• Use of hatching for sectional views.
Exercise #24 - 3-View
Orthographic
Projections
(4-Blocks)
Exercise #25 - Clutch Bracket
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• Final Test
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• Test: Replicate a fully dimensioned three view orthographic drawing with a
sectional view. Drawing incorporates all techniques covered during the course.
Exercise #7 - Drive Assembly
Exercise #8 - Pie Chart
Exercise #27 - Taper Collar
Final Test = 40% (120 minutes)
[NOTE: Course content including drawing assignments and/or tests may be added, changed or deleted because of extenuating circumstances.]
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