Computer Aided Draughting for Engineers (SQA HN Unit DR1X 34)

1 HN Credit at SCQF level 7: (8 SCQF credit points at SCQF level 7)

This Unit has been designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills that will enable you to use a CAD system’s command structure effectively and efficiently in the production of 2D working drawings.

By doing a series of practice exercises and drawing tutorials you will logically progress through the CAD command structures, producing 2D fully working drawings to a given specification. Having gained confidence in 2D creation and presentation you will be introduced to simple 3D creation and editing.

Formal assessment for this Unit will be based on your competence in producing a series of engineering drawings to a given specification via practical assignments using CAD system commands effectively and efficiently.

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HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?

In Outcome 1 candidates should be asked to produce engineering CAD drawings from given paper drawings and should also be asked to modify these drawings.

In Outcome 2 candidates should be asked to produce and print composite drawings using standard parts, external drawing files and custom menus.

In Outcome 3 candidates will be asked to produce 3D drawings.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

It would be beneficial for candidates to have prior knowledge of technical drawing to current standards or computer aided draughting at an introductory level. However, these requirements are not absolutely essential as basic orthographic drawing skills will be revised in Outcome 1. Possession of basic knowledge and understanding in these areas may be evidenced by possession of NQ Units in Graphical Communication (D16T 12), Graphical Engineering Communication (D993 12) and Introduction to Computer Aided Draughting (E8M2 11).

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

This is a practical Unit requiring you to have individual access to a CAD system. A CAD system is defined as hardware and software, which will enable an operator to generate (and regenerate) engineering drawings at an acceptable processor speed. A typical minimum hardware configuration would be a current single user PC fitted with suitable peripherals attached such as a printer/plotter to produce hard copies of work. Alternatively other computer configurations, such as networked CAD stations, are possible provided they can satisfy the Unit’s criteria.