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Course Detail

Course Name Computer Aided Drafting
Course Code 25CSA102
Program  B.Sc. (Hons) in Physics
Semester 1
Credits 1
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

UNIT 1:

Drawing Standards – Introduction to CAD software CAD user interface Data input modes – Coordinate systems – Units and precision Setting Limits and display units Drawing templates – Features of GUI. Sketching basic geometric entities. Sketching simple geometric entities: points, lines, circles, arcs, ellipse, rectangle, polygons, polylines, splines Use of object snaps – Practice exercises using simple geometric entities.

UNIT 2:

Modifying drawings: Move, copy, rotate and offset drawings; Mirroring, Scaling, Trim, extend, erase, explode – Fillet and chamfering Rectangular, Polar and Path array – Drawing exercise: Sketching and modifying 2D drawings.

UNIT 3:

Drawing properties: Line type, Line weight, Object properties Hatch and gradient Working with Layers – Dimensioning and annotations Adding tolerance to dimensions Working with text and tables Sketching with blocks and groups – Use of attributes Working with external references Layout, printing and publishing drawings – Exercise involving sketching 2D orthographic views of 3D geometries with dimensions and tolerances. Introduction to 3D – Isometric drafting – Conversion of orthographic projections of simple components into isometric views. Creating 3D components and assembly.Project: Students have to complete a project involving creating orthographic/ 3D views of the simple machine elements / assemblies such as centrifugal pumps, hydraulic cylinders, gear boxes etc. with dimensions following standard drawing practices using CAD software.

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Objectives:

Familiarize with the Computer Aided Drafting packages.Introduce standards and codes in engineering drawings. Provide hands on training to make the students proficient with 2D drafting of simple machine elements and assemblies.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course the student will be able to

CO1: Apply standard drawing codes and practices to produce engineering drawings

CO2: Construct 2D geometry with proper dimensioning using Computer Aided drafting software

CO3: Create 2D representations of 3D objects using CAD software

CO4: Develop isometric drawings using orthographic views

Text Books / References

Text / Reference Books:

1.James D Bethune, Engineering Graphics with AutoCAD 2017, Pearson Education, 2018.

2.Gopalakrishna, K.R., and Sudheer Gopalakrishna Computer Aided Engineering Drawing, Subhas Publications, 2015. AUTO-CAD manual (In-House)

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