DFTG 1409 BASIC COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING (4-3-3). A basic computer-aided drafting course. Emphasis is placed on drawing setup; creating and modifying geometry; storing and retrieving predefined shapes; placing, rotating, and scaling objects, adding text and dimensions, using layers, coordinating systems; as well as input and output devices. this course in computer-aided-drafting and design (CADD) employs AutoCAD software. Additional topics to be covered include drawing set-up, drawing and editing techniques, pictorial drawing, dimensioning, printing, plotting, and basic 3D modeling. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1405, High School drafting or Instructor approval. (EDG 1064)
DFTG 1417 ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING--RESIDENTIAL (4-3-3). Topics will cover the principles and practices used in residential construction. This course is an introduction to the preparation of architectural construction documents for a single family residence. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1409 or Instructor approval. Laboratory fees. (EDG 2044)
DFTG 1421 ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATION (4-3-3). Architectural drawing and sketching, including freehand drawing, perspectives, delineation in various media and development of students' graphical expression, including an introduction to various reproduction methods. Visual communication is a drawing studio intended to help the student visualize his/her creative thought process and the environment around him/her. The class is structured to advance the students visualization skills of architectural subjects by developing hand-drawn perspectives and presentation techniques. Basics of three dimensional CAD modeling will also be covered. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1417. (EDG 2144)
DFTG 1425 BLUEPRINT READING FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS (4-3-3). An introduction to reading and interpreting the "working drawings" for manufactured products and associated tooling. Use of sketching techniques to create pictorial and multiple-view drawings of manufactured parts. A survey course for students enrolled in vocational-technical majors. Methods of representation used in construction trades with emphasis on rough layouts and blueprint reading, with a section on materials take-off and cost estimating. CNBT 1446 may be substituted for DFTG 1425. Fee: $16 Skills: R (EDG 1034)
DFTG 1433 MECHANICAL DRAFTING (4-3-3). This course covers detail drawings with proper dimensioning and tolerances, use of sectioning techniques, common fasteners, and 3D isometric drawings, including bill of materials. This is an advanced course in modern graphic drawing and design. Topics covered include dimensioning techniques, drafting standards, pictorial drawings, auxiliary views, sections, fasteners, assembly and detail drawings. The engineering design process is also covered. Fee: $16 Skills: R Prerequisites: DFTG 1405 and DFTG 1409 or Instructor approval. May be taken concurrently with DFTG 1409. (EDG 1044)
DFTG 1448 TOPOGRAPHICAL DRAFTING (4-3-3). A course in map drafting. Emphasis is given to plotting of surveyors field notes, plotting elevations, contour drawings, plan and profiles, and laying out traverses. This course covers the techniques employed in the creation of civil engineering graphics. Topics include symbology, scales, mapping, computations, surveying notes, drawing plats, and roadway design. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1409. (EDG 2064)
DFTG 1454 ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING--COMMERCIAL (4-3-3). Architectural drafting procedures, practices, and symbols including the preparation of detailed working drawings for a commercial building, with emphasis on commercial construction methods. This course emphasizes accuracy of details and knowledge of building materials. Each student will prepare a set of construction documents for a commercial structure. The course will be operated in the same manner as a typical architectural firm. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1409. (EDG 2124)
DFTG 1456 DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY (4-3-3). Examination of the graphical solution to problems involving points, lines, and planes in space. A study of drawing projection (orthographic projection and auxiliary views) used in engineering graphics. Projection principles are applied to analyze drawings using manual and computer graphics. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1405, High School Drafting or Instructor approval. (EDG 1054)
DFTG 1458 ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC DRAFTING (4-3-3). A study of the principles of layout of electrical and electronic drawings, stressing modern representation used for block diagrams, schematic diagrams, logic diagrams, wiring/assembly drawings, printed circuit board layouts, motor control diagrams, power distribution diagrams, and electrical one-line diagrams. An introduction to schematics, logic diagrams and electro/mechanical design. Study of electronic symbols and the use of industrial standards. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1405. May be taken concurrently with DFTG 1409. (EDG 2034)
DFTG 1491 SPECIAL TOPICS IN DRAFTING (4-2-4). EDG's capstone course. Particular attention is given to the development of a portfolio suitable for job hunting in the Engineering Design Graphics field. May be repeated to meet the requirements of an EDG internship. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: Instructor approval. (EDG 2184)
DFTG 1494 ST: INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT AND DESIGN III (4-3-3). This course is designed to build on the knowledge accumulated in IC I and IC II. The nature of the topics to be covered requires student use of state-of-the-art design and verification tools and the technical support for those tools. For this reason, the class will be held in an industrial setting where the tools and the technical support already exist. The class will be fast paced and it will cover complex topics in depth. Some programming knowledge will be helpful. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 2470, concurrent enrollment in DFTG 2471, and department approval. ( )
DFTG 1495 ST: PRO/E SURFACE MODELING AND ADVANCED TOPICS (4-3-3). This course focuses on advanced Pro/E techniques and touches on the Pro/Surface module. Modeling of solid and surface features as well as advanced modeling techniques that provide more flexibility in the design process will be studied. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 2440. ( )
DFTG 2402 MACHINE DRAFTING (4-3-3). Production of detail and assembly drawings of machines, threads, gears, cams, tolerances and limit dimensioning, surface finishes, and precision drawings. This course is a study of machine design dimensioning and tolerancing (including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing) using ASME/ANSI and ISO standards. Also, an introduction to producing part drawings from parametric solid models is provided. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1405 and DFTG 1433. (EDG 2014)
DFTG 2404 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGN (4-3-3). A course including single-sided and double-sided printed circuit board design, emphasizing the drawings, standards, and processes required to layout printed circuit board and manufacturing documentation. Develop a student's understanding of what a printed circuit board is and how it is designed and manufactured. The study of an electronic schematic and its relationship to the printed circuit board. Includes methods for creating the master layout, skills required to produce master photographic artwork from master layout, and the fabrication of printed circuit boards. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1458. DFTG 1409 and HART 1401 are recommended. (EDG 2094)
DFTG 2410 STRUCTURAL DRAFTING (4-3-3). Discussion of detail drawings of structural shapes for fabrication with emphasis on framed and seated connectors and beam and column detailing. Designed to meet the standards of American Institute of Steel Construction, including units on concrete detailing conforming to American Concrete Institute standards. This course covers the AISC specifications and standards, stressing structural theory and data. Students prepare working drawings depicting structural steel, pipe, and reinforced concrete. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1409. (EDG 2054)
DFTG 2412 TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATION (4-3-3). Topics include pictorial drawing including isometrics, obliques, perspectives, charts, and graphs; shading and transfer lettering; and use of different media. Introduction to 3D CAD drawings as used in manufacturers' catalogues, engineering manuals, and promotional literature. Students will also create 3D Animations. Introduction to design, problem solving, and team building. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1405 and DFTG 1409. (EDG 2024)
DFTG 2432 ADVANCED COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING (4-3-3). Exploration of the use of system customization for drawing production enhancement and the principles of data manipulation. Presentation of advanced applications, such as three-dimensional object creation and linking graphic entities to external nongraphic data. This course builds on the skills achieved in earlier Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) courses. The student exploits advanced and customizable features of the CAD software to build an efficient, integrated, customized CAD environment. The course explores in more detail several advanced concepts aimed at increasing drawing efficiency, including linking with external drawings and documents, creating, editing, and maintaining libraries of drawing components, and creating dimension styles and viewpoints. The student also gains exposure to the customizable features of the CAD software, including linetypes, hatch patterns, scripts, slide shows, macros, shapes, and an integrated custom menu system. The course concludes with a brief introduction to the programming environment accessible from the CAD software to help the student decide whether to continue on into the CAD Programming course. Prerequisites: DFTG 1409. ( )
DFTG 2436 CAD PROGRAMMING (4-3-3). Emphasis on the productivity of CAD software through development of computer-aided drafting programs with emphasis on database design, access techniques, and structure methods with particular application in engineering graphics. This course provides instruction on customizing computer-aided-drafting and design programs. Topics discussed include the basic organization of operating systems, including Windows facilities; building custom libraries of line types and hatch patterns; writing script files and creating slide shows; creating customized menus; and basic programming constructions for the creation of LISP routines. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1405, DFTG 1409 and completion 16 credit hours of EDG course work or Instructor approval. (EDG 2174)
DFTG 2440 SOLID MODELING/DESIGN (4-3-3). A computer-aided solid modeling course. Development of three-dimensional drawings and models from engineering sketches and orthographic drawings and utilization of three-dimensional models in design work. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1433 and DFTG 2402. (EDG 2014)
DFTG 2470 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT AND DESIGN I (4-3-3). This is an introductory course in the design of integrated circuitry and the I.C. designer's role in industry. Students will study I.C. design theory and employ specialized CADD software to plan chips and create "cells." Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1409, DFTG 1458, or Instructor approval. May be taken concurrently with HART 1401. CETT 1425 recommended. (EDG 2084)
DFTG 2471 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT AND DESIGN II (4-3-3). An advanced course in the layout and design of integrated circuits. Students will study advanced design theory and employ specialized CAD tools to layout and verify circuits. Prerequisites: DFTG 2470 and Instructor approval. May be taken concurrently with CETT 1425. (EDG 2104)
DFTG 2472 INTRODUCTION TO GIS (4-3-3). This course will present Geographic Information Systems technology and how GIS works across a variety of industries. Topics may include Geographic Information Systems and city planning, emergency-911 systems, engineering, statistics, real estate, federal and state governments. Prerequisites: DFTG 1409 or instructor approval. (EDG 2134)
DFTG 2473 INTRODUCTION TO CAD/CAM (4-3-3). This course is a further study of the parametric modeling software covered in DFTG 2402. This course is also an introduction to the use of software to create numerically controlled machining toolpaths from 2D and 3D drawing geometry. Fee: $16 Prerequisites: DFTG 1433 and DFTG 2402. (EDG 2154)
DFTG 2474 ARCHITECTURAL MODELING (4-3-3). This course presents computer techniques used in the creation of three dimensional architectural models. Prerequisites: DFTG 1454 or department approval. (EDG 2114)
MCHN 1419 MANUFACTURING MATERIALS AND PROCESSES (4-3-3). A study of materials used in manufactured products and methods of forming and machining them. Fee: $16 Skills: R Prerequisites: High School Algebra or equivalent. (EDG 1024)