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E2004 - Computer Aided Design

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SYNOPSIS

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN 1 provides knowledge and exposure on the usage of CAD software. The module focuses on the application of the software to produce drawings on graphics, electronic components, schematic circuits and printed circuit boards (PCB). The skills acquired from this module will also equip students with the ability to learn and use other similar software.

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this module, students will be able to:

  1. Recognize and differentiate between drawings produced using CAD software and manually drawn.
  2. Use the methods to key-in commands and data in order to produce schematic circuits and PCB drawings.
  3. Apply the draw and edit commands to produce simple and complex drawings.
  4. Use and fix layer commands on complex drawings to produce a more attractive display.
  5. Produce graphic and electronic circuits drawings fast, accurate and neat.
SUMMARY:
  1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) - Definition of CAD, minimum system requirements and computer hardware, general and special CAD packages used in various field today, advantages of CAD and its application compared to manual/traditional drawing.
  2. OPERATING SYSTEM - Introduction to CAD for Windows, starting and exiting CAD, use of display menu; displaying the needed Toolbars to facilitate drawing; saving the output.
  3. METHODS TO KEY IN CAD COMMANDS AND DATA INPUT - Use of different methods to key in CAD commands and data.
  4. DRAW COMMANDS Introduction to shapes and specification of each entity, produce simple drawings of electronics components, schematic and PCB circuits.
  5. DRAWING AIDS - Introduction to the importance and use of drawing aids.
  6. DRAWING LIMITS - Introduction to drawing limits commands.
  7. EDIT COMMANDS - Introduction to edit commands in terms of priority and usage.
  8. DISPLAY CONTROL - Introduction to display control command.
  9. TEXT, DTEXT AND TEXTSTYLES - Use of text on CAD drawings, font specifications.
  10. DIMENSIONING - Introduction to types of dimensions, Dim Style and Dim Update.
  11. LINETYPE - Use of different types of lines depending on drawing needs.
  12. LAYER - Use of layers in complex drawings, introduction to layer command, setting of colours and line types using dialogue boxes.
  13. BLOCK DAN WBLOCK - Explanation on the following commands; block and wblock, insert, minisert, explode and attribute.
  14. PRINTING - Introduction to printing commands, paper size and scale.
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