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Drafting and Design Technology Programs

The associate degree program in CADD/CAM provides the student drafter with computer aided drafting and design and computer aided manufacturing hands-on CADD/CAM applications using a micro stand-alone terminal workstation.

Students in the mechanical option of the drafting and design technology program learn to translate the ideas, rough sketches, specifications and calculations of engineers into working drawings for production and assembly.

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DFT 105—Technical Drafting I 2-4-4
A beginning course for students who have little or no previous experience in drafting. The principle objectives are: basic understanding of orthographic projection; size description, detail and assembly work drawings; understanding of principles and appropriate applications of descriptive geometry. A.S.A. standards are stressed. Interpretation of industrial sketches and prints is introduced to emphasize accepted drawing practices and to develop an early appreciation of engineering graphics.

DFT 106—Technical Drafting II 2-4-4
A continuation of DFT 105 Technical Drafting I. The instructional units will provide the students with more advanced drafting techniques and competencies. Handbooks and other material sources in adherence to the American National Standards Institute will be utilized. Prerequisite: DFT 105

DFT 110—Blueprint Reading 1-2-2
Introduces the basics of drafting principles and symbology used for interpreting prints for industry. Actual prints are provided for experience in proper interpretation. Topics include title blocks, material identification, revision systems, sketching, orthographic projection theory, dimensioning and tolerance, detail and assembly drawings, sections, thread representation and specifications and callouts for welding processes.

DFT 112—Introduction to Design, Materials and Processes 3-0-3
Focuses on the study of design, materials and the primary processing methods used in manufacturing. A practical course devoted to the many ways in which raw materials are economically converted into useful products. Discussions of primary processing methods - materials additions, removal, and change - are grouped together, followed by coverage of applications. Properties of various materials will be covered. Students first build a thorough knowledge of similarities and differences in materials, then processing methods, and that foundation carefully sets the stage for an understanding of how to choose the optimal processes for a specific project.

DFT 199—Drafting and Design Internship 1-12-3
Students will obtain experience in the drafting and design field through a combination of occupational instruction and on-the-job training. This course integrates classroom occupational study with a planned supervised practical work experience. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor

DFT 207—Tool Design 2-2-3
Designing and detailing drawings, cutting tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and forming tools that enable a tool and die maker to make tools capable of producing duplicate parts on a production basis. Prerequisite: DFT 106

DFT 208—Product Design 2-2-3
Introduces methods of designing a finished product or a simple machine. Student applies the basic design fundamentals and computations needed to produce a product. Prerequisite: EGR 105 or DFT 112, DFT 207

DFT 258—AutoCAD 2-4-4
AutoCAD teaches students to draw, edit, dimension and plot 2-D machine drawings with AutoCAD 2006 software. Basic operating features and file management functions of Microsoft Windows will also be taught in the course.

DFT 259—Advanced AutoCAD 2-4-4
Advanced AutoCAD covers advanced drawing and editing commands, drawing and plotting scales, symbol and block usage, Xreferences, paper space functions, ordinate dimensions, and customizing toolbars. Approximately 1/3 of the semester will be devoted to covering AutoCAD’s 3D solid modeling capabilities. Prerequisite: DFT 258 178

DFT 260—Computer-Aided Manufacturing- 2-4-4
MasterCAM Provides students with a thorough understanding of computeraided manufacturing (CAM). MasterCAM software will be used to teach students offline CAM programming.

DFT 262—Piping, Structural Detailing and Electromechanical Drafting 2-4-4
This course is an AutoCAD applications course that will include piping, structural detailing, electromechanical details, and working drawings. The student will experience more complicated problems in this course, and will coordinate previous skills for a graphic solution. (AutoCAD version 2006 will be used.) Prerequisite: DFT 258

DFT 265—Solid Modeling with Mechanical 2-4-4
Desktop Studies the features and applications of mechanical desktop’s parametric modeling software. The development and editing of 3-D solid models, 3-D solid assemblies and parametric dimensioning is taught. The display and plotting capabilities of mechanical desktop are also studied. (Mechanical Desktop, version 4) Prerequisite: DFT 259

DFT 266—Autodesk Inventor 2-4-4
Autodesk Inventor is created and marketed by Autodesk for mechanical design. Inventor is a 3-D feature-based parametric solid modeling computer software. Inventor may be used to create 3-D solid model parts, engineering drawings of solid model parts, and assemblies of solid parts. Inventor is also capable of creating sheet metal parts and sheet metal part drawings. The primary goal of this course is to teach students how to use Inventor software for solid part modeling. Creating and editing solid parts, creating engineering drawings from solid parts, assembly modeling and creating sheet metal parts will be covered in lectures and lab assignments.