This course introduces basic drafting practices used in residential and light commercial design. Topics include floor plans, foundations, details, electrical components, elevations, and dimensioning practice. Upon completion, students should be able to complete a set of working drawings for a simple structure. This course introduces basic drafting practices for non-drafting majors.
Emphasis is on instrument use and care, shape and size description, sketching, and pictorials.
Upon completion, students should be able to produce drawings of assigned parts. Topics include sketching, measurements, lettering, dimensioning, geometric construction, orthographic projections and pictorial drawings, and sectional and auxiliary views. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic engineering graphics principles and practices.