Engineering CAD

DE4301

Engineering CAD aims to provide students with the basic CAD draughting skills required for an engineering technician.

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    Level
    4
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    Credits
    15
  •  
    Cost
    2024
    $801 NZ Domestic
    2025
  •  
    EFTS
    0.125
  • Delivery type
    Online/Print
  • Teaching weeks 16 weeks
  • Workload Approximately 10 hours per week
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    Prerequisites

    If you need to discuss prerequisites for this course
    contact us

Course Content

The course will cover the following:

  • Drawing office practice, drawing standard AS 1100, storage and recording systems
  • Drawing projection - Orthographic (1st angle and 3rd angle), pictorial projection (oblique and isometric), sectional views, auxiliary projection
  • Dimensioning - principles of dimensioning
  • Drawing skills - freehand sketching
  • Solid modelling using SolidWorks. Construction of parts and assemblies, Output drawings for parts, details, sections, and assembly drawings
  • Concepts of CAD/CAM

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Demonstrate correct draughting practice and the use of different views and projections
  • Produce working drawings including projections, perspective, sectional and assemble views
  • Produce 3D models of parts and assemblies, and output final drawings
  • Explain the CAD/CAM manufacturing process

Method of Assessment

Internal assessment

Textbooks

There is a textbook required for this course: Engineering Drawing by AW Boundy ISBN 9780071016766 

Visit our textbook page for more information.

Lab requirements

There are no lab requirements for this course

 

Computer and internet requirements

To complete this course you will need access to a Windows PC laptop or desktop computer, preferably with a SolidWorks approved graphics card. Please visit the SolidWorks webpage for more information.

Most business quality PC’s, under ten years old, with a minimum of 8GB RAM, will be suitable.

This course does not require the full graphics functionality available with a machine specified on the SolidWorks website.

You will also need reliable a broadband internet connection and a data plan able to support online learning such as streaming of videos (including YouTube), downloading content, and writing and submitting online assessments.

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access allows you to complete your online learning with us, please contact us before applying to enrol.

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

  • choose the qualification you will study the course under
  • check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.

Work towards

You can do this course as part of these qualifications:

Certificate of Proficiency
Diploma

Course availability over the next 12 months

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  •  
    Level
    4
  •  
    Credits
    15
  •  
    Cost
    2024
    $801 NZ Domestic
    2025
  •  
    EFTS
    0.125
  • Delivery type
    Online/Print
  • Teaching weeks 16 weeks
  • Workload Approximately 10 hours per week
  •  
    Prerequisites

    If you need to discuss prerequisites for this course
    contact us