Drafting Fundamentals

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and methods of drafting and will include orthographic projection, auxiliary views, dimensioning, intersections, surface developments and pictorial drawing. No past drafting background is assumed, though the content is equally suited to a learner who requires an in-depth review of high school drafting. Emphasis within the course will be toward the development of professional drafting skills. During the course students will be participants in an individually directed learning process that will involve the use of packaged instructional material, supplemented as required by small group lectures, seminars, and individual instruction.

Prerequisites: Grade 12 with min. Grade 11 Algebra

Architectural I (Residential Plans)

Working from a sample floor plan, with related codes and standards, students will produce a set of working drawings for a one level single family residence. The project drawings will include all details and notes that are normally required for building permit submission. During the course students will be participants in an individually directed learning process that will involve the use of packaged instructional material, supplemented as required by small group lectures, seminars and individual instruction.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1100, or the BC Drafting Program: Common Core-Competency Profiles “A” to “S” inclusive.

Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting (CAD)

This course is intended to provide an introduction to Computer Aided Drafting (CAD). The focus will be on a familiarization of the latest revision of the AutoCAD™ computer software drafting package. File management and work organization techniques will form an important aspect of the course. During the course students will be participants in an individually directed learning process that will involve the use of packaged instructional material, supplemented as required by small group lectures, seminars and individual instruction.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1100

Drawing Office Software

This course introduces student to the basic applications of word processing, electronic spreadsheets and database for the Architectural and Engineering business environment. Computer fundamental processes are first reviewed to provide a basic understanding toward better system management and hardware/software problems resolution. During the course students will be participants in an individually directed learning process that will involve the use of packaged instructional material.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1100

Drafting Office software - FrontPage

Students will use standard office software in conjunction with AutoCAD™. They will create presentations and link them with parts of drawings. Students will extract and combine drawings with typical office presentations. They will create a small web site with linked pages including a students resume and online portfolio.

Architectural II (Residential Plans)

(outline under review)

This course further develops those architectural drafting skills introduced in DRAF 1110. The student will produce a complete set of working drawings for a two level single family residence. The project will involve: a perspective presentation, site plan with project data & statistics, floor plans, cross sections along with all required construction details, notes, and short-form specifications. The completed set of drawings will exceed those normally produced for a building permit and will include specific interior planning details, such as cabinets and at least one interior staircase. During the course students will be participants in an individually directed learning process that will involve the use of packaged instructional material supplemented as required by small group lectures, seminars and individual instruction.

Prerequisites: Completion of Group A Drafting courses or the BC Drafting Program: Common Core or, at Kwantlen: DRAF 1110

Drafting for Surveying

Surveying basics, contour maps and coordinate geometry are the topics covered in this course. This knowledge is applied to draw site plans and to perform cut and fill analysis. There is also a 15 hours field work in which the students use surveyor’s transit for taking and posting field measurements.

Prerequisites: Provincial Drafting Core

Drafting for Subdivision

Students will apply coordinate geometry to a property zoned for subdivision development to determine pin locations and traverse lengths from field data. Roads will be added, including calculations for curve data and cul-de-sac. The subdivision will then be divided into building lots by determining sizes that will maximize the development usage. This project also introduces the use of ink pens on mylar. Current by-laws will be adhered to.

Prerequisites: Provincial Drafting Core and DRAF 1270

Drafting for Highways

The objective of this course is to develop highway construction drawings. Students will learn the basics of locating highways based on contour formations, and they will be introduced to curve designs to meet topographic conditions and speed limitations. Earth displacement principles are also introduced.

Prerequisites: Provincial Drafting Core and DRAF 1270

AutoCAD® Mastery, Computer Aided Drafting & Design

This course provides an understanding of the features and limitations associated with the operation of a micro-computer based computer aided drafting system. Participants transfer manual drafting skills to computer operations, and adjust to the electronic tools provided with AutoCAD™. This course combines three Authorized Autodesk® Training Center (ATC®) classes (AutoCAD for the Professional Level I, Level II and Level III) which covers Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced topics. The Introduction section will demonstrate how to create a line drawing, and print/plot in out. Intermediate topics will go further into the power of AutoCAD™ to organize information for multiple uses within a drawing. The advanced section includes dimensioning and the sharing of information between drawings. The development of a full understanding of all AutoCAD™ commands in order to create and analyze CADD drawings is the primary goal of this course. Further courses for customizing and programming AutoCAD require successful completion of this course.

Prerequisites: An approved post-secondary program or related industrial experience as determined by the instructor

Customizing AutoCAD™

Students will customize AutoCAD™ to create shortcuts, access repeated commands or special symbols. They will learn the fundamentals of customizing AutoCAD™ to meet their needs. Students will create custom symbols and patterns. They will learn and apply programming procedures for pull-down menus and custom commands. Students will create short programming macros using the DIESEL and Visual AutoLISP programming languages built into AutoCAD™.

Introduction to AutoLISP® Programming

This course is designed to introduce the student to read, understand and write AutoLISP programs. A basic understanding of AutoLISP will be achieved, suitable for AutoCAD™ operators to start to automate routines and procedures they use with AutoCAD™. Some simple forms of parametric design are also explored. This course is intended to lead to the AutoLISP 2 course, which will explore the AutoCAD® data base and how to access and manipulate it.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1301 (AutoCAD™ Mastery) or equivalent, determined by the instructor.

Advanced AutoLISP® Programming

Building upon the basic understanding of Auto LISP ® gained in DRAF 1303. AutoCAD™ operators design custom commands, analyze problems and develop effective programming practices. Emphasis is on modification of AutoCAD™ entities, and AutoCAD® Data Base manipulation.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1301 (AutoCAD Mastery), DRAF 1303 or equivalent, determined by the instructor through Flexible Assessment.

DOS and Project Management

Students identify the need for and the requirements for a Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Standards Manual. They learn how to create and manage a CADD Standards Manual and establish tools to assist in this process. Students explore options for configuring AutoCAD™. They are provided with alternative methods to setup and organize the drawing files, and explore project based data management techniques.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1301 (AutoCAD™ Mastery) or equivalent, determined by the instructor through Flexible Assessment.

3D Design and Rendering

Students will create virtual three-dimensional (3D) models using the 3D modeling tools in AutoCAD™. They will create, edit, and modify basic and complex 3D shapes. Students will render the resulting models for different purposes such as technical drawings, perspective, presentation, and photorealistic images. They will use AutoCAD and AutoDesk VIZ software.

Current Release Upgrade

The latest release of AutoCAD™ will be studied in depth. This course is intended for experienced AutoCAD™ operators wanting to investigate the changes, enhancements and features of the latest version.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1301 (AutoCAD™ Mastery) or equivalent, determined by the instructor through Flexible Assessment.

Supervised Lab time

Students are provided with supervised lab time to either practice modules from other drafting courses or meet their own specific needs in consultation with the instructor.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1301 (AutoCAD™ Mastery) or equivalent, determined by the instructor through Flexible Assessment.

Structural Steel Detailing

Students learn how to use the third party software package from Softdesk®. They apply this to create erection plans of steel structures, foundation drawings and shop drawings for steel fabrication. Using this software students will create a bill of material, generate reports and access a library of shapes meeting European DIN, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) standards.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1301 (AutoCAD™ Mastery) or equivalent, determined by the instructor through Flexible Assessment.

Architectural III - Commercial

Students will create a set of working drawings through tasks that include freehand sketching, research, following design criteria and drafting standards, with emphasis on building materials, design and construction process. They will take part in cooperative learning activities and presentations.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1210

Electrical Drafting

Students will produce electrical engineering contract drawings for commercial or industrial electrical systems. Projects will cover lighting calculations, one line diagrams, 600 volt Motor Control Centre (MCC) and Power Distribution Centre (PDC) installations, and related technology will be covered in detail, with Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) integrated into all projects. Students will be participants in an individually directed learning process that will involve the use of packaged instructional material supplemented as required by small group lectures, seminars and individual instruction.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1210 or BC Provincial Drafting Program: Common Core

Drafting for Belt Conveyors

The objective of this course is to draft a typical belt conveyor for materials handling. Students will apply engineering design criteria, office design standards and sample projects in order to produce a full set of working drawings of the conveyor and its steel substructure. At project completion, a bill of materials will also be generated.

Prerequisites: Provincial Drafting Core

Mechanical Fabrication

Students will develop sample mechanical engineering design notes and sketches into a set of fabrication drawings for an inclined belt conveyor system. This project will include a feed hopper and discharge chute, and shall emphasize the “Standard Practice” method of detailing component parts. During the course students will be participants in an individually directed learning process that will involve the use of packaged instructional material, supplemented as required by small group lectures, seminars and individual instruction.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1210 or Completion of the Provincial (Post Secondary) Common Core

Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Drafting

Students will produce a set of engineering contract drawings for a commercial or industrial HVAC system. Emphasis will be placed on the interpretation of codes and “local standard practice”, including heat loss and air flow calculation methods. The HVAC system will be suspended from or fixed to structures that will have been drawn by the student in prerequisite courses. During the course students will be participants in an individually directed learning process that will involve the use of packaged instructional material, supplemented as required by small group lectures, seminars and individual instruction.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1365

Process Piping I

This course introduces the student to process piping drafting including pipe specifications, fittings, flanges, valves and vessels. Students will also learn to develop orthographic and isometric presentations and flowsheets. Structural/building details and vendor’s drawings will be used to produce a set of piping drawings.

Prerequisites: Provincial Drafting Core

Structural Drafting

Students will produce engineering contract drawings for commercial or industrial projects that will involve reinforced concrete, structural steel, heavy timber and site development. Emphasis will be on the interpretation of design requirements, codes, and established ‘standard practice’ during the development of actual project working drawing. Related technology, such as connection design, material quantity calculations and the use of CAD is integrated into the course projects. Students will be participants in an individually directed learning process that will involve the use of packaged instructional material, supplemented as required by small group lectures, seminars, and individual instruction.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1210

Light Structural Steel

Students will produce a set of engineering contract drawings for a low-rise commercial or industrial steel framed building. They will interpret design requirements and adhere to local codes and established practice in the development of a functional building. During the course students will be participants in an individually directed learning process that will involve the use of packaged instructional material, supplemented as required by small group lectures, seminars and individual instruction.

Prerequisites: DRAF 1210 or Completion of the Provincial (Post Secondary Core) Common Core