(Correspondence / Self-Study)

Introduction to Draughting & CAD Draughting in Bricscad

The Bricscad Correspondence course will enable students to create a basic 2D drawing. Even at this fundamental level, Bricscad is one of the most sophisticated computer applications that you are likely to encounter. Part 1 covers the indispensable core topics for working with Bricscad. The teaching strategy is to start with a few basic tools that allow the student to create and edit a simple drawing. Part 2 continues with more sophisticated techniques that extend your mastery of the program.

• Understanding the Bricscad workspace and user interface
• Draft basic drawings, objects and layers
• Organising drawing objects on layers
• Inserting reusable symbols ( blocks )
• Prepare layouts and plots
• Add text, hatching and dimensions
• Using more advanced editing and construction techniques
• Creating local and global blocks
• Set up layers, styles and templates

Prerequisites:

• A working knowledge of basic design/drafting procedures and terminology
• A working knowledge of Windows / Word Processor.

Basic Principles of Engineering Drawing

• Introduction
• The History of Engineering Drawing
• What is Engineering Drawing?
• Engineering Drawing as a means of communication
• Important functions of Engineering Drawing
• The uses of Engineering Drawing
• The purpose of Engineering Drawing as a subject
• The drawing office
• Drawing equipment and instruments
• Drawing paper sizes
• The application of drawing instruments
• The alphabet of Engineering Drawing
• Printing letters and figures
• Examples of vertical capital letters and figures
• Dimensions

Free hand drawing

• Introduction
• Instruments used for freehand drawing
• Aspects of freehand drawing
• Freehand drawing of complex shapes
• Drawing horizontal lines
• Drawing vertical lines
• Drawing diagonal lines
• Freehand drawing of circles and arcs
• Freehand drawing using square-grid paper
• Geometrical