Engineering Graphics (CAD)
Fundamentals of 2D engineering drafting in AutoCAD and 3D parametric solid modeling using SolidWorks for marine-related components.
This course develops the student’s ability to use modern engineering graphic techniques on computer-aided design (CAD) software. Students are introduced to fundamentals CAD usage with AutoCad in the initial part of the course. After some exercises from a text, they develop drawings on their own of various marine-related objects. The final part of the course is an introduction to 3-dimensional parametric modeling using SolidWorks software. Two hours of computer lab per week in the first semester.