Overview
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) skills are essential for a variety of engineering professionals. In this unit, you will learn the fundamentals of engineering design and drawings using orthographic projection conventions and sectioning conventions complying with relevant engineering standards with the aid of appropriate software tools. You will develop skills in 3D solid modelling and rendering as well as producing detailed assembly drawings. As part of a team, you will design and construct 3D printed objects gaining an insight into all aspects of the design and rapid prototyping process.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: Aircraft Structural Maintenance Practices.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Students
More help on CAD.
Improvements in instruction materials are recommended. The students should use the latest version of the AutoCAD Instructor book along with the tutor's instruction sheet.
Feedback from Students
Schedule classes after hours.
As students are working, classes should be scheduled in the evening.
Feedback from UC
The two-hour class for lectures and tutorials is short.
It is suggested that a contact period of three hours ( 1 hr Lec and 2 hr Tute) should be scheduled.