Belize High School


Core Curriculum Technical Drawing

Technical Drawing using AutoCAD

The 11 Standards in this subsection are intended to enable students to learn about the graphic AutoCAD environment. The standards will allow students to develop familiarity with basic entity creation and modification, entity properties, layers, blocks, layouts, and template files.

AutoCAD: 1       Navigate the AutoCAD graphic environment, zoom and pan to view objects
AutoCAD: 2       Use the command window, use the help system, and explore environment                          settings and function keys
AutoCAD: 3       Configure fundamental drawing settings and options such as scale, grid,                          Snap, Object Snap, file paths, and display colors
AutoCAD: 4       Create basic AutoCAD objects such as lines, polylines, circles, arcs, and                          polygons using menus, palettes, keyboard commands, mouse controls,                          coordinates, and object snaps
AutoCAD: 5       Modify AutoCAD objects using multiple techniques including grip editing and                          object properties
AutoCAD: 6       Identify user layers to control object display
AutoCAD: 7       Navigate and view objects in 3D and create reusable blocks
AutoCAD: 8       Use externally-referenced drawings in the current drawing
AutoCAD: 9       Draw objects in paper space (layouts) and configure one or more viewports                          in a layout
AutoCAD: 10     Create a properly formatted layout with required map elements such as a                          title block, north arrow, border, and scale
AutoCAD: 11     Configure the page setup and plot layouts to an engineering scale

Knowledge

1.         Identify files containing standard AutoCAD setting, layer definitions, line types and             symbols
2.         Identity space layout definitions
3.         Explain and construct dimension styles and text style definitions
4.         Identify and edit objects by dragging it with the pointing device instead of entering             commands
5.         Explain why a snap grid does not necessarily correspond to the invisible grid
6.         Identify layers to organize drawing data
7.         Define implied windowing and its processes
8.         Explain the importance of paper spaces for creating a finished layout for printing or             plotting
9.         Explain the process for drafting or designing
10.       Identify placement of a geometric model
11.       Explain processes necessary for final layout of specific views and annotations of a             model

Skills

1.         Navigate the AutoCAD Graphics Environment
2.         Review Drawing Settings and Environment Options
3.         Create Objects
4.         Modify Objects
5.         Navigate the 3D Graphics Environment
6.         Create Blocks and Use External References
7.         Work with Layouts and Viewports
8.         Plot an Engineering Drawing to Scale

Attitudes and Disposition

1.         Appreciate the various interfaces used to design and construct models
2.         Value the use of created blocks and external references
3.         Skillfully apply layouts, view ports and plotting issues