At the end of this course, the students; 1) Comprehend the logic of computer-aided design and associates the design process with related programs from the first to the last stage. 2) Master the interfaces and potentials of Autodesk AutoCAD 2D and 3D environments and Adobe Photoshop program. 3) Develop a unique design and presentation language by understanding the role of digital media tools in architectural communication. 4) Apply their computer-aided design skills in their work in construction, application and design studio courses.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
-
COURSE DEFINITION
The aim of the course is to teach computer aided drawing skills as an architectural design and presentation tool. The course content is limited to introducing the basic logic of computer-aided design by focusing on two- and three-dimensional drawing exercises and experiencing the basic presentation techniques with the supported and emerging effects of CAD in architectural design practice.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to CAD - Basics of the user interface, how to use ribbon, choose workspaces, use of the view cube.
2nd Week
AutoCAD 2D: Presentation and application of basic drawing, and how to draw more accurately with Grid and Snap, dynamic input and navigate drawings. - Drawing Exercise 1: drawing and designing a simple geometric composition.
3rd Week
AutoCAD 2D: Presentation and application of modifying tools (select, move and copy, rotate and scale, array, offset and mirror , stretch and lengthen, trim and extend, break and join, grip and editing, fill and chamfer, divide and measure, boundary and hatch and gradient fills,...) - Drawing Exercise 2: 1/100 scale simple plan drawing.
4th Week
AutoCAD 2D: Presentation and application of object and layer properties, groups, blocks, block definition and external reference insertion commands - Drawing Exercise 3: 1/100 scale project- a room for architecture student
5th Week
AutoCAD 2D: Presentation and application of text edition, dimension, viewports, layouts, printing, and exporting drawings to Photoshop - Drawing Exercise 4: 1/50 scale project
6th Week
Mid-term Exam 1
7th Week
AutoCAD 3D: Presentation of displaying/drawing interface and basic 3D modeling tools - Drawing Exercise 5 : Drawing different volumes, exploring solid editing such as Union, Subtraction, Intersection, Interference... etc.
8th Week
AutoCAD 3D: Presentation and application of surface modeling, solid modeling, mesh modeling and free form design - Drawing Exercise 6: Modeling a 3D house.
9th Week
AutoCAD 3D: Presentation and application of rendering - Drawing Exercise 7: Simple rendering for a 3D House.
10th Week
Mid-term Exam 2
11th Week
Introduction to the Final Design Project - AutoCAD 3D: Setting the design strategy and diagram techniques - Exercise 7: setting the first design steps of Final Design Project
12th Week
Presentation and discussion of computer-aided design ideas, case studies and access to information - Exercise 8: Elaborating the Final Design Project.
13th Week
Photoshop editing and collage of plan, section, and elevation - Exercise 9: Elaborating the Final Design Project.
14th Week
Working for the Final Design Project - Getting ready for final submission
