Program Overview
Engineering Design/Drafting Technology is a profession that encompasses a variety of engineering disciplines that are always in high demand: mechanical, civil, piping, electronics, structural, and industrial. Students develop skills in technical drafting, CAD (Computer Aided Design), and the drafting practices specific to each of these discipline areas. Drafters and designers are an integral part of a project team in every field, developing the drawings and designs for fabrication and construction.
Industry asks students to have basic ideas around electricity topics and measurement. This CTE more than satisfies this.
What You Will Learn
- Drafting and CAD Fundamentals: Students will produce drawings that demonstrate competency in manual drafting techniques and are neat and professional; demonstrate proficiency with drafting tools; and demonstrate understanding of technical terminology used in drafting.
- Students will produce drawings that demonstrate competency in AutoCAD and are neat and professional; demonstrate proficiency with drawing and screen setup: layouts, layers, dimension styles, scale factors, blocks, profiles, and plotting; demonstrate knowledge of CAD commands and use them appropriately for efficiency and accuracy.
- Students will: demonstrate knowledge of SolidWorks solid modeling tools, creating and defining sketches, 3D features, mating assemblies, design tables, and fabrication and assembly drawings from models; produce accurate parts, assemblies, and drawings per industry standard; demonstrate the ability to analyze design intent and process.
Career Outlook
Some careers shown require further education beyond this program.