Friday, March 26, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010

House requirements

• 1 living room 145 ft2 – 600 ft
• 1 dining room 100 ft2 – 225 ft2
• 1 kitchen 100 ft2 – 400 ft2
• 2 or 3 bedrooms 180 ft2 – 510 ft2 total for all bedrooms
• 1 bathroom 50 ft2 – 100 ft2
• 1 laundry room 60 ft2 – 100 ft2

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Career and architecture

Architectural Careers

-Beginner Drafter - Entry level postion to gain experience and skill
-Experienced Drafter - Expected to make construction decisions based on initial design
-Positions are available with architects, engineers, and designers

Designer- may work under an architect and as a coordinator of many drafters
Architect- must be licensed to practice
Engineer- work is more technical and requires high level of math and science
Illustrator- combines artistic and architectural skills to produce drawings
Building inspector- checks plans to ensure codes and laws have been followed

The Engineering Design Process

Elements of the design process:

-Problem identification
-Research phase
-Requirements specification
-Concept generation
-Design phase
-Prototyping phase
-System integration
-Maintenance phase


What is the problem?

1. Collect information
2. Interpret information
3. Organize needs hierarchy
4. Determine relative importance of needs
5. Review outcomes and process


Requirements specifications:

-Identifies requirements design must satisfy for success.

1.Marketing requirements
- custom needs

2.Engineering requirements
- applies to technical aspects
- performance requirements


Example engineering requirements:

- Performance and functionality
- Reliability
- Energy

Monday, March 8, 2010

Safety

- Audio devices
- Cable use
- Computer and electric devices
- Ergonomics and hardware
- Fire extinguishers

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Engineering drawing with CAD application

Engineers- People who use technical means to solve problems. They design products, systems, devices, and structures to improve our living conditions.

Technical drawings- A clear, precise language used in the design process for communicating, solving problems, quickly and accurately visualizing objects, and conducting analysis.
- 92% of the design process is graphical
- The remaining 8% is mathematics and written communication

Designing process :
- problem identification
- preliminary ideas
- design refinement
- analysis
- optimization
- documentation

Implementation:
- servicing
- financing
- marketing
- producing
- planning
- documenting

Monday, March 1, 2010

Orthographic drawing and AutoCAD drawing

TDJ4M – Test # 2 Review
Orthographic Drawing and AutoCAD
Study Lesson 1-3: Engineering Drawings
Orthographic Projection
 Three standard views – Front, Top, Right
 Isometric view – a 3-Dimensional representation of the part with depth lines drawn at 30° angles
Study Lesson 2-1: CAD/CAM Introduction
CAD – Computer Aided Design
 Advantages of CAD
o Easier creation and correction of drawings
o Better visualization of drawings
o Toolbox of drawing aids
o Quick and convenient design analysis
o Simulation and testing of designs
o Increased accuracy
o Improved filing
o Better communication with manufacturing
Isometric view – a 3-Dimensional representation of the part with depth lines drawn at 30° angles
Also Know …
AutCAD LT basics:
1. Review the following tutorials from the class webpage:
 ACAD Intro Tutorial
 ACAD Offset Tutorial
 ACAD Problems
2. Know how to do Assignment #2 from the webpage like the back of your hand!!!
3. Know layers – know how they work and how to manipulate them
4. Know how to start a new document and insert a standard border
5. Know the following icons and how they work
a. line
b. offset
c. mirror
d. trim
e. extend
f. delete
g. layer property manager
h. circle
i. rectangle
j. move

Front View Test

http://jcarron.com/Site/Courses/TDJ3M/OrthographicProjectionAnswers-TDJ3M.pdf

A. 12
B. 24
C. 2
D. 22
E. 2
F. 7
G. 2
H. 9
I. 12
J. 22
K. 19
L. 15
M. 15
N. 5
O. 5
P. 1
Q. 18
R. 19
S. 9
T. 11