ECAD1023 — Blueprint Reading for Renewable Energy
ECAD 1023 - Blueprint Reading for Renewable Energy ECAD 1023 - Blueprint Reading for Renewable Energy Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0 Course Description: This course is designed to give students an understanding of the concepts required to read industrial blueprints in the Renewable Energy fields. Topics include sketching, multi-view drawing, symbols to include welding and electrical, scaling, dimensioning, finishes, screw threads, auxiliary and assembly drawings, an introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. Also covered is an introduction to Autodesk Design Review software. Restriction: Closed to students who have earned credit for ECAD 1020. MnTC Goals None Major Content CAD systems and the Cartesian coordinate system Design Review Software Detail and Assembly Drawings (Hard Copy and Electronic) Dimensioning and Symbols Drawing Conventions Freehand Sketching Introduction to Geometric Dimensioning Tolerancing Measuring and Scaling Drawings (Hard Copy and Electronic) Section and Auxiliary Views Single- and Multi-view Drawing Surface Finishes Threaded and Non-threaded Fasteners Welding and Electrical Symbols Learning