GEOMETRY (PRIOR TO TAKING COURSE OR CONCURRENT)

Students will learn how to create and interpret a variety of formal drawings such as isometric, perspective, oblique and orthographic as well as becoming more skilled in geometric construction, lettering, dimensioning and composition. They will also learn how to create cross sections, multi view drawings and the complexity of the line alphabet. Roughly half of this course involves traditional hand drawing skills that will help support the students’ computer based work. A number of CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) software packages are available for use, the foremost being Pro Desktop. This is a very versatile program commonly used in industry. Most assignments come in the form of design tasks such as buildings, vehicles, electronic products, furniture, etc, or problems that require creativity on the part of the student to solve. Good math and measurement skills are helpful as is an eye for detail and an interest in design.

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