Class Computer-Aided Design

Curricular unit, where the fundamental concepts of Technical Drawing standards are introduced and where students are taught notions of manipulation of the AUTOCAD graphic application, allowing the interpretation of technical drawings in various fields of engineering.

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1. Introduction to Technical Drawing. General Concepts. Standardization. Scales. 2. Projection Theory. European Method vs. American Method. 3. View Selection. Methods of View Representation and Specific Drawing Techniques. 4. Auxiliary Views. Cuts and Sections. 5. Perspective and Dimensioning. Tolerances and Adjustments. Surface States. 6. Axonometric Representation. 7. Introduction to CAD (AutoCAD by Autodesk) 7.1 Initiation/Configuration. Menu Bars and Their Content. Working Units. Coordinate Systems. Drawing Visualization Control. 7.2 Basic Drawing Commands, Text, Tables, Hatches, and Contours. Direct Editing via Keyboard. 7.3 Modification of Elements. Element Properties. Layer Management. Blocks and Symbols. 7.4 Dimensioning. Scales. 7.5 Page and Drawing Layout. Relative Placement of Drawings, Their Identification, Boundaries, and Legends. Printing, Layouts, Space, Paper, and Views. 7.6 Application Cases in Engineering Projects.

The pedagogical model adopted by the teachers and the definition of curricular contents favor the practical component of learning, autonomous study and the active search for information by students, thus providing the desired skills to be acquired during the curricular unit. There will be an expository component for the transmission of theoretical knowledge, followed by demonstrations and illustrative examples, which will take place through audiovisual means.

Luís Veiga da Cunha (2004), Desenho Técnico, Edições Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Arlindo Silva, João Dias, Luís Sousa e Carlos Tavares Ribeiro (2004), Desenho Técnico Moderno, Edições Lidel. Simões Morais (2007), Desenho Técnico Básico (Desenho de Construções Mecânica - nº 3). José Garcia (2015), AutoCAD 2015 & AutoCAD LT2015: Curso Completo, Edições. Books Tutorial (2019). AutoCAD 2020 A Project-Based Tutorial: Floor Plans, Elevations, Printing, 3D Architectural Modeling, and Rendering. ISBN-13: 978-8193724156. 248 páginas. CADfolks (2021). AutoCAD 2022 for Beginners. Publisher: Independently published (April 22, 2021), ISBN-13: 979-8742738978, 411 páginas. Documentos de apoio disponibilizados ao longo do semestre