DRAT 153 Customizing AutoCAD

Students will customize and automate the AutoCAD operating environment and interface including custom menus, macro commands, advanced prototype drawings and Auto LISP programming. Emphasis on block definition with attributes and extraction of attributes for analysis

Credits

2 Credit

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

10

Semester Contact Hours Lab

60

DRAT 153Customizing AutoCAD

Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.

I. General Information

Department

Drafting

II. Course Specification

Course Type

Program Requirement

Credit Hours Narrative

2 Credit

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

10

Semester Contact Hours Lab

60

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

N

III. Catalog Course Description

Students will customize and automate the AutoCAD operating environment and interface including custom menus, macro commands, advanced prototype drawings and Auto LISP programming. Emphasis on block definition with attributes and extraction of attributes for analysis

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• PGP customization
• Icon management
• Hatch development
• Misc AutoLisp programming problems
• Simple line-types
• Ribbon/Menu custimazation
• Script development
• Drawing managment

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

Chapter 44 Basic Customization (WEB) Chapter 45 Customizing the User Interface (WEB) Chapter 43 Misc. Commands & Features (WEB) Chapter 25 Block Attributes Chapter 32 Intro to Sheet Sets Chapter 33 Additional Sheet Set Tools Suggested: Chapter 47, Express Tools (WEB)

VI. Delivery Methodologies

Required Assignments

PGP customization Hatch customization Line customization Packet Script production Lisp production

Required Exams

Comprehensive final

Required Text

Terence Schumaker, AutoCAD and its Applications, Comprehensive, 22nd ed. 2016, Goodheart-Wilcox Publishing Company, ISBN 978-1-61960-924-2.

Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements

PGP customization Hatch customization Line customization Packet Script production Lisp production Comprehensive final