DRAT 147 Introduction to Civil 3-D

Course introduces the student to the Civil 3-D which is the preferred Civil Engineering drafting/design software platform. Students will be exposed to the graphical interface and how it used to display and manage points and surfaces. Volume calculation tools for engineering design will also be introduced.

Credits

2 credits total, lecture and lab

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

15

Semester Contact Hours Lab

30

DRAT 147Introduction to Civil 3-D

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I. General Information

Department

Trade and Industry Technical

II. Course Specification

Credit Hours Narrative

2 credits total, lecture and lab

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

15

Semester Contact Hours Lab

30

III. Catalog Course Description

Course introduces the student to the Civil 3-D which is the preferred Civil Engineering drafting/design software platform. Students will be exposed to the graphical interface and how it used to display and manage points and surfaces. Volume calculation tools for engineering design will also be introduced.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

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

• Familiarity with Civil 3-D graphical interface
• Setup operating parameters to include units, drawing aids, layer use and filtering, text tools, and dimension tools
• Familiarity with the prospector dialog box as well as create, remove, and edit objects
• Import survey COGO data files
• Display, create, remove, and edit point files
• Export point files for survey use in survey activities using Northing, Easting, and Elevation
• Create and manage surface files created from point data
• Display surfaces using the visual style manager as well as topographically
• Create surfaces from scratch for engineering use
• Run reports of surface for volume calculations
• Run reports of surface comparisons for material volumes

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

VI. Delivery Methodologies

Assessment Strategy Narrative

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