WITH EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011 - 2012

CE 233

COMPUTER AIDED CIVIL ENGINEERING

DRAFTING LABORATORY

Instruction                                                                                                                                                                                   2  Periods per week

Duration of University Examination                                                                                                                                         3  Hours

University Examination                                                                                                                                                              50 Marks

Sessional                                                                                                                                                                                      25 Marks

List of Experiments

 1.CAD : Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting ; features and environment.

2.Coordinates and Basic Drafting Tools : Exercises pertaining to basic building elements to illustrate the use of absolute and relative Cartesian coordinates; object tools such as snap and grid.

3.Display Commands : Drawing scale and view magnification, zooming and panning commands.

4.Creating and Editing 2-D Geometry : Creating line objects, creating circle, arc, ellipse and various polygons. Introduction to polyline. Use of editing and modifying commands.

5.Construction Techniques : Tools to assist drafting. Creating offsets, trimming and extending of lines, and filleting of corners. Creating multiple objects through mirroring and array generation.

6.Managing Object Properties : Concept and significance of layers and its applications in building drawing. Use of different types of lines and their weightages.

7.Creating Text and Defining Styles : Exercises in adding text to a drawing. Management of text styles.

8.Introduction to Blocks : Significance of blocks in drawing. Creating blocks of common building elements and their insertion.

9.Dimensions and Hatching : Addition of dimensions to a drawing. Dimension style management. Hatching of sections; styles of hatch.

10.2-D Single Storey building plan

Suggested Reading :

1.M.G. Shah, C.M. Kale and S.Y. Patki, Building Drawing, Tata McGraw-Hill Book Co., 2002.

2.Mastering Autocad, BPB Publication, 2000.

 3.K. Venguopal, Engineering Drawing and Graphics + Autocad, New Age International (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 1998.

4.N. Siddiquee et al, Engineering Drawing with a Primer on Autocad,

Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2004.