Fundamentals of Drafting (3) Use and care of drafting instruments, lettering, geometric construction, freehand sketching, and orthographic projections. Introduction to computer aided drafting included. One hour of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week.

Folding line relationships and notations, auxiliary views, angles between plane revolutions, and intersections.

Fundamental architectural drafting practices related to developing working drawings for residential and light commercial buildings. Listed as ARCH 2201 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

Emphasis on orthographic and auxiliary projection, threads and fasteners, machine drawings and perspectives.

Artistic requirements in architecture, including emphasis on perspectives, shapes, shadows, and color presentations.

Piping terminology, charts, tables, and practices in providing single and double line drawings.

Study of the influences, which determine the appearances of architectural structures.

Introduction to Computer-Aided Design (3) Basic concepts, operations, and procedures necessary for producing engineering drawings on the computer. One hour of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Listed as ARCH 1315 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.

Problems in piping design-utilizing vendor furnished equipment specifications and drawings, Smoley's tables, and related control documents.

Theory and practice of design characteristics for studying gears, cams, and complete assembly drawings of small machines.

Computer-Aided Design (3) Advanced concepts of computer-aided design (CAD) utilizing the more complex capabilities of the equipment and software. One hour of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week.

Continuation of DRFT 336 with emphasis on the development of three-dimensional designs, script files, and AUTOLISP programming.

Fabrication, connectors and seats for beams, girders, columns, and trusses adhering to AISC standards.

Integration of previous knowledge in the development of a design project.