Drafting

DFT 111 Technical Drafting I (1-3-0-2)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces basic drafting skills, equipment, and applications. Topics include sketching, measurements, lettering, dimensioning, geometric construction, orthographic projections and pictorials drawings, sections, and auxiliary views. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and apply basic drawing principles and practices.

DFT 111A Technical Drafting I Lab (0-3-1)
Prerequisite: None
Corequisites: DFT 111
This course provides a laboratory setting to enhance basic drafting skills. Emphasis is placed on practical experiences that enhance the topics presented in DFT 111. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the laboratory experiences to concepts presented in DFT 111.

DFT 112 Technical Drafting II (1-3-0-2)
Prerequisites: DFT 111
Corequisites: None
This course provides for advanced drafting practices and procedures. Topics include detailed working drawings, hardware, fits and tolerances, assembly and sub-assembly, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, intersections, and developments. Upon completion, students should be able to produce detailed working drawings.

DFT 112A Technical Drafting II Lab (0-3-1)
Prerequisite: DFT 111, DFT 111A
Corequisites: DFT 112
This course provides a laboratory setting to enhance basic drafting skills. Emphasis is placed on practical experiences that enhance the topics presented in DFT 112. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the laboratory experiences to concepts presented in DFT 112.

DFT 121 Intro to GD & T (1-2-0-2)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles. Topics include symbols, annotation, theory, and applications. Upon completion, students should be able to interpret and apply basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles to drawings.

DFT 151 CAD I (2-3-0-3)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces CAD software as a drawing tool. Topics include drawing, editing, file management, and plotting. Upon completion, students should be able to produce and plot a CAD drawing.

DFT 152 CAD II (2-3-0-3)
Prerequisites: DFI' 151
Corequisites: None
This course is a continuation of DFT 151. Topics include advanced two-dimensional, three dimensional, and solid modeling and extended CAD applications. Upon completion, students should be able to generate and manage CAD drawings and models to produce engineering documents.

DFT 153 CAD III (2-3-0-3)
Prerequisites: DFT 111, DFT 151
Corequisites: None
This course covers basic principles of three dimensional CAD wireframe and surface models. Topics include user coordinate systems, three dimensional viewpoints, three-dimensional wireframes, and surface components and viewpoints. Upon completion, students should be able to create and manipulate three-dimensional wireframe and surface models.

DFT 170 Engineering Graphics (2-2-0-3)
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
This course introduces basic engineering graphics skills, equipment, and applications (manual and computer-aided). Topics include sketching, measurements, lettering, dimensioning, geometric construction, orthographic projections and pictorial drawings, and sectional and auxiliary views. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic engineering graphics principles and practices. This course has been approved for transfer through the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement.

DFT 211 Gears, Cams, & Pulleys (1-3-0-2)
Prerequisites: DFT 111 and  MAT 121, MAT 161, MAT 171, or MAT 175
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the principles of motion transfer. Topics include gears, cams, pulleys, and drive components. Upon completion, students should be able to solve problems and produce drawings dealing with ratios.

DFT 231 Jig & Fixture Design (1-2-0-2)
Prerequisites: DFT 112 and MEC 210
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the study of jigs and fixtures. Topics include different types, components, and uses of jigs and fixtures. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze, design, and complete a set of working drawings for a jig or fixture. Oral and written communications skills will be emphasized.

DFT 243 Basic Die Design (2-6-0-4)
Prerequisites: DFT 151
Corequisites: None
This course introduces the basic principles and applications of die making. Topics include types, construction, and application of dies. Upon completion, students should be able to design and make detailed drawings of simple dies.