Computer Assisted Design (CAD)

Hadi Hamid - Instructor Phone: 843-525-8291 Email: hhamid@tcl.edu

Basic Design Technician Certificate
Architectural Design Technician I Certificate
Architecural Design Technician II Certificate
Civil Design Technician Certificate
Mechanical Design Technician Certificate

COMPUTER ASSISTED DESIGN
Computer Assisted Design program offers students an opportunity to become an integral part of the design work force by either simply being a CAD operator or by involving as a design technician in a specialized field of Architectural,  Civil, and Mechanical Engineering.

COMPUTER ASSISTED DESIGN CERTIFICATES
The Computer Assisted Design (CAD) program offers the following certificates: Basic Design Technician, Architectural Design Technician I, Architectural Design Technician II, Civil Design Technician, and Mechanical Design Technician.

BASIC DESIGN TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE
Program Description: The Basic Design Technician certificate program is designed to introduce the students to the computer assisted design and drafting techniques and how it can be used to generate engineering drawings. Proficiency in latest AutoCAD design software can be expected at the completion of this certificate. Topics covered within this certificate include introduction to engineering design and graphics, basic and intermediate CAD techniques and advanced 3-Dimensional computer aided drafting.

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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TECHNICIAN I CERTIFICATE
Program Description: The Architectural Design Technician I certificate program is designed to introduce the students to Architectural field of Engineering.  Fundamental concepts of design and construction techniques in residential and light commercial buildings are learned. Students get an understanding of aesthetic aspect of architectural styles from prehistoric times to present and gain proficiency in print reading, building codes, estimating and take off.

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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TECHNICIAN II CERTIFICATE
Program Description: The Architectural Design Technician II certificate program is designed to provide students with advanced skills of designing and drawing residential and light commercial buildings in 3-Dimentions. Students will learn how to subdivide a given square footage of a proposed building into residential components for best functional utilization. The program will also help student develop a portfolio with projects from architectural, mechanical, HVAC, electrical, and other residential and light commercial design components.

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CIVIL DESIGN TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE
Program Description: Civil Design Technician certificate program will provide knowledge base for students to work in the area of land surveying and civil applications. Topics covered will include basics of land surveying, map topography, plat preparation and civil project designing. Students will learn to operate surveying equipments, and complete drawing projects using concepts related to linear and angular measurements, map projections, data capture and land development. Portfolio development will be part of this certificate also.

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MECHANICAL DESIGN TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE
Program Description: Mechanical Design Technician certificate program is introduced to prepare workforce for design and manufacturing industries. This program will help students develop their basic and advanced engineering graphic skills to produce technical drawings. 3-Dimensional object based and state-of-the-art parametric design concepts will be introduced for designing machineries and their components. Additive and subtractive 3-D modeling concepts using solid modeling software will be applied for product development and techniques of rapid prototyping will be introduced. Students will demonstrate their machine design skills by producing models of working prototype and develop a portfolio to share with their prospective employers.

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