Starting the AutoCAD Learning Program
On June 21, the learning course of the "Expert Course in CAD, AutoCAD and Autodesk Fusion Programs" was held, organized by the Continuing Education Department of the University of Azuay, together with the Faculty of Science and Technology. Classes are taught entirely virtually, through the Zoom platform.
By way of introduction, Robert Rockwood, Coordinator of the School of Automotive Engineering, spoke about the importance of these types of programs, known as “CAD generators”.
After this, he explained how the course works and its structure to complete the three corresponding modules, of which the first is free and the other two have an additional cost.
These modules are divided into different topics as follows: the first covers technical drawing, the second covers classes about modeling in 2D CAD software and the third consists of teaching classes on modeling in AutoCAD, but in three dimensions. (The latter will be held in September, after the August recess).
Also, Rockwood commented that classes will not be recorded because students need to have a minimum of 80% attendance to synchronous classes to pass the course and there is no reason to use this tool if it is essential to be present in said sessions. In addition, he stressed that the minimum score to pass the program is 70 out of 100.
Subsequently, the intervention of Boris Coello, professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology, assistant in the chair of computerized programs and teacher of this Learning Program in AutoCAD, took place.
First, he welcomed the students and emphasized the importance of the participation of several high school students, therefore, he mentioned that this course can serve as a “guide that guides them to choose their future career, influenced by practices and applications such as these".
“Technical drawing has lost a lot of space due to a mutation related to the advancement of technology. The classical methods have been replaced by computer programs or software such as AutoCAD ”, clarified Coello.
Later, he recalled his personal experience and how he began to like using these programs, he also described the difficulty of drawing with the old methods, such as the use of the compass, pencil, squares and rulers. In addition, the damage caused to the sheets and the lines arising from these practices, such as, for example: stains.
He emphasized that software solves all these problems, starting from the fact that you can undo or alter the lines as many times as you need and the ease of manual adjustment.
“They were designed not to get into those dynamics of working on a job multiple times. It is ecological, of better performance and generates greater precision in the lines, due to the fact that it has pre-installed many normative criteria of traditional technical drawing, ”said Coello.
After this, he indicated the scheme of the classes that are divided into descriptive, which try to lay the foundations of technical drawing, and practical, which contain the teachings and applications of basic elements within AutoCAD. Finally, Coello closed the part of these previous indications and gave way to the beginning of the chair.
UDA Correspondent
