CADTechnologies

COURSEOUTLINE
DFT266MicroStation2
2CreditHours

NormDelay
Fall2013

CourseDescription
TheMicroStation2draftingcoursewillfurtherthestudentsworkingknowledgeoftheMicroStationsoftware.
Thecoursewillincludeinstructioninadvanced2Ddraftingandbasic3DdraftingtoolsusingtheMicroStation
software.

Prerequisite(s)
DFT165MicroStation1withagradeofCorhigher

PurposeofCourse
Thepurposeofthecourseistoprovideanintroductionandoverviewofthreedimensional(3D)CADanda
reviewofthebasicconceptsof2DCADinalectureandlabformatusingBentleyMicroStationsoftware.The
coursewillexplain3DCADdraftingtechniques,commands,andterminology.Additionaltopicscoveredwill
includefreeformsurfaces,materialassignment,andrendering.Instructionisthroughlectures,quizzes,and
CADdrawinglabassignments.

RequiredMaterials
Textbook(s): KrishnanandTaylor(2010).HarnessingMicroStationV8i.DelmarPublishing.ISBN:
9781435499843

Mann,PeterA(2011).MicroStationV8iTrainingManual3DLevel3.MicroPress.ISBN:
978097813136

LearningOutcomes
Theintentionisforthestudenttobeableto:
1. Organizeandsolvethreedimensionaldrawingproblems.
2. Establishplottingparametersfor3Dimensionalobjectstoeffectivelycompletegraphicallyaccurate
drawings.
3. Creatematerialsfromonlinefiles.
4. Applymaterialsto3Dimensionalobjects.
5. Plotto3Dplotter.

CourseCompetencies
Actionsessentialtoachievethelearningoutcomes:
1. Drawandcreatemultipleviewportsofa3Dimensionaltable.
2. Draw3Dimensionalprojectsasassigned.
3. Createaplanview,elevationsanddetailsofa3DimensionalSpiralStaircase.
4. Createandapplymaterialstoobjects.
5. Design,drawandapplymaterialsto3DimensionalChesspiecesandgametable.
6. Createnecessaryfilesforplottingto3Dimensionalplotterandplot.
7. Establishplottingparametersfor3Dimensionalobjectstoeffectivelycompletegraphicallyaccurate
drawings.

LearningUnits
I. MODELS&VIEWS
a. Overview

b. DesignCube
c. RotatingViewCoordinates
d. Settingactiveanddisplaydepth
II. ACCUDRAWin3D
a. Designcubeorientation
b. 3Dinput
III. 3DPRIMITIVETOOLS
a. Slab
b. Sphere
c. Cylinder
d. Cone
e. Torus
f. Wedge
g. Pyramid
h. Ellipticalcone
i. polyhedron
IV. SOLIDSTOOLS
a. Extrusiontool
b. Revolutiontool
c. Extrusionalongapath
d. Thickentool
V. MODIFYSOLIDTOOLS
a. Taper
b. Shell
c. Face
d. Intersection
e. Trim
f. Subtract
g. Cut
h. Fillet&chamfer
VI. UTILITYTOOLS
a. Convertingtoasolid
b. Align3D
VII. SURFACES
a. Primitivesurfacecreation
b. Surfacestoolboxreview
VIII. FREEFORMSURFACES
a. Loft
b. Sweptsurface
c. Helicalsurface
d. Surfacebyedge
e. Planarsurfacebypoints
IX. MODIFYSURFACES
a. Trim
b. Stitchtool
c. Offset
d. Merge
e. Blend
f. Meshtools

X. MATERIALSandRENDERING
a. Materialdefinitions
b. Assigningmaterials
c. Rendering

MethodofDelivery/Instruction
XFacetoface
Blended
Online
Learningactivitieswillbeassignedwithinandoutsidetheclassroomtoassistthestudenttoachievethe
intendedlearningoutcomesthroughlecture,Instructorledclassdiscussion,guestspeakers,groupactivities,
lab,drills/skillpractice,andothersatthediscretionoftheinstructor.

MethodofGradingandEvaluation
Thestudentwillbegradedonlearningactivitiesandassessmenttasks.Gradedeterminantsmayincludethe
following:dailywork,quizzes,chapterorunittests,comprehensiveexaminations,studentprojects,student
presentations,classparticipation,andothermethodsofevaluationemployedatthediscretionofthe
instructor.