Symbols in AutoCADD

Today in CADD II class, Mr. Engler taught students how to convert their drawings into symbols. Now, they can draw a bathtub once - or a window or door or anything! - and use it throughout all of the plans they are working on. They also learned about where to find existing symbol blocks to add to their drawings. Some of Mr. Engler's favorite sites can be found right in the seek function within AutoCAD. Companies like Kohler and American Standard have them available too.


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About Southwest Florida College: Southwest Florida College is an accredited, private institution of higher learning that is listening to employers and providing its students with placement assistance in today’s most demanding career fields. The college is located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte and Bonita Springs. The Institute of Interior Design is also located within the Bonita Springs campus. For more information, call 1-877-455-0107 or visit www.swfc.edu.

AutoCAD User Experience Team is Looking for Feedback

According to the AutoCAD Insider blog:


The AutoCAD User Experience Team is seeking participants for a usability study which will be conducted between June 22 and June 30, 2011.

Topic:
Documenting 3D Models in AutoCAD (creating views of 3D models).

Who Should Participate?
They are looking for AutoCAD Mechanical, Inventor and/or AutoCAD users with experience and need for creating views of 3D mechanical parts and models (3D models from various sources).

How the Study will be Conducted?
An individual 60-minute session will be conducted remotely using GoToMeeting (all info will be provided in the invitation).

How To Sign Up?
Please submit qualification data and indicate your availability here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ModelDocumentation

Compensation
You will be receiving $30 Amazon Gift Certificate as a Thank You for your participation.

Please note: this research requires a Non-Disclosure Agreement.

http://www.swfc.edu/CADD/CADD-Disclosure.htm


About Southwest Florida College: Southwest Florida College is an accredited, private institution of higher learning that is listening to employers and providing its students with placement assistance in today’s most demanding career fields. The college is located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte and Bonita Springs. The Institute of Interior Design is also located within the Bonita Springs campus. For more information, call 1-877-455-0107 or visit www.swfc.edu.

Student Fly-Through Using AutoCAD

Mathaniel Tuller created his 3d model using AutoCAD 2010. This project was created as part of the final office scene in his modeling class. Not being satisfied with just the ordinary rendered image he began to explore the process of animating and lighting his office scene making a fly through.


To learn more about out Computer Aided Design Programs, please call toll free 888-526-7973 or visit www.swfc.edu/cadd.

The "Revit" Revolution at Southwest Florida College

Revit Architectural software is taking the Design Industry by storm! Realistic 3d modeling of buildings whether they are commercial or residential is as simple as a mouse click. Driven by the need to see and experience just what the structure will look like when completed, Autodesk has created in Revit a true home run. The software is easy to learn and has all the bells and whistles.

From creation of simple building plans, to rendered images to animations along with database and material estimation, Revit is becoming the design software of choice. Designers can even employ the software for building site orientation studies to evaluate sun studies, daylighting and "Green" building techniques.

To learn more about out Computer Aided Design Programs, please call toll free 888-526-7973 or visit www.swfc.edu/cadd.

3D Modeling using AutoCAD - Spring 2010 Term

A sampling of students final rendered project. Each item shown was created with 3d Solid modeling techniques. Students choose different materials to cover their solids. Lights were added to make the scene look life-like when rendered. Student Sara Catlett

To learn more about out Computer Aided Design Programs, please call toll free 888-526-7973 or visit www.swfc.edu/cadd.

3D Modeling for Architecture using AutoCAD - Final Rendering

Southwest Florida College student Michael Dudash created this office scene using AutoCAD and 3D Design Max. Every item shown was first modeled in AutoCAD then materials and lighting were added to create a realistic lifelike presentation.

To learn more about out Computer Aided Design Programs, please call toll free 888-526-7973 or visit www.swfc.edu/cadd.

SWFC CADD Student Wins Board of Directors Award at ADDA Competition

After selling his wood shutter business in 2007, David Slabosz decided to attend Southwest Florida College because he said it seemed “to offer the best degree with the most Computer Aided Drafting classes.” What he hadn’t realized was that his CADD classes at SWFC would qualify him to enter and earn an award at a prestigious drafting competition.

In December of 2009, Slabosz submitted an original design for a special-use office building to the American Design Drafting Association's 43rd Annual Design Drafting contest. When awards were announced in April, Slabosz was ecstatic to find out he had received the 2010 Board of Directors Award. ADDA International recognized Slabosz for having demonstrated “the skills and knowledge worthy of recognition.”
“My entry was a stand-alone, single-level office building for an attorney that had to meet ADDA requirements, which are very realistic and exacting," Slabosz said. "My design had to accommodate six visitors in the lobby area and couldn't exceed the contest maximum 3,000 sq. ft of office space." Slabosz submitted five drawings, which delineated the foundation, floor, roof, framing and electrical drawings.

“Probably at least 150 hours went into the set of drawings, so a lot of drafting time was needed,” Slabosz said. “I was trying to submit a very functional, but unique design.”

Slabosz completed his drawings using the college’s Architectural Desktop 2010 and Auto CAD 2010 programs, which he learned during his training at SWFC. He said the initial drawing took the most time, but his program manager, Paul Engler, helped him to stay on top of the deadline.

“I am always saying quality over quantity,” said Slabosz. “At this point in our degree, CAD needs to be as easy as walking.”

ADDA is an international organization representing the drafting and design profession. Entering the contest gives Slabosz the opportunity to showcase his work at the national level. According to the ADDA website, the purpose of this contest is to “encourage excellence in effort and discipline, and to give recognition to outstanding students and design/drafting programs.”

To be eligible to enter the contest, a student must be a member of an Association Student Chapter, enrolled in a school with curriculum certified by the Association and enrolled in a school having Educational Institute Membership.

“The ADDA drafting competition is a wonderful opportunity for students to pull together their skills, demonstrate their knowledge and understanding and to work on a realistic design project as well as showcase our college on a national level”, Engler said.

Entries are judged on appearance, neatness, accuracy, linework, linetype differentiation and layering standards. Additional factors include view selection, organization, dimensioning, title block, creativity, reproducibility and legibility of plot.

In December of 2009, Slabosz submitted an original design for a special-use office building to the American Design Drafting Association's 43rd Annual Design Drafting contest. When awards were announced in April, Slabosz was ecstatic to find out he had received the 2010 Board of Directors Award. ADDA International recognized Slabosz for having demonstrated “the skills and knowledge worthy of recognition.”

"My entry was a stand-alone, single-level office building for an attorney that had to meet ADDA requirements, which are very realistic and exacting," Slabosz said. "My design had to accommodate six visitors in the lobby area and couldn't exceed the contest maximum 3,000 sq. ft of office space." Slabosz submitted five drawings, which delineated the foundation, floor, roof, framing and electrical drawings.

“Probably at least 150 hours went into the set of drawings, so a lot of drafting time was needed,” Slabosz said. “I was trying to submit a very functional, but unique design.”

Slabosz completed his drawings using the college’s Architectural Desktop 2010 and Auto CAD 2010 programs, which he learned during his training at SWFC. He said the initial drawing took the most time, but his program manager, Paul Engler, helped him to stay on top of the deadline.

“I am always saying quality over quantity,” said Slabosz. “At this point in our degree, CAD needs to be as easy as walking.”

ADDA is an international organization representing the drafting and design profession. Entering the contest gives Slabosz the opportunity to showcase his work at the national level. According to the ADDA website, the purpose of this contest is to “encourage excellence in effort and discipline, and to give recognition to outstanding students and design/drafting programs.”

To be eligible to enter the contest, a student must be a member of an Association Student Chapter, enrolled in a school with curriculum certified by the Association and enrolled in a school having Educational Institute Membership.

“The ADDA drafting competition is a wonderful opportunity for students to pull together their skills, demonstrate their knowledge and understanding and to work on a realistic design project as well as showcase our college on a national level”, Engler said.

Entries are judged on appearance, neatness, accuracy, linework, linetype differentiation and layering standards. Additional factors include view selection, organization, dimensioning, title block, creativity, reproducibility and legibility of plot.

Southwest Florida College is an accredited private institution of higher learning centrally located in Fort Myers, Tampa, Port Charlotte, and includes the Institute of Interior Design located within the Miromar Design Center in Estero. The College has been providing post secondary education to Floridians since 1974 and offers programs in Allied Health, Business, Design, Education, Information Technology and Legal Studies. Its mission is to provide educational opportunities for individuals to acquire knowledge and skills that will help prepare them for rewarding careers in fields with high growth potential. For more information, call toll free 888-279-2342 or visit www.swfc.edu/cadd.