Course Plan for CAD and GIS

Computer Aided Design & Drafting -

AutoCAD/progeCAD as a CADD tool

No of Hrs

1

AutoCAD/progeCAD Basics

 

1.0

   

The Co-ordinate System

 
   

AutoCAD Screen Layout

 
   

Toolbars

 
   

Drawing setup GRID, SNAP

 
   

Drawing units

 
   

LINE, CIRCLE

 
   

ERASE

 
   

PRINT

 
   

UNDO, CANCEL

 

2

Basic Construction Tools

 

1.5

   

OBJECT SNAP

 
   

Using LINE command

 
   

Creating TTR Circle

 
   

Using TRIM

 
   

POLYGON

 
   

RECTANGLE, EXTEND, OFFSET

 
   

ARC – different ways

 
   

Zooming IN and OUT, PAN

 
   

Dynamic Input

 
   

AutoCAD Help, INFO Centre

 
   

POLYLINE , PEDIT

 
 

Lab Work - 1

 

2.0

 

Lab discussion

   
 

Quiz - 1

   
 

Discussion

   

3

Geometric Construction and Editing Tools

 

2.0

   

Bisecting a LINE or ARC

 
   

Bisecting an Angle, transferring an Angle

 
   

Dividing a line in to no of equal parts

 
   

Example Drawing – GASKET Design

 
   

Using LINE,EXTEND, OSNAP

 
   

TRIM, TTR CIRCLE

 
   

FILLET, OFFSET

 
   

Using AREA Inquiry tool

 
 

LAB Work -2

 

2.0

 

Discussion

   

4

Organizing a Drawing

 

2.0

   

The Floor plan design

 
   

Setting up the drawing

 
   

GRID and SNAP

 
   

LAYERS

 
   

Creating a new Layer

 
   

Moving objects to a new Layer

 
   

MULTILINE and MULTILINE Edit

 
   

More editing commands

 
   

MOVE, COPY, STRETCH

 
   

MIRROR

 
   

ROTATE,FILLET, CHAMFER, ARRAY

 
 

LAB Work 3

 

2.5

 

Discussion

   
 

Quiz – 2, Discussions

   

5

TEXT and DIMENSION

 

1.5

   

Singleline TEXT, multiline TEXT, DTEXT

 
   

Edit TEXT , Spell Check

 
   

Dimensioning

 
   

Dimension toolbar

 
   

Dimension Style Manager

 
   

Dimension nomenclature

 
   

Center mark command

 
   

Linear, Angular, Aligned dimension

 
   

Radius and Diameter dimension

 
 

LAB Work - 4

 

2.5

 

Discussions + Q n A

   

6

Advanced Concepts

 

2.5

   

BLOCK, WBLOCK

 
   

INSERT, EXPLODE

 
   

BLOCK redefinition

 
    Creating a block with parameter and action  
   

Effect of Align - Rotate

 
   

More on Dimension Style Manager

 
   

Adding attributes to BLOCK

 
   

Extracting data

 
 

LAB Work -5

 

3.0

 

Assignment & discussion

   

7

 

Section views, Isometric

1.5

   

3D orientation

 
   

TOTAL Hours

24

 

Geographic Information Systems

   

No of Hours

1

An overview of GIS

   

1

   

Basic GIS Concepts

   
   

GIS Software

   
   

Open Source and GIS

   

2

GIS Software overview

   

1

   

ESRI - ArcGIS

   
   

FOSS - Grass, QGIS

   

3

Exploring the Interface

   

4

   

The QGIS interface

   
   

Adding Vector Data

   
   

The Map View

   
   

Exploring Features

   
   

Adding Raster Data + Practice

   

3

Geographic Analysis

   

5

   

Creating a new project from existing one

   
   

Geoprocessing Shape files

   
   

Joining and Mapping Attribute Data

   
   

Plotting Co-ordinate Data

   
   

Running Statistics and Querying Attributes

 
   

Some Basic SQL

   
   

Drawing Buffers and Making Selections

   
   

Screen Captures

   
   

QGIS Desktop Browser + Practice

   

4

Thematic Mapping

   

5

   

Transforming Map projections

   
   

CRS Definitions

   
   

QGIS Projection handling

   
   

More Geoprocessing and Joining

   
   

Craeting Calculated fields

   
   

Classifying and Symbolizing Data

   
   

Designing Maps

   
   

QGIS Map Composer

   
   

Adding Labels

   
   

Practice

   
    TOTAL   16
  SOFT SKILL TRAINING  

 

 No of Hours

1

Overview of Softskills

   

3

   

Motivation; Power of positive thinking

   
   

Enhancing Speaking and writing Skills

   
   

Email writing and Etiquettes

   
   

Body language

   
   

Time management

   

2

Working on a team

   

1

   

Delegation – building a team

   
   

Communication protocols

   
   

Organizational behavious

   

3

Presentation Skills

   

1

   

Sample Letter

   
   

Sample presentation – presenting an idea

   

4

Group Discussions

   

1

   

Participating in Group discussions

   
   

Taking a leadership role

   

5

Personal Interviews

   

1

   

Dress Code, Punctuality

   
   

Appearing in an interview

   
         
   

Introducing yourself

   

6

Mock Interviews

   

3

   

On CAD

   
   

On GIS

   
   

HR rounds / PI

   
   

  TOTAL

 

10 hrs

 

TOTAL INPUT HOURS

     
   

 

Fifty Hours

* Students from Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, IT background may be interested for the course

* Placement assistance is provided to deserving candidates