Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The Engineering CAD Technology degree is designed for students seeking a career in the design and development of manufactured products. Engineering CAD Technicians are specialists in translating the rough sketches, layouts and written specifications of the engineer or more senior designer into a drawing showing complete details and specifications. For nearly every type of fabricated product, from a light fixture to a motorcycle, or a computer monitor to a bridge, a design technician is needed to detail the entire project and its component parts. Strength calculations, product reliability, computer aided design (CAD) and specifications, and cost of materials may also be the responsibilities of the person trained in the occupation.
Award Outcomes
- Apply drafting standards to engineering documents
- Prepare orthographic view drawings
- Dimension detail drawings
- Revise detail drawings
- Process engineering changes
- Generate detail drawings from layouts
- Create assembly drawings
- Create solid models
- Capture design intent
- Apply tolerances to drawings