IIS University - International College for Girls - ICG Courses

Post Graduate Diploma in CAD

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Duration: 1 Years

Eligibility: Graduation

Course  Structure

Course  Code	Course Title
Semester-I
CAD 151	Introduction to Graphics
CAD 152	CAD
CAD 153	General Applications in CAD
CAD 154	Corel Draw
CAD 155	CAD Lab
CAD 156	Soft Skills
CAD 157	Seminar
Semester-II
CAD 251	Multimedia Tools
CAD 252	3Ds Max
CAD 253	3Ds Max Lab
CAD 255	Printing Skills
CAD 256	Major Project

 

Course Syllabus

Semester-I

CAD 151   Introduction to Graphics

Objective: This module is designed to acquaint the students with the basics of Graphics, keeping in mind the students of all streams. The paper doesn’t cover the detailed mathematical concepts.

Unit I:

Introduction to Graphics

• Introduction: - Nature & type of Computer Graphics, Manual drafting Vs Computer Graphics, Features of Computer Graphics: - Functions & Characteristics of CG.
• Applications:- Computer Aided design, Geographical Information Systems, Presentation and Business Graphics, Scientific and Engineering Graphics, Computer Aided Learning, medical applications, Computer Games and Entertainment, Image processing.

Unit II:

Graphics Mathematics

• Basic mathematical concepts:-Cubic Splines, Bezier curves, Regression Analysis.
• Line drawing Algorithms:- Scan Conversion of line(characteristics, plotting).
• General techniques for scan conversion:- General methods in Cartesian Coordinates, Elimination of pixel Gaps( use of inverted plotting equation, interpolation within the gaps).

Unit III:

Input /Output Devices

• Input Devices:- Analog Input devices:-Paddle control, mouse, trackball, joystick, scanner.
• Digital input devices:- Keyboard, light pen, Graphics tablet & pointer, Touch sensitive screens(TSS).
• Output devices: - Screen Output devices:- Storage monitor, Refresh Monitors(Vector Scan , Raster Scan).Hard copy Output devices:- Printers, plotters.

Unit IV:

Modeling Transformations

General Consideration:- Types of manipulation, Direct & matrix formation, Homogeneous Co-ordinate, transformation of multiple point

• Move Transformation:-Theoretical development of move Transformation, Flip
• Transformation: - Theoretical development of flip Transformation, Twist
• Transformation:- Theoretical development of Twist Transformation, Scale
• transformation:- Theoretical development of Scale Transformation, Rotate
• transformation:- Theoretical development of Rotate Transformation, Inverse
• Transformation:- Theoretical development of Inverse Transformation, Composite
• Transformation:- Direct method & matrix concatenation methods

Unit V:

Tools & Techniques

Introduction:- Menu selection (side panel, drop-down menus, cascade menu), pointing & positioning & its constraints, concepts of cut, copy & paste of images, Simple transformation(Flip, Shink & Grow, Tilt), Concept of Filling & Shading(Scan _line fill, Flood fill, Half toning & surface rendering), Graphics tools:-Erasure, Spray, Preview, Inverse, line size, scroll bar & rulers.

 

CAD 152   CAD

Objective: This course is designed to understand the utility and working of CAD software by taking AUTOCAD as an example.

Unit – I

• Origin: Introduction to Computer Aided Designing.
• Introduction: Introduction to AutoCAD and its features, applications, advantages etc. AutoCAD Window, Pull-Down Menus, Toolbars (Draw and Modify), Opening and closing of files.
• AutoCAD Coordinate System: Polar and Relative Cartesian Coordinates, AutoCAD Drawing units and limits, setting up Drawing, Creating first drawing.

Unit – II

• Cursor modes, understanding prompts, choosing command options, selecting objects, editing with grips.
• AutoCAD Modes: Grid Mode, Snap Modes, Polar Tracking.
• Draw Toolbar: Mostly used 2D Drawing commands like Line, circle, polygon, Arc, rectangle, ellipse, donut, Xline, Mline, Pline etc.

Unit – III

Modify Toolbar: Mostly used Drawing Editing Commands like Erase, Copy, Mirror, Offset, Move, Rotate Scale, Stretch, Lengthen, Trim, Extend, Break, Chamfer, Fillet etc. Array of Objects. Hatching, filling up patterns and colors etc, Blocks, Insert Block, Make Block, Explode etc,

Unit – IV

Automated Dimensions and customization, Dimension styles, Multi-line and single line Text and Text styles, Layers, Creation and its usage, Different types of Views, View-ports, creating and editing attributes.

Unit – V

Introduction to 3 Dimensional Drawing: Creating a 3D drawing object, Changing 2D into 3D, viewing 3D drawings, Cube, Torus, wedge, cone, cylinder, pyramid, mesh, Dish, Dome etc.

 

CAD 153   General Applications in CAD

Objective: This module is designed to acquaint the students with the basics applications of CAD. Keeping in mind the students of all streams, the paper doesn’t cover the detailed description, its only the introductions.

Unit I:

Real Time Environment

Introduction: - Basic concepts, Characteristics of real time and on-line system, Architecture, Hardware and software requirement, Difference between Real time system and on-line system, introduction to Airline reservation system, Control Applications

Unit II:

Artificial Intelligence

Definition, what is AI, Importance of AI, AI and Related Field.

Knowledge: General Concepts, Turing test, Approach to problem solving:- Problem solving element, state and search space , search methods:- blind search and heuristic search.

Unit III:

Introduction to Expert System

• Introduction, Definition and Importance of Knowledge, Knowledge-Based Systems, and Representation of Knowledge, Knowledge Organization, Knowledge Manipulation,
• Acquisition Components:- Knowledge Base, Data base, Inference engine, user interface, Working of Expert system.

Unit IV:

Computer Aided instructions

Brief history of CAI, levels of instructions, authoring System/languages, Computer assistance for CAI, courseware writing, Introduction to ICAI/Intelligent Tutoring systems.

Unit V:

CAD/CAM System

• Introduction:- Definition of CAD/CAM Tools, History of CAD/CAM development, CAD/Cam market Trends, CAD/CAM systems Evaluation Criteria:- system Considerations, Geometric modeling capabilities, design documentation, applications.
• CAD/CAM Hardware Devices: - Input Devices (Keyboards, light pens, digitizing tablets, mouse system), Output Devices (Graphics displays, hardcopy printers and plotters)
• CAD/CAM Software: - Graphics Standards

 

CAD 154   Corel Draw

Objective: To acquaint the students with the basics of Corel Draw.

• Introduction
• Menu Bar
• Tool Box
• Overview on Drawing tools
• Editing objects Transformation
• Fill color
• Differentiate Mode of colors
• Color fill tools (pattern, textures, fountain fill, post script)
• Outlines
• Interactive tools
• Effects
• Sketching work
• Making of layout
• Making of tiles
• Making of textures

 

CAD 155   CAD Lab

Objective: The student will be getting practical exposure to Computer Aided tools Exercises based on 2D & 3D drawing covering CAD syllabi

• Exercises on draw toolbar (i.e. line, point, circle, ellipse, rectangle, arc, polygon, mlines, splines)
• Exercises on modify toolbar (i.e. offset, mirror, copy, rotate, trim, extend, fillet & chamfer).
• Exercises on array, hatch & blocks.
• Exercises on layer
• Exercises on 3D Commands.(i.e. cone, cylinder, pyramids, torus, cube, mesh)

 

CAD 156   Soft Skills

Objective: This module has been designed to enhance soft skills of the student.

Needs of the Learners:

• Presentations (Writing and Speaking)
• Participation in Seminars/Conferences
• Participation in Group Discussion
• Writing Reports (for Academic Purposes, on Projects, etc.)

Language-skills required:

• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking

Unit I Grammar

• Conditionals
• Relative Clauses
• Subject – Verb Agreement
• Passive Voice

Unit II Written Communication – I

• Discuss a topic of general interest, but related to IT in about 300 words.(Analyse, Comment, Argue, Reflect, Persuade, etc.) (can also be used for an oral presentation, followed by discussion)

Unit III Written Communication – II

• Writing a Report on a project undertaken or an experiment conducted (Theory + Practice)

Unit IV Oral Communication I

• Consulting a dictionary for correct pronunciation (familiarity with Phonemic Symbols and Stress-marks only)
• Making a Presentation (Powerpoint)

Unit V Oral Communication – II

• Group Discussion
• Interviews

 

CAD 157   Seminar

Objective: To create awareness regarding current trends, issues and researches related to various aspects of designing.

Each student will be assigned a topic in the beginning of semester. The students will present a seminar on the practical work done by her. This will help the student in enhancing their communication as well as presentation skills and expand their area of knowledge. It will make them aware of ongoing developments in the related domain. This will make them more analytical & judgmental. They will be required to prepare and submit a short report on the same.

 

Semester-II

 CAD 251   Multimedia Tools

Unit I

Image Fundamentals

Image Fundamentals, Basic concepts of Images: Digital Images and Digital Image Representation Image Formats: TIFF, BMP, JPG/JPEG, GIF, PIC. PDF, PSD; Importance of file formats, Bitmap images and Vector graphics, Image Size and Resolution, Creating new images, Scanning, Import & Export, Setting up Resolution, Size, File formats of images; image preview, Bitmap, Gray Scale and color options

Unit  II
Graphic Tools: Image Editing Software

Basic Concepts: An Introduction, creating, Opening and saving files, Menus, Toolbox – working, option bar, Palettes and their types, Swatches, Style Selection: - Selection Tools, Selection Menu. Uses of various tools & importance of tools, toning tools, focus tools, Color control icons, Mode control icons, Window controls icons; creating new images, Image Handling: Cropping an image, adjusting image size, and increasing the size of the work canvas, saving an image, Default colors, foreground & background color.

Unit III

Animation, Morphing and Applications

Animation, various types of animation, Importance of 2d & 3d animation, Layer, Adding layers, dragging and pasting selections on to layers, dragging layers between files, viewing and hiding layers, Editing layers, rotating selections, scaling an object, preserving layers transparency, moving and copying layers, duplicating layers, deleting layers, merging layers, using adjustment layers, Palettes and Masks: showing and hiding Palettes, splitting Palettes in to separate image, creating a quick mask, editing masks using quick mask mode.

Unit IV

Painting and Editing: Brushes palette, brush shape, creating and deleting brushes, creating custom brushes, setting brush options, saving, loading and appending brushes, Options palette; Opacity, pressure, or exposure, paint fade-out rate, making selections, using selection tools, adjusting selections, softening the edges of a selection, hiding a selection border, moving and copying selections, extending and reducing selections, pasting and deleting selections, blending options, filters.

Unit V

Concept of Multimedia: Picture/Graphics, Audio, Video

Sound: Recording Sound using Sound Recorder (Capture), Sound capture through sound editing software (ex: Sound forge), Importance of sound, Sound editing, Sound Recorder, MONO & Stereo Noise correction, Effect enhancement; Sound File Format: AIFF (Audio Input File Format from Apple Mac), MIDI, WAV, MP3, ASF, Sound quality:-Importing audio and saving audio from Audio CD.

 

CAD 252   3Ds Max

Unit I  

Introduction, system requirements, setting screen depth, setting of workspace, learning main toolbar, menu bar, learning view ports, Command Panels, File formats.

Unit II  

Selection of tools. Floating toolbar, rearrange interface, using drag & drop features, objects properties, creating geometry, creating copies, scaling, rotation, use of hierarchy.

Unit III  

Materials, types of materials, designing materials, material editor, sample slots, bitmaps, selection of material, lights & shading, assigning material to selections.

Unit IV

Modifiers, type of modifiers, uses of different types of modifiers, Space warps, Particle system, helpers, patch grids, compound objects, and atmospheric apparatus.

Unit V

Lights, types of light, uses of light, light rollout parameters, cameras, characteristics of cameras, placing of cameras, Animation, Frames, time configuration, rendering of scene, making of AVI files, Keyboard shortcuts.

 

CAD 253    Multimedia Tools Lab

Objective: The student will be getting practical exposure to Computer Aided designing • With Photoshop tools you can paint a likeness of physical object.

• Mixing & manipulating of colors.
• Blending of two images. Creating patterns & artistic designs.
• Retouch & manipulating photographs with special effects.
• Document window
• Menu bar
• Color spaces
• Tool box
• Layers
• Palettes (Swatches & Brushes)
• Option bar
• Shortcuts
• Workplaces
• Different Modes of Filling colors
• Channels
• Path

 

CAD 254   3Ds Max Lab

Objective: The student will be getting practical exposure to Computer Aided tools Exercises based on 3Ds Max syllabi

• Menu bar
• Tool bar
• Working with objects/shapes
• Creating patches
• Modifying objects
• Meshes
• Loft Objects
• Compound objects
• Material editor
• Lights
• Cameras
• Particle system
• Space warps
• Animation basics
• Working with track view
• Backgrounds/Environment/Atmospheric effects
• Rendering
• Video Post

 

CAD 255   Printing Skills

Objective: The student will be getting practical exposure with printing tools

• Introduction
• Document setting and page setup
• Adjusting layout
• Use of palettes
• Typing & text manipulation
• Importing text
• Text meet graphics
• Transformation(scaling, resizing, rotation, positioning of graphics)
• Creating columns
• Color
• Edit Color, creating custom color
• Creating styles of text, Font type
• Alignment
• Layer palette
• Making layer & assigning layer
• Printing procedures
• Types of printers

 

CAD 256    Major Project

Objective: The student will be making a project during second semester using all of the technique. Evaluation shall be based on report, Viva and a demonstration or presentation held after second semester and will be conducted by the college committee.