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            Computer Graphics for GIS -
                    AutoCAD
                           Course Outcome Summary
                       Chippeway Valley Technical College

                                         Information
Course Number                 178-141
Credits                       3
Contact Hours                 3
Developers                    Thomas G. Duerst

                                    Types of Instruction
              Type of Instruction                 Contact Hours      Outside Hours       Credits
Individualized/Independent Study                        3                  3                3
Totals                                                  3                                   3


                                         Description
This course covers more advanced topics pertaining to computer mapping. Students work with 3-D
drawings, digitize maps, customize menus, and run AutoLISP routines.

         Exit Learning Outcomes Addressed In This Course

                       Course Level Learning Outcomes
Competencies
1. Manipulate blocks
   Performance Standards
   You will demonstrate your competence:
   o    on a written/software applications assignment
   Your performance will be successful when:
   o    you create and insert blocks
   o    you rename, explode, and purge blocks
   o    you insert a drawing file into the current drawing
   o    you create a drawing file from a block
   o    you copy and paste objects from drawing to drawing


2.   Utilize symbol libraries
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o     on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:




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     o    you create a library of symbols and details
     o    you insert symbols and details using AutoCAD DesignCenter
     o    you insert layers, dimension styles, and other content from drawings using AutoCAD
          DesignCenter


3.   Implement attributes
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
      o   on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
      o   you create fixed and variable attributes
      o   you store attributes in blocks
      o   you edit individual attributes


4.   Generate a bill of materials
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o    on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o    you extract attributes from blocks for report generation
     o    you create a bill of materials




1.   Operate in the 3D environment
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o    on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o    you create a basic 3D model
     o    you apply several 3D viewing options
     o    you view and control a model interactively in 3D space


2.   Utilize point filters
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o     on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o     you apply X/Y/Z point filters to specify points in 3D space
     o     you create 3D faces
     o     you draw lines in 3D space




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3.   Generate user coordinate systems
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o    on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o    you create user coordinate systems to simplify work in 3D drawings
     o    you move among UCSs as necessary to work on a 3D model
     o    you generate a plan view of a 3D model
     o    you delete unused UCSs




1.   Investigate AutoCAD's menus
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
      o   on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
      o   you can open AutoCAD's acad.mnu file with NotePad
      o   you can identify major components of the acad.mnu file


2.   Customize menus and toolbars
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o    on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o    you create a pull-down menu
     o    you load and use a pull-down menu
     o    you create and load a partial menu
     o    you create and delete a custom toolbar


3.   Utilize slides and scripts
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o     on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o     you create and view slide files
     o     you develop a slide show as a script and run the script
     o     you create and apply a slide library




1.   Explore AutoLISP
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:




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     o    on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o    you open an AutoLISP file and review its contents
     o    you load and invoke an AutoLISP program
     o    you describe common AutoLISP error messages and identify probable causes


2.   Program basic AutoLISP
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o    on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o    you demonstrate a basic knowledge of the arithmetic format used in AutoLISP functions
     o    you use basic AutoLISP functions to create an AutoLISP routine
     o    you store AutoLISP routines as files and as menu items


3.   Explore more advanced AutoLISP programming
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o    on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o    you create a routine to implement a collection of AutoLISP functions
     o    you type in and debug AutoLISP code




1.   Explore some standard file formats
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o    on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o    you import and export DXF files
     o    you view a DXF file with Notepad


2.
     Examine raster image files
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o    on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o    you import, display, edit, and manage raster images
     o    you mix raster and vector objects
     o    you adjust the quality of a raster image
     o    you export a raster image file




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3.   Utilize external references
     Performance Standards
     You will demonstrate your competence:
     o     on a written/software applications assignment
     Your performance will be successful when:
     o     you attach drawing files to a base drawing as external references (xrefs)
     o     you unload and reload xrefs that have been attached to a drawing
     o     you bind all or part of an xref permanently to a drawing




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