Computer-assisted drafting

Basic AutoCAD

Cost: $495
Prerequisite: An entry-level Windows computer course or equivalent experience and keyboarding proficiency.

This course covers basic AutoCAD drafting principles. Learn to navigate the AutoCAD desktop, draw objects, insert and edit text and build accurate visual representations with AutoCAD’s drafting tools. Understand the use of CAD in the industry, technical presentation methods, and file management. Upon completion, you can build basic AutoCAD files with precision and confidence.

Purchase the following textbooks for the first day of class from the UFV Bookstore:

• Ascent AutoCAD Essentials 2020

Chilliwack —Trades and Technology Centre

Basic AutoCAD Part 2

Cost: $495
Prerequisite: Basic AutoCAD

This class covers intermediate AutoCAD drafting principles and builds on the foundation laid in Basic AutoCAD. Learn industry methods to manage AutoCAD drawings and drawing setups, layers and linetypes, viewport and layout management, dimensioning tools, and blocks and attributes. Build symbol libraries and print singulars and sets. Upon completion, you can use AutoCAD’s more advanced editing tools to create and print drawings with accuracy and assurance.

Purchase the following textbooks for the first day of class from the UFV Bookstore:

• Ascent AutoCAD Essentials 2020

Chilliwack —Trades and Technology Centre

Revit Architecture

Cost: $449
Prerequisite: Knowledge of architectural construction terminology and basic drafting practices.

This course covers the basics of Autodesk Revit in an architectural environment. Learn to plan and design a building from concept through construction documentation. Explore the tools and concepts needed to work with fully parametric building modeling software. Purchase the following textbooks for the first day of class from the UFV Bookstore:

• Revit Architecture 2018 Fundamentals
• UFV Revit course pack