Computer Aided Drafting OSA

Posted: 6/14/2023 9:23:02 AM

Occupational Skills Awards (OSA) are locally approved sequences of courses designed to provide entry-level employment skills or industry certifications in an abbreviated timeframe. Continuing Education offers a non-credit pathway of mirrored courses for this OSA.

Degree Type: None awarded
Required courses may be available online
TSI: not required
Drafting offered on the Athens campus

Students successfully completing the Computer-Aided Drafting OSA are encouraged to pursue the Basic Drafting Certificate by completing three additional courses. Contact the Continuing Education office at (903)-675-6212 or email [email protected] for more information.

Term One Courses Required

Technical Drafting

An introduction to reading, interpreting, and developing technical drawings, including the principles of drafting and computer-aided design. Lab fee.

Basic Computer-Aided Drafting

An introduction to computer-aided drafting. Emphasis is placed on setup; creating and modifying geometry; storing and retrieving prede?ned shapes; placing, rotating, and scaling objects, adding text and dimensions, using layers, coordinate systems, and plot/ print to scale.

Term Two Courses Required

Parametric Modeling and Design or Solid Modeling/Design

Parametric Modeling and Design - This course is only offered at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice campus. Parametric-based design software for 3-D design and drafting. Lab fee.

Solid Modeling/ Design - A computer-aided modeling course. Development of three-dimensional drawings and models from engineering sketches and orthographic drawings and utilization of three- dimensional models in design work. Lab fee.

Web Version

https://www.tvcc.edu/Continuing-Education/article.aspx?a=6437

Adult and Continuing Education
Chris Hicks, Director of Adult & Continuing Education

100 Cardinal Drive
Athens, TX 75751

903-675-6212
903-675-6388 (fax)
[email protected]

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