ENGR 1513 Engineering Design Graphics/CAD Syllabus 010 Fall 2026

Course Calendar

Week 1, Introduction to AutoCAD & Drawings and Templates

Monday 8/17/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Define computer-aided design and drafting

· Describe typical AutoCAD applications

· Explain the value of planning your work and system management

· Describe the purpose and importance of drawing standards

· Demonstrate how to start and exit AutoCAD

· Describe the AutoCAD interface

· Use a variety of methods to select AutoCAD tools

· Start a new drawing

· Save your work

· Open saved files

· Work with multiple open documents

· Create drawing template files

· Determine and specify drawing units and limits

Before Class Activities:

• Reading Assignment by Thursday:
  • Chapters 1 & 2 of Shumaker
  • Chapters 1 and 2 of Bertoline
  • Read Chapter 1 of Engineering: Fundamentals and Problem Solving

In-Class Activities:

· Review Syllabus

· Review Canvas

· Quiz: Windows Operating System

· Study Questions – Introduction to AutoCAD/Drawings and Templates, Due by End of Class

· Study Questions – Introduction to AutoCAD/Drawings and Templates, Due by End of Class

Engineering Profession:

· Provide to me, attached to an email, an excel file

· The excel file should include:

o Your name

o Your Engineering Major

o College credit completed to date, listed by course.

o Your current college schedule

o Any other planned scheduled time during the semester, i.e., consistent work schedule

o Due Check Canvas

Week 2, Introduction to Drawing and Editing / Basic Object Commands

Monday 8/24/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Determine and specify drawing snap and grid

· Draw given objects using the LINE tool

· Demonstrate an ability to use dynamic input and the command line

· Use direct distance entry with polar tracking and Ortho mode

· Revise objects using the ERASE tool

· Create selection sets using various selection options

· Use UNDO, U, REDO tools appropriately

· Draw using SPLINE, PLINE, ARC, ELLIPSE, CIRCLE, POLYGON, RECTANGLE, DONUT tools

Before Class Activities:

· Reading Assignment:

o Chapters 3 & 4 of Shumaker

o Chapter 2 Education for Engineering in Engineering: Fundamentals and Problem Solving

· Study Questions – Introduction to Drawing and Editing, Due Week 2

· Study Questions - Basic Object Commands, Due Week 2

In-Class Activities:

· Quiz: Introduction to AutoCAD / Drawings and Templates

· Quiz: Chapter 1 and 2 of Bertoline

· Discuss the various engineering disciplines

· Lab: Introduction to Drawing and Editing, Due Week 2

· Lab: Basic Object Commands, Due Week 2

Engineering Profession:

· Provide with a paper that describes the Engineering major you wish to pursue, and why

· Include in the paper two other engineering majors you would consider pursuing and why

· Include this information with the information requested from your reading of Chapter 2 in Engineering: Fundamentals and Problem Solving.

· Due Check Canvas

· List 15 different types of engineering professions. Of this list pick three and describe the profession in more detail (about a paragraph for each) . Due Check Canvas

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Week 3 Line Standards and Layers 

Monday 8/31/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Describe basic line conventions

· Create and manage layers

· Draw objects on separate layers

· Print and plot your drawings

· Increase and decrease the displayed size of objects

· Layer Transparency

Before Class Activities:

· Reading Assignment:

o Chapters 5 of Shumaker

o Layer Names and Layer Properties.pdf

o Chapter 3 of Bertoline

· Study Questions – Line Standards and Layers, Due Week 3 – Thursday 2:00 PM

In-Class Activities:

· Quiz: Introduction to Drawing and Editing / Basic Object Commands

Engineering Profession:

· TBD four-year engineering course schedule from three different schools, UIUC (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), and two schools of your choice. Due Check Canvas.

Week 4 View Tools and Basic Plotting / Object Snap and AutoTrack

Monday 9/7/2026 Labor Day No Classes on Monday

Learning Objectives:

· Adjust the display window to view other portions of a drawing

· Use Steering Wheels for 2D applications

· Use transparent display tools and control display order

· Create named views that can be recalled instantly

· Create multiple viewports in the drawing window

· Explain the difference between redrawing and regenerating the display

· Set running object snap modes for continuous use

· Use object snap overrides for single point selections

· Select appropriate object snaps for various drawing tasks

· Use AutoSnap features to speed up point specifications

· Use AutoTrack to locate points relative to other points in a drawing

· Create a technical sketch

Before Class Activities:

· Reading Assignment:

o Chapters 6 & 7 of Shumaker

o Chapter 4 of Bertoline

· Study Questions: View Tools and Basic Plotting, Due Week 4 –Check Canvas

· Study Questions: Object Snap and AutoTrack, Due Week 4 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: Line Standards and Layers, Due Week 4 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: View Tools and Basic Plotting, Due Week 4 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: Chapter 7 – Object Snap and AutoTrack, Due Week 4 – Check Canvas

In-Class Activities:

· Quiz: Line Standards and Layers/ View Tools and Basic Plotting

· Lab: Lab4 Object Snap and AutoTrack Due Week 4 - Check Canvas

· Lab: View Tools and Basic Plotting, Due Week 4 - Check Canvas

Week 5, Construction Tools, Multiview Drawings, and Sketching / Text Styles and Multiline Text

Monday 9/14/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Use the OFFSET tool to draw parallel objects

· Place construction points

· Mark points on objects at equal lengths using the DIVIDE tool

· Mark points on objects at designated increments using the MEASURE tool

· Create construction lines using the XLINE and RAY tools

· Create orthographic multi-view drawings

· Describe and use proper text standards

· Calculate drawing scale and text height

· Develop and use text styles

· Use the MTEXT tool to create multiline text objects

Before Class Activities:

· Reading Assignment:

o Chapters 8 & 9 of Shumaker

o Multiview Drawings.pptx PowerPoint

o Sketching with a Pencil.pptx PowerPoint

o Chapter 5 of Bertoline

· Study Questions: Construction Tools and Multiview Drawings, Due Week 5 – Check Canvas

· Study Questions: Text Styles and Multiline Text, Due Week 6 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: Construction Tools and Multiview Drawings, Due Week 5 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: Text Styles and Multiline Text, Due Week 5 – Check Canvas

In Class Activities:

· Lab: Lab 5 Text Styles and Multiline Text, Due Week 6 - Check Canvas

Week 6, Single Line Text and Additional Text Tools / Modifying Objects

Monday 9/21/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Use the TEXT tool to create single-line text

· Insert and use fields

· Check your spelling

· Edit existing text

· Search for and replace text automatically

· Use the FILLET/CHAMFER tool

· Separate objects using the BREAK tool and combine objects using the JOIN tool

· Use the TRIM and EXTEND tools to edit objects

· Modify objects using the STRETCH and LENGTHEN tools

· Change the size of objects using the SCALE tool

· Use the EXPLODE tool

Before Class Activities:

· Reading Assignment:

o Chapters 10 & 11 of Shumaker

o Lettering with a Pencil.pptx PowerPoint

o Chapter 6 of Bertoline

· Study Questions: Single-Line Text and Additional Text Tools, Due Week 6 – Check Canvas

· Study Questions: Modifying Objects, Due Week 6 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: Single-Line Text and Additional Text Tools, Due Week 6 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: Modifying Objects, Due Week 6 – Check Canvas

In-Class Activities:

· Quiz: Object Snap and AutoTrack / Construction Tools, Multiview Drawings, and Sketching

· Lab: Single-Line Text and Additional Text Tools, Due Week 6 - Check Canvas

Week 7, Arranging and Patterning Objects / Dimension Standards and Styles

Monday 9/28/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Relocate objects using the MOVE tool

· Change the angular positions of objects using the ROTATE tool

· Use the ALIGN tool to simultaneously move and rotate objects

· Make copies of objects using the COPY tool

· Draw mirror images of objects using the MIRROR tool

· Use the REVERSE tool

· Create patterns of objects using the ARRAY tool

· Describe common dimension standards and practices

· Create dimension styles

· Manage dimension styles

· Set a dimension style current

Before Class Activities:

· Reading Assignment:

o Chapters 12 & 16 of Shumaker

o Chapter 7 of Bertoline

· Study Questions: Modify Objects, Due Week 8 – Check Canvas

· Study Questions: Arranging and Patterning Objects, Due Week 8 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: Modify Objects, Due Week 8 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: Arranging and Patterning Objects, Due Week 8 – Check Canvas

In-Class Activities:

· Quiz: Text Styles and Multiline Text / Single Line Text and Additional Text Tools

· Lab: Modifying Objects, Due Week 8 - Check Canvas

· Lab: Arranging and Patterning Objects, Due Week 8 - Check Canvas

· Introduction to Final Project

Week 8, Linear and Angular Dimensioning / Section Views and Graphic Patterns

Monday 10/5/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Add linear dimensions to a drawing

· Add angular dimensions to a drawing

· Draw datum and chain dimensions

· Add dimensions for multiple items using the QDIM tool

· Identify sectioning techniques

· Add graphic patterns using the HATCH tool

· Insert hatch patterns into drawings using Design Center and Tool palettes

· Edit existing hatch patterns with the HATCHEDIT tool and grip

Before Class Activities:

· Reading Assignment:

o Chapters 17 and 23 of Shumaker

· Exercises: Chapter 17 Linear and Angular Dimensioning, Due Week 8 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: Chapter 23 Section Views and Graphic Patterns, Due Week 8 – Check Canvas

In-Class Activities:

· Lab: Linear and Angular Dimensioning, Due Week 8 - Check Canvas

· Lab: Section Views and Graphic Patterns, Due Week 8 - Check Canvas

· Introduction to Final Project. Discuss and develop a schedule for the final project. Develop teams.

Week 9, Introduction to Inventor/ Drawing Sketches for Solid Models / Adding Constraints and Dimensions to Sketches

Monday 10/12/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Understand different modules of Autodesk Inventor

· Understand how to open a new part file with Autodesk Inventor

· Understand various terms used in the sketching environment

· Understand the usage of various hotkeys

· Customize hotkeys

· Modify the color scheme in Autodesk Inventor

· Start a new template file to draw sketches

· Set up the sketching environment

· Use various drawing display tools

· Understand the sketcher environment in the Parts module

· Get acquainted with sketch entities

· Specify the position of entities by using the dynamic input

· Draw sketches by using various sketcher entities

· Delete sketcher entities

· Add geometric constraints to a sketch

· Control the constraint inference

· View and delete constraints from a sketch

· Dimension a sketch

· Modify the dimensions of a sketch

· Measure distances, angles, loops, and areas in a sketch

Before Class Activities:

• Reading Assignment:
  • Chapters 1, 2, & 3 of Tickoo
  • Dimension Standards and Styles.pptx PowerPoint
  • Linear and Angular Dimensioning.pptx PowerPoint
• Study Questions: Dimension Standards and Styles, Due Week 9 – Check Canvas
• Study Questions: Linear and Angular Dimensioning, Due Week 9 – Check Canvas
• Exercises: Dimension Standards and Styles, Due Week 9– Check Canvas
• Exercises: Linear and Angular Dimensioning, Due Week 9 – Check Canvas

In-Class Activities:

· Intro to Inventor

Week 10, Comprehensive AutoCAD Test / Editing, Extruding, and Revolving the Sketches/ Other Sketching and Modeling Options

Monday 10/19/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Editing sketches using various editing tools

· Create rectangular and circular patterns

· Write text in the Sketching environment and convert it into a feature

· Insert external images, Word documents, and Excel spreadsheets in the sketching environment

· Convert sketches into base features using the extrude tool

· Convert sketches into base features using the revolve tool

· Manipulate features by using the mini toolbar

· Dynamically change the view of the model using Free Orbit, ViewCube, and Steering Wheels

· Create primitive freeform shapes

· Create features on planes other than the default plane

· Create work features such as work planes, work axes, and work points

· Use other extrusions and revolution options for creating models

Before Class Activities:

· Reading Assignment:

o Chapters 4 & 5 of Tickoo

o Section Views and Graphic Patterns.pptx PowerPoint

o Chapter 8 of Bertoline

· Review Questions: Chapter 4 p. 4-58 in a word file, Due Week 10 – Check Canvas

· Exercises: Section Views and Graphic Patterns, Due Week 10 – Check Canvas

In-Class Activities:

· AutoCAD Test

· Inventor Lab 2 Due Week 10 – Check Canvas

· Lab: Section Views and Graphic Patterns, Due Week 10 - Check Canvas

Week 11, Advanced Modeling Tools – 1/ Editing Features and Adding Automatic Dimensions to Sketches

Monday 10/26/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Create various types of holes

· Create fillets on the model

· Chamfer the edge of a model

· Mirror features

· Create rectangular patterns of features

· Create circular patterns of features

· Create rib features

· Thicken faces or surfaces, offset faces or surfaces

· Emboss or engrave sketched entities on a feature

· Use the Decal tool to apply an image on a feature

· Assign different colors/styles to a model

· Editing features in a model

· Update a model after editing

· Edit the sketches of sketched features

· Redefine the sketching plane of a feature

· Suppress and un-suppress features

· Copy and delete features

· Add automatic dimensions to sketches

Before Class Activities: Reading Assignment:

· Chapter 9 of Bertoline

· Chapters 6, and 7 of Tickoo

In-Class Activities:

• Q & A 1
• Lab: Make up late work

Week 12, Advanced Modeling Tools – II / Assembly Modeling – 1/ Assembly Modeling - II

Monday 11/2/2026

Learning Objectives:

• Create sweep features.
• Create lofted features.
• Create coil features.
• Create internal or external threads.
• Create shell features.
• Apply drafts on the faces of a model.
• Split the faces of a model or a complete model.
• Delete the selected faces of a model.
• Replace the selected faces of a model with surfaces.
• Add surface patches.
• Stitch multiple surfaces to a single surface
• Create sculpt features.
• Understand the use of sketch doctor and design doctor.
• Understand the concept of the bottom-up and top-down assemblies.
• Create components of the top-down assemblies in the assembly file.
• Insert components of the bottom-up assemblies in the assembly file.
• Understand various assembly constraints and use them to assemble components.
• Move and rotate individual components in the assembly file.
• Use constraint limits to assemble components.
• Edit assembly constraints.
• Create subassemblies.
• Create and edit the pattern of components in the assembly file.
• Replace components in the assembly file with other components.
• Mirror subassemblies or components of an assembly.
• Create section views of assemblies in an assembly file.
• Analyze assemblies for interference.
• Create design views of assemblies.
• Drive assembly constraints
• View the Bill of Material of the current assembly.
• Understand and create assembly features.

Before Class Activities:

· Reading Assignment:

o Chapter 10 of Bertoline

o Chapters 8, 9 & 10 of Tickoo

In-Class Activities:

• Lecture: Tool Holder, Adjuster Block
• Lab: Strike Arm, Vee Block

Week 13, Working with Drawing Views – I/ Working with Drawing Views - II

Monday 11/9/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Understand the use of drawing module

· Understand various types of drawing views in Autodesk Inventor

· Generate, edit, delete, move, copy, and rotate drawing views

· Assign different hatch patterns to different components in assembly section views

· Exclude components in assembly section views

· Modify drawing standards

· Insert additional sheets in the current drawing

· Activate a drawing sheet

· Add parametric and reference dimensions to drawing views

· Modify the current sheet style

· Create dimension styles

· Modify a dimension and its appearance using the shortcut menu

· Create and edit the parts list for assembly drawing views

· Set the standard for the parts list

· Add balloons to assembly drawing views

Before Class Activities: Reading Assignment: Chapters 11, & 12 of Tickoo

In-Class Activities:

• Lecture: Bearing Guide, Speed Spacer
• Lab: Gear Arm, Adjustable Bracket

Week 14, Presentation Module/ Introduction to Stress Analysis

Monday 11/16/2026

Learning Objectives:

· Create or restore an assembly view for creating presentations

· Animate a tweaked view

· Tweak components

· Edit tweak components

· Understand the basic concept and general working of Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

· Understand the types of analysis

· Understand how FEA helps Inventor to solve problems

· Understand the important terms and definitions in FEA

· Set analysis preferences and units

· Understand analysis procedure in Inventor Professional

· Understand how Shape Generator helps in maximizing part stiffness

Before Class Activities: Reading Assignment

· Chapters 13 & 15 of Tickoo

In-Class Activities:

• Lecture: Initials Project
• Lab: C-Clamp Project

Week 15, Make up and Project.

Monday 11/23/2026 Thanksgiving 11/26/2026 No Class

Learning Objectives:

· Create and use projects

· Create an assembly from existing parts

· Apply mating constraints using various options

· Apply insert constraints using various options

· Apply tangent constraints using various options

· Edit constraints placed in an assembly

· Edit parts in place within an assembly

· Place standard fasteners into an assembly

Before Class Activities: Reading Assignment:

In-Class Activities:

• Final Project Production

Week 16, Final Project: Completion / Presentation

Monday 11/30/2026

Final Project Presentations - December 4, 2026

FINAL EXAM

12/7/2026 2:00 PM – 3:50 PM

The exam will include material from the textbook, handouts, study questions, quizzes, exercises, tests, labs and lecture.