Architectural Drafting CAD Honors

This is the most specialized of all the drafting courses offered at York. The comprehensive STEM course focuses on architectural drafting skills combined with the knowledge of house design, layout construction methods, materials and use of building codes enable the student to design and draw a complete set of original plans for a house of his or her own design. Upon completion of the course, the student will have drawn the foundation, floor plans, elevations, wall section, stair design, door/window schedules, and either a two-point perspective or 3D model of their house design. Students will do their work on a computer using windows based Autodesk 2D and 3D modeling software. Students may also choose to construct a scale model or other approved model of their choice.