Drafting for Design and Production

Course Overview

Known as DDP, this is a full-year, one credit course. DDP can be used as one credit in technology, art, or for a third year math. Students increase their problem solving skills by completing a wide range of challenges. “A picture is worth a thousand words,” so a student learns the many ways to present an idea on drafting paper using mechanical instruments provided. Course content includes: sketching, design, lettering, orthographic projection & multi-view drawing, pictorial drawings, sectional views, pattern development, dimensioning techniques, CAD basics and computer drawing, and product development. It’s not all drawing though, you will spend an entire quarter in the machines lab building a working prototype of this years design challenge!