Assignment 04: Project 1 – CAD Research Project: Plotting an…

Combine this weeks work with your presentation from Week 03 (you are encouraged to make appropriate edits to your Week 03 submission according to feedback from your instructor).

Plotting and Sharing Files:

View AutoCAD Print Setup:

Examine:

• How to create quick plots.
• Selecting a pen table.
• Choosing line weights.
• Creating a layout in Paper Space.
• Choosing a paper size.
• Inserting a title block.
• Using viewports.
• Reusing layouts
• Organizing layouts.

View AutoCAD 2019: Shared Views:

Examine:

• How one saves drawings to other formats.
• Plotting to PDF.
• Plotting to the Design Web format.
• Sending drawings via email.

VIEW Autodesk REVIT tutorials: Creating a Sheet:

VIEW Autodesk REVIT Tutorial: REVIT to PDF:

Examine:

• How one adds sheets.
• Working with placeholder sheets.
• Outputting sheets to a DWF file.
• Export to AutoCAD.
• Plotting.
• Creating a PDF.

For AutoCAD and REVIT:

• Compare and contrast the file formats of each.
• Compare and contrast how one sets up drawings in each.
• Compare and contrast how one shares drawings in each.
• Compare and contrast how one plots as PDFs in each.

Submit this assignment to your instructor via the dropbox Assignment 04: Project 1 – CAD Research Project: Plotting and Sharing Files. This assignment is worth 100 points.

SCORING GUIDE (100 POINTS)

Rating Scale20-18Work meets or exceeds criterion at a high level of competence.17-16Work reflects an understanding of criterion with minor misunderstandings/misconceptions.15-14

Criterion partially met, but one or more important concepts/skills are missing or flawed.13-12Work reflects an attempt to meet criterion, but significant misunderstandings/misconceptions are apparent.11-0Criterion not met or work is absent.

Criteria1.Examined how to create quick plots, select a pen table, choose line weights, create a layout in Paper Space, choose a paper size, insert a title block, use viewports, reuse layouts and organize layouts.2.Examined how to save drawings to other formats, plotting to PDF, plotting to the Design Web format, sending drawings via email.3.Examined how to add sheets, working with placeholder sheets, outputting sheets to a DWF file, export to AutoCAD and plotting and create a PDF.4.Compared and contrasted the file formats, how to set up drawings, share drawings and plot as PDFs in each.5.Used APA style and format in the minimum required written pages with appropriate grammar and spelling.