Drafting and Engineering Design

Ryan, Mark
Email:  ryanm@nlcs.k12.in.us

Drafting 1 & 2 is a two year program designed to train graduates for full time employment or prepare them for a postsecondary school. This program provides students with a solid foundation in board and computerized drafting technology which prepares them as Draftsmen, Architects, Engineers, and other related careers. Duties range from basic design work to complicated piece part drawings and a complete set of house plans both on board as well as the computer. Our classroom setting is very similar to that of drafting shops in major industry.

Students develop and use problem solving skills in a computer laboratory where emphasis is placed on developing 3-D models or solid renderings of an object. They experience the design development process of a product and how a model is produced, analyzed, and evaluated using a Computer Aided Drafting system. They solve design problems as they design, create, and analyze these products.