NEED HELP: How to teach AutoCAD

[Coco the Monkey]

I'm taking 2 CADD classes this year at my HS: CADD I and CADD II. The first week of the program we didn't even touch the computers. Jon and I were perturbed. The teacher, Mr. Whitlock, spent the first week teaching us what each tool does and how to move the tool bars around and set it up so that you're comfortable with how everything is set up.


This worked pretty well, since we have a lot of deadbeats in this class just taking it to get their technology grade to pass high school, and everyone is working through the program without problems.


After that for the first week he assigned us drawings out of a drafting book. It gave us an overhead view of a 3D object and measurements for sides, and we had to draw 3 view from that one picture. The Front view of the object, the Top view, and the Right side view also. This gives the students practice with the basic tools of the program. Its also helps you to view 3D objects, flat in your minds eye.


Ever since he's given us more complex drawings and each time we need a new tool he stops class and explains how you would use it to complete the drawing correctly.


Jon and I have been appointed 'student aids' for being 2 or 3 weeks ahead of the class. We are supposed to go around and help people if they need it. With all this free time I can surf delphi and post useful info like so! Well time for me to go back to Inventor 5. Hope this helps!