1. Skills Certificate ENGINEERING: ENGINEERING GRAPHICS DESIGN
LOS ANGELES SOUTHWEST COLLEGE Career & Technical Education Program (CTE)
Skills Certificate ENGINEERING: ENGINEERING GRAPHICS DESIGN
WHAT IS ENGINEERING GRAPHICS DESIGN
Engineering Graphics Technicians (formerly Drafters/Designers) translate ideas from design layouts, specifications, rough sketches, and calculations of engineers & architects into working drawings, maps, plans, and illustrations which are used in making products. They prepare drawings using Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), Design, and 3D modeling systems.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:
Mechanical, structural steel, architectural development
Electrical and electronics,
Manufacturing, industrial engineering, and construction technicians
Purchasing, estimating, bidding
Plant management
Quality control, expediting
What You'll Do
They work in mechanical, electrical electronic, structural, architectural, civil, piping, and technical illustration fields.
They make mathematical calculations using algebra, trigonometry, plane and solid geometry, applied mechanics, strength of materials and basic physics.
Required Courses:
-EGD TEK Engineering Graphics with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (3 units)
-EGD TEK D Computer Aided Drafting with AutoCAD (3 units)
- EGD TEK D Computer Aided Design with SolidWorks (3 units)
TOTAL UNITS 9
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