Brief intro on why cad is important to a group of 2nd formers in Jamaica.

1. IMPORTANCE OF AUTOCAD
Prepared by Mr. B Clarke
Subject: Mechanical Engineering

2. OBJECTIVES OF TODAY’S LESSON
 State correctly the meaning of AutoCAD.
 Summarizes the history of AutoCAD.
 Give examples of five careers which involve
AutoCAD.

3. DEFINITION OF AUTOCAD
 AutoCAD is a computer software that can be used
to create accurate two and three dimensional
drawings. CAD is an acronym which means
Computer Aided Design.

4. BRIEF HISTORY OF AUTOCAD
 The technology known as AutoCAD was first
developed in 1982 for two-dimensional applications.
There have been many upgrades since that time
that feature advanced 3D functions for creating
design models and fully-rendered drawings,
resulting in many jobs that use AutoCAD.

5. EXAMPLES OF DRAWINGS IN AUTOCAD

6. CAREERS INVOLVING AUTOCAD
 Architect
 Mechanical Design Engineer
 Automotive Design Engineer
 CAD Teacher
 Structure Design Engineer
 CAD Operator
 CAD Manager

7. VIDEO SHOWING A CAD OPERATOR

8. CLASS ACTIVITY
 Form four groups and write a summary of what was
taught in today’s class. Groups should include at
least one member from each form class. The
summary should follow the format of the stated
objectives.