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Syllabus
BSc Architecture and Spatial Planning

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

Subject
Type Semester ECTS Code
OBLIGATORY (O) 1 3 30-AKA-154
Course Lecturer Faton Spahiu Msc
Course Assistant
Course Tutor

This course is intended to teach a basic understanding of Computer Aided Design (CAD) drawing
Aims and and dimension techniques and digital 3D Modeling and Visualization by introducing basic
Objectives understanding of 3dsMax software, through 3D modeling techniques, materials | shaders,lightning,
visualization and animation as it applies to the field of design and multimedia .

Students will gain a basic knowledge and understanding of creating a new architectural floor plan,
editing an existing 2D and 3D drawing, and printing a complete construction drawing. Emphasis will
Learning
Outcomes
be placed on teaching the concepts and theory of CAD which will provide the student with the ability
to create future architectural CAD drawings.

Course Plan Week

Getting Familiar with AutoCAD 1
Understanding the Drafting Tools 2
Working with drawing and modyfi panels 3
Editing AutoCAD Objects 4
Editing with the 2D draw Control Panel Tools 5
Creating 3D Drawings 6
Getting Organized with Layers 7
Course Content Using Blocks, Groups, Xrefs and Design Center 8
Using Dimensions 9
Creating Text and gathering information 10
Laying Out and Printing Your Drawing 11
Autocad 360, online links of drawings between Computer, tablet and smartphone. 12
 Teaching/Learning Activity Weight (%)
1. Lectures 40%
2. Practices 60%

Teaching/Learning
Methods

Assessment Activity Number Week Weight (%)

1. Present of students 1 1-12 15%
2. Practices (5+5+15) 3 4,8,12 25%
3. Final Exam 1 60%
Assessment
Methods

Resources Number
1. PC LAB 1
2. Softuer Autocad 1
3. Moodle
Course resources 4. Mobile App /Tablet
5. Mobile App/Smartphone
6. A360

7. Beamer
Activity Weekly hrs Total workload

1. Lectures 2 75
2. Practices 2
ECTS Workload 3. Online lectures (moodle) 2.5
4.
5.
6.

Introducing AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010 by George Omura

Literature/Referenc AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD 2008 LT Bible, by Ellen Finkelstein,
es
www.autodesk.com

Digital Eiseman: An office of the Electronic Era, Luca Galofaro.

Contact
faton.spahiu@ubt-uni.net, edmond.tafarshiku@ubt-uni.net