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AutoCAD

ARCH X479.1

40004
Delivery Options Online
Develop your digital communication skills by using drafting and editing commands in Autodesk AutoCAD, the industry-standard computer-aided drawing software. Progress with more advanced commands such as XREFs, blocks with attributes and XCLIPs. Learn to translate your model space files into scaled paper space drawings and plot them using multiple viewpoints.

Course Outline

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Course Objectives

  • Demonstrate expanded knowledge of AutoCAD commands
  • Translate hand sketches into CAD drawings
  • Gain speed and efficiency through keyboard shortcuts
  • Master layouts and plotting for professional presentation
  • Produce a complete project

What You’ll Learn

  • Layers
  • File management
  • Floor plans
  • Model space
  • Blocks
  • Hatching
  • Furniture plans
  • Interior elevations
  • Exterior elevations
  • Notation
  • Title blocks

How You’ll Learn

  • Lectures
  • Demonstrations
  • One-to-one assistance on projects
  • In-class discussions
  • Weekly homework assignments
  • Final project

Is This Course Right for You?

This course is ideal for design students who want to learn how to use the prevailing standard for computer-aided design software.

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Sections

Section 032

Jun 07, 2021 to Aug 30, 2021 Live Online

Course Fee(s)

Course Fee credit (3 units)

$1,130.00


Section Schedule

Jun 07, 2021 to Aug 30, 2021

Type Live Online

Access classroom-style interactive learning from anywhere in the world! Attend scheduled online sessions with your instructor and classmates in addition to completing your coursework.

Live Online format allows you to take classes from anywhere with an internet connection. Classroom sections will be taught in this format through Spring 2021. Learn more about this format.

Beginning August 15, 2020, you must have a Zoom account to participate.

Many schools are now accepting transfer credit for online coursework, including health and sciences programs. Check with your institution before enrolling.

Days

M

Time

6:00PM to 9:00PM Pacific Time

Dates

Jun 07, 2021 to Aug 30, 2021

Type Live Online

Days

Sa

Time

9:00AM to 12:00PM Pacific Time

Dates

Jun 12, 2021 to Jun 26, 2021

Schedule and Location

View Details

Instructional Hours

45.0

Delivery Options

Online

Available for Credit

3 semester units

Instructors

  • William Johnson

Section Notes

This course runs on Thursdays from June 7 - August 30 with 3 additional Saturday morning classes June 12, 19, 26. Please double check on View Details for more information.

Access classroom-style interactive learning from anywhere in the world! Attend scheduled online sessions with your instructor and classmates in addition to completing your coursework.

Live Online format allows you to take classes from anywhere with an internet connection. Classroom sections will be taught in this format through Spring 2021. Learn more about this format.

Equipment

The following minimum recommendation for remote learning:

  • Apple MacBook or PC

  • 8 to 16GB RAM

This course applies to the following programs:

Certificate Program in Interior Design and Interior Architecture

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Required Courses (Phase I)

  • Design Principles and Elements
  • Design Communication I
  • Color Theory and Application for Interiors
  • AutoCAD
  • Design Communication II
  • Design Communication III
  • History of Architecture, Interiors and Decorative Arts I
  • Digital Presentation Techniques

Required Courses (Phase II)

  • Design Studio I
  • Interior Finishes and Materials
  • History of Architecture, Interiors and Decorative Arts II
  • Revit
  • Space Planning
  • Fundamentals of Lighting Design
  • Design Studio II

Required Courses (Phase III)

  • Building Components and Systems for Interior Architecture
  • Design Studio III
  • Construction Documents
  • Business Practices for Interior Designers
  • Design Studio IV
  • Portfolio and Professional Presentation

Electives

  • Internship in Interior Design
  • Design Theory and Process
  • Kitchen and Bath Design
  • Fundamentals of Interior Design
  • Sketching for Interiors
  • Principles of Sustainability
  • Exploring the World of Textiles
  • Origins of Influence: Asian Architecture

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Departmental contact: extension-interiordesign@berkeley.edu | (510) 664-7824

Prerequisites

Design Communication I ARCH X486.1; basic PC knowledge

We recommend you take this class before Revit ARCH X479.2. This course is taught only on PCs.

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William Johnson

William Johnson has spent over 25 years applying Autodesk® AutoCAD MEP & Autodesk® AutoCAD AEC design solutions for large commercial companies, and actively developing Autodesk® Revit® implementation strategies and procedures for architectural and MEP companies. He has worked at Autodesk, TEECOM Design Group, GTE/GTEL, Greg LeDoux and Associates, Scottish Power in England, Ideate, Inc. and now Affiliated Engineers, Inc. As an Autodesk MEP Implementation Certified Expert, he advised leading architectural, engineering and construction decision makers. He earned his B.S. from the Pasadena Institute of Technology & B.R.E. from Fuller Theological and has a Sustainable Design Certification from UC Berkeley Extension.

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