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New CADD -
Architectural Design CPU
April 2, 2009
 Applied
Technologies has recently overhauled its CPU (Career Pathway Unit)
on computer aided design by refining its focus and using different
software. The
CADD - Architectural Design CPU makes use
of Envisioneer, an industry-based 3D architectural design
software application. Throughout the 15-hour course, students
design a simple cottage as a way of introducing Envisoneer's
many features, then go on to complete parts of a three bedroom, two
bath ranch house. While using the software, students also
cover a great deal of content about how houses are constructed, how
architects design homes by thinking about traffic flow, and the
thought that goes into designing a home's three areas: service,
living, and sleeping. Students also understand how to
accommodate for disabled persons by making doorframes wider,
installing ramps, and supplying lower cabinets and supports for the
bathroom.
Mathematical principles like the work triangle (used
in the kitchen) and rise and run used to determine the construction
of staircases is also included.
Find out more about the new
CADD - Architectural Design CPU.
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