FACS 243 Digital Drafting I

Two-dimensional (2D) architectural drafting for interiors using digital drafting software.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

The interior design industry is a fast-paced, demanding vocation. Clients desire to see a visual plan of a proposed project. Digital drafting skills give the student the ability to quickly satisfy the demand of a professionally drafted plan. Digital plans can also be quickly modified, which is essential in redesigning the interiors. 

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in Course Overview.

URL Address Assignment

In preparation for Interior Design student’s sophomore review and senior portfolio review, the student is to create an on-line portfolio using Wix or another vendor of his/her choosing. The student must submit the completed portfolio website URL to the assignment submission portal in Canvas to complete this assignment.

Logo Assignment

In preparation for Interior Design student’s sophomore review and senior portfolio review, the student will create a unique logo that will be incorporated into his/her on-line portfolio. This logo will also be incorporated into their plan set’s title block. Canva will be used to create the custom logo. A good logo is easy to replicate in black and white, is simple and clean, and speaks to the professional industry in which you intend to work. The student will complete the assignment by uploading a jpeg copy of the custom logo into the assignment portal.

Layers and Line Weights Assignment

This assignment introduces the student to setting up his/her AutoCAD file using the correct layers, nomenclature, and line weights. The student will create a .dwg file with the prescribed layers and line weights. This file will serve as the foundation on which all drafting assignments will be built. The student will watch the video provided from the resources section and then use the attached document to create the listed layers on the created file.

Hatching Exercise Assignment

Utilizing the draw and modify commands, the student will demonstrate his/her ability to create a highly complex and unique design using the hatch tool. The student must watch the provided video within the resources section before completing the assignment. The student must submit to Canvas both a PDF of the drawing in black and white on an AutoCAD file of his/her drawing.

Existing Conditions Floor Plan Assignment

The student will translate an existing plan into AutoCAD using the dimensions and notes provided. The student will draw the Hawthorne House’s plan in AutoCAD and assign the various drawing elements to their correct layer, then print it at 1/8” scale in black and white on an 8.5” x 11” PDF. The Canvas submission must include the AutoCAD file (.dwg suffix) and PDF of the plan at 1/8” scale in black and white.

Demolition Plan Assignment

The student will manipulate the existing conditions plan into a demolition plan. The Canvas submission requires an AutoCAD file and PDF of the drawing in black and white at 1/8 scale.

Construction Plan Assignment

The student will manipulate the demolition floor plan into a new construction plan. The student must watch the Construction Plan Assignment Overview video linked within the assignment resources section before completing this assignment. The Canvas submission must include a PDF of the construction plan, 8.5” x 11” in black and white at 1/8” scale and an AutoCAD file of the drawing.

Elevations Assignment

The student will create elevations that successfully correlate to his/her new construction plan. To begin, the student must watch the How to Tackle Elevation Drawings within the assignment resources section. For the assignment, the student will create two elevation drawings that represent the custom display cabinetry that was drawn in the construction plan phase. These should include at least three unique types of storage or product display. The upload to Canvas must include the two elevation PDFs and the AutoCAD file to Canvas.

Line Weights Assignment

The student will demonstrate their ability to successfully manipulate line weights on a prescribed elevation. For the assignment, the student will transform an existing elevation drawing that has no visible dimension into one that expresses depth using correct line weights. The Canvas submission will require the assigned AutoCAD .dwg file and a PDF of image at the declared scale in black and white.

Details Assignment

The student will replicate detail drawings that accurately represent the style of his/her kitchen cabinet designs. For this assignment, the student will create four detail drawings that represent his/her elevations’ cabinetry (3 unique cabinet details of the student’s choice from the previous elevation drawings and 1 wall type). Each student will upload the DWG file along with black and white PDFs of each drawing into the assignment portal.

Plan Set Assignment

The student will compile his/her drawings into a plan set. This entails putting the demolition plan, construction plan, elevations, and details into architectural sheets that include a title block, dimensions, and annotations. The student will submit a PDF of each sheet and the AutoCAD file of the plan set.

Portfolio Presentation Assignment

The student will submit his/her URL address with all of the prescribed corrected drawings from this course. The student will upload images of the demolition plan, construction plan, two elevation sheets, and details sheet(s). The student must also include a project description, short writeup of each phase, and captions for each image.