Computer Aided Design online courses

De Anza College CDI CAD

www.deanza.edu/cdi

Phone: (408)864-5648

Since 1984 the CAD program has evolved continuously to meet the changing needs of the local Silicon Valley engineering and design firms. Over 10,000 students and professionals have been trained. The facilities at De Anza include two rooms in the ATC with 34 workstations each. Starting with Computervison (1983-1993) CAD programs were added and removed as the needs of industry changed and design requirements evolved. Calma was taught off-campus (1986-1988), and CADAM was taught at Lockheed (1985-1987). AutoCAD was integrated into the program in 1987. Since 1994 the high-end CAD package offered is Pro/ENGINEER. In 1999 SolidWorks and Inventor were added to the program offerings. In the fall of 2005, Unigraphics NX was offered for the first time.

We intend on staying up-to-date with the newest industry-appropriate engineering and design CAD tools to meet the needs of our students and local companies. In the Fall of 2010 we will offer REVIT AutoDesk for the first time and in Winter 2011 CATIA will be offered. A majority of our students are now professionals hoping to gain or keep employment in engineering and design.By 2011 most of our courses will be offered as distance learning including CATIA, Pro/E, SolidWorks, NX, AutoCAD, and REVIT.

Pro/ENGINEER® is one of the most widely used CAD/CAM software programs in the world today. Any aspiring engineer will benefit from the knowledge contained herein, while in school or upon graduation as a newly employed engineer. Schools Edition of Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 is available free at: www.ptc.com.

Starting Spring 2010, following courses will be offered online:

CDI 70D Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 (beginning), fundamentals of part design, drawings and assemblies. Application of operating system, software, hardware, and peripherals in creating 3-D manufacturing models.

CDI 71D Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 (intermediate), part design and assembly creation and drawing output.

CDI 72D Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0 (advanced), advanced design and photo-rendering modules and capabilities are used to create unique designs and display them in a realistic life-like setting.