31615 - Laboratory of Drawing and CAD T

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the course is to offer knowledge through a common language that allows access to building issues in the construction aspects in the disciplinary and technical duality related to building construction. The course referred to the "Drawing and CAD T Laboratory." is divided into two phases: the first imparts the fundamentals of Descriptive Geometry, the second provides knowledge related to technical and construction drawing which determines the relationships between the productivity of thought in the formation of spatial configurations and the means of control such as representation codes for multi-scale drawings. The problems of building representation will therefore be addressed with the aim of leading the student towards a conscious use of the material and conceptual tools of drawing, which allow formal, graphic - geometric and material control of the drawing - project and subsequently, the constructive morphological analysis, especially the historical one of the housing tradition of the drawn - completed work. With particular attention the drawing - the drawing - follows the epistemological aspects of knowledge considering with specific reflection the question of conservation related to the recovery of buildings.

Course contents

The "Drawing and Cad. T" Laboratory is initially structured on the foundations of descriptive geometry, subsequently it will focus on the progression relating to the distinction of the stroke and the sign inherent to the geometric graphic differentiation that occurs on the scales of relationship, as well as on the related representation obstinately on the codes relating to the building design aimed at construction. In fact, the laboratory intends to persist by enucleating the representation of the codes of representation of the engineering drawing; imparting in parallel through a conceptual transposition the foundations and control of 2D geometric modeling with the application of CAD (Computer Aided Design) drawing. The "Civil Drawing and Cad" laboratory will deal with issues relating to the study and application of representation methods useful and necessary for the transmissibility of constructive thought, in which the links established between drawing and project relating to the search for form will be investigated, better, the articulation and development of a building work. For example, even in digital modeling the discussion focuses on the knowledge of orthogonal projections as a peculiarity that fully belongs to the projective geometry of the design with respect to the problems of the building project for engineering in order to clarify to what extent the geometric drawing is constitutes a scientific discipline and an indispensable cognitive tool for the engineer's training. The lessons relating to automatic CAD drawing will make the student complete a conceptual and subsequently application process relating to automated drawing through the use of AutoCAD software. Below, in the subsequent chapters of this guide, the training objectives, teaching methods and notes will be reported, which belong to the coordinated and stabilized scientific, ontological and ethical disciplinary practice also defined by the previous experience of the "Drawing and Cad T Laboratory" referred to. degree course in Civil Engineering.

Readings/Bibliography

Apollonio I.F., Architettura in 3D. Modelli digitali per i sistemi cognitivi, Ed. Bruno Mondadori, Milano, 2012.

Docci M., Gaiani M., Maestri D., Scienza del disegno, ed. Città Studi – De Agostini, III edizione, Novara, 2020.

SGROSSO A., La rappresentazione geometrica dell'architettura: applicazioni di geometria descrittiva, UTET, Torino 1996

Spadafora G., Fondamenti e applicazioni di geometria descrittiva, ed. Franco Angeli, Milano2019.

 

Other texts are reported in the Teaching Activity Calendar-Guide.

Teaching methods

Attendance is mandatory given its predominantly experimental nature. The workshop is structured into lectures and exercises, and develops three closely interrelated teaching areas: theoretical reflection, technical information, and practical application.

Lectures will address basic disciplinary concepts such as fundamental geometric concepts, methods and tools of representation, and the translation of experience from hand drawing (use of tracing tools) to digital drawing (CAD drawings). Practical exercises will cover all the topics already extensively covered in the course. Particular attention will be paid to the concepts of Building Restoration and Conservation.

Assessment methods

- Theory (Thinking)
Disciplinary foundations. Visual perception and projective space. Geometric structures of space.

- Technique (Structure)
Plane geometry; Projective and descriptive geometry. Drawing codes and standards, and CAD: drawing of construction details. (Technical Architecture Manuals - Architectural Technology)

- Practice (Application)
The exercises, framed by specific introductory explanations, are designed as fundamental moments of practical assessment of the theoretical and technical topics covered. They aim to develop the necessary executive skills and to give meaning to graphic, geometric, and constructive production as a place of critical mediation between theoretical propositions and the practice of building. Each exercise is given a period for supervised completion and correction, after which any discussion is considered concluded and transferred directly to the exams.

 

- Objectives (Results)
Upon completion of the Drawing and CAD T. Laboratory course, students will be able to control the computerized representation of coded graphic-geometric models of a building described at different numerical ratio scales. This experience is part of the knowledge of building rehabilitation and conservation.

 

Teaching tools

During the semester, exercises (short) designated as E and followed by a chronological number are scheduled. (The exercises contribute directly to the preparation and writing of the EA year's exercises, providing "support" for some steps of the year's exercises.) These so-called short exercises are started in class and will be initialed by the instructor at the end of the laboratory activity as proof of the student's attendance and effective work in class.

Admission to the exams is subject to preliminary evaluation of all exercises (short E1, E2a, etc.). They must also be scanned in PDF format (excellent dpi quality) and uploaded to the "Virtuale UniBo" platform. The exam is oral and requires students to present a reasoned dissertation on the topics covered and developed in lectures and exercises. This includes the presentation and discussion of all the assignments completed during the semester, which must be complete, as well as the annual exercise (EA). The execution of coded multiscale graphical and geometric models related to each student's assigned topic in the annual exercise is essential to the final exam result.

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