Drafting (DRF) at Virginia Highlands Community College
- DRF 111 - Technical Drafting I
- Introduces technical drafting from the fundamentals through advanced drafting practices. Teaches lettering, metric construction, technical sketching, orthographic projection, sections, intersections, development, fasteners, theory and applications of dimensioning and tolerances. Includes pictorial drawing, and preparation of working and detailed drawings. Part I of II.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 2-6 hours. Total 3-7 hours per week.2-3 credits
- DRF 112 - Technical Drafting II
- Introduces technical drafting from the fundamentals through advanced drafting practices. Teaches lettering, metric construction, technical sketching, orthographic projection, sections, intersections, development, fasteners, theory and applications of dimensioning and tolerances. Includes pictorial drawing, and preparation of working and detailed drawings. Part II of II.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 2-6 hours. Total 3-7 hours per week.2-3 credits
- DRF 114 - Drafting II
- Teaches geometric construction, orthographic projection, sections and conventions, pictorial drawings, isometric principles, oblique drawing, and dimensioning. Part I of II.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6-9 hours. Total 7-10 hours per week.3-4 credits
- DRF 115 - Drafting II
- Teaches geometric construction, orthographic projection, sections and conventions, pictorial drawings, isometric principles, oblique drawing, and dimensioning. Part II of II.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6-9 hours. Total 7-10 hours per week.3-4 credits
- DRF 121 - Mechanical Drafting I
- Teaches basic principles of machine drafting and design, drafting instruments and materials, engineering lettering, orthographic projection, freehand detail drafting. Explains geometric construction, sectioning, primary and secondary auxiliaries, dimensioning, tolerances and allowances, pictorial drawing, threads and common fasteners, detail and assembly drawing. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 12 hours. Total 15 hours per week.7 credits
- DRF 122 - Mechanical Drafting II
- Teaches basic principles of machine drafting and design, drafting instruments and materials, engineering lettering, orthographic projection, freehand detail drafting. Explains geometric construction, sectioning, primary and secondary auxiliaries, dimensioning, tolerances and allowances, pictorial drawing, threads and common fasteners, detail and assembly drawing. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 12 hours. Total 15 hours per week.7 credits
- DRF 130 - Introduction to Electrical/Electronics Drafting
- Teaches applications of drafting procedures with emphasis on working and functional drawings and direct applications to electrical and electronic components and circuits.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.2 credits
- DRF 161 - Blueprint Reading I
- Teaches the application of basic principles, visualization, orthographic projection, detail of drafting shop processes and terminology, assembly drawings and exploded views. Considers dimensioning, changes and corrections, classes of fits, tolerances and allowances, sections and convention in blueprint reading.Lecture 0-1 hours. Laboratory 0-3 hours. Total 1-4 hours per week.1-2 credits
- DRF 162 - Blueprint Reading II
- Emphasizes industrial prints, auxiliary views, pictorial drawings, simplified drafting procedures, production drawing, operation sheets, tool drawing, assembly drawings, and detailed prints.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 4 hours per week.2 credits
- DRF 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- DRF 200 - Survey of Computer Aided Drafting
- Surveys computer-aided drafting equipment and concepts. Develops general understanding of components, operations and use of a typical CAD system.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.3-4 credits
- DRF 201 - Computer Aided Drafting and Design I
- Teaches computer-aided drafting concepts and equipment designed to develop a general understanding of components of a typical CAD system and its operation.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.3-4 credits
- DRF 202 - Computer Aided Drafting and Design II
- Teaches production drawings and advanced operations in computer aided drafting.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.3-4 credits
- DRF 203 - Computer Aided Drafting and Design III
- Teaches advanced CAD applications. Includes customization and/or use of advanced software.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-6 hours per week.3-4 credits
- DRF 211 - Advanced Technical Drafting I
- Teaches use of drafting equipment and applications, emphasizing knowledge and skill required for industrial drawing. Includes piping, gearing, geometric and positional tolerances and 2D/3D drawing layout.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.3 credits
- DRF 212 - Advanced Technical Drafting II
- Teaches concepts of sheet metal fabrication including radii, fillets and tolerances, electrical and electronics symbols and drawing, and advanced design drafting techniques.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.3 credits
- DRF 231 - Computer Aided Drafting I
- Teaches computer aided drafting concepts and equipment designed to develop a general understanding of components and operate a typical CAD system.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 3-5 hours per week.2-3 credits
- DRF 232 - Computer Aided Drafting II
- Teaches advanced operation in computer aided drafting.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 3-5 hours per week.2-3 credits
- DRF 233 - Computer Aided Drafting III
- Exposes student to 3-D and modeling. Focuses on proficiency in Production drawing using a CAD system.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 3-5 hours per week.2-3 credits
- DRF 246 - Sheet Metal Drafting
- Teaches principles of sheet metal layout, development and common intersections. Explains development of patterns, templates and stretch-outs. Teaches calculation and computation of bends and radii, as well as datum line, coordinate and dimensioning of sheet metal layouts.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.3 credits
- DRF 297 - Cooperative Education
- Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-6 credits