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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine drawing requirements
   • Review relevant documentation/concept information to determine requirements and processes based on project objectives and parameters
   • Liaise with relevant colleagues to confirm and clarify requirements
2. Select and set up CADD package
   • Correctly identify required hardware, software, tools and equipment for the specific project
   • Correctly set up hardware and software in accordance with operating instructions and organisational procedures
   • Identify and retrieve digitised information relevant to the project
3. Gather object parameters and/or measurements
   • Accurately establish and record critical dimensions and data for the required design
   • Correctly identify the requirements in relation to accuracy, tolerances and other critical information
4. Prepare plots or drawings
   • Correctly access and use CADD functions and features in accordance with operating instructions
   • Correctly access and use peripheral equipment required for the project
   • Prepare and review preliminary drawings in consultation with relevant colleagues
5. Check drawings and save files
   • Check designs against the project objectives and specifications in accordance with organisational procedures
   • Identify and make required adjustments to designs based on review and consultation with relevant colleagues
   • Store data files in accordance with operating instructions and organisational procedures

Required Skills

Not applicable

Evidence Required

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills

the ways in which CADD is used within a specific industry context

basic principles of CADD

typical features and functions of CADD programs including drawing tools view displays edit functions working with layers plotting and printing

Occupational Health and Safety issues associated with the use of hardware and software

awareness of copyright moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation associated with the use of CADD

literacy skills sufficient to interpret and use digital information including instructions required for the production of computer aided drawings

numeracy skills sufficient for calculations and measurements required for the production of computer aided drawings

Linkages to other units

This unit has linkages to a wide range of other units in various Training Packages and combined assessment andor training with those units would be appropriate

Critical aspects of evidence

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

ability to use the standard features and functions of a CADD program to produce drawings

knowledge of CADD capabilities and uses in relation to the specific industry context

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills using an industrycurrent CADD program to develop drawings for a specific workplace purpose

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

evaluation of drawings produced by the candidate

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of CADD features and functions

review of portfolios of evidence

third party workplace reports of performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties eg speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Resource requirements

Assessment of this unit requires access to the materials resources and equipment needed to produce computeraided drawings

Key competencies in this unit

Key competencies are built into all workplace competencies The table below describes those applicable to this unit Trainers and assessors should ensure that they are addressed in training and assessment

Level Perform

Level Administer and Manage

Level Design and Evaluate

Collecting organising and analysing information

Interpreting documentation for use within a CADD program

Communicating ideas and information

Producing the final plot

Planning and organising activities

Gathering and organising resources

Working with others and in teams

Consulting with colleagues on requirements

Using mathematical ideas and techniques

Calculating dimensions

Solving problems

Identifying the need for and making adjustments to work

Using technology

Using CADD functions

Underpinning skills and knowledge

Assessment must include evidence of the following knowledge and skills

the ways in which CADD is used within a specific industry context

basic principles of CADD

typical features and functions of CADD programs including drawing tools view displays edit functions working with layers plotting and printing

Occupational Health and Safety issues associated with the use of hardware and software

awareness of copyright moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation associated with the use of CADD

literacy skills sufficient to interpret and use digital information including instructions required for the production of computer aided drawings

numeracy skills sufficient for calculations and measurements required for the production of computer aided drawings

Linkages to other units

This unit has linkages to a wide range of other units in various Training Packages and combined assessment andor training with those units would be appropriate

Critical aspects of evidence

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

ability to use the standard features and functions of a CADD program to produce drawings

knowledge of CADD capabilities and uses in relation to the specific industry context

Method and context of assessment

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills using an industrycurrent CADD program to develop drawings for a specific workplace purpose

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

evaluation of drawings produced by the candidate

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of CADD features and functions

review of portfolios of evidence

third party workplace reports of performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties eg speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Resource requirements

Assessment of this unit requires access to the materials resources and equipment needed to produce computeraided drawings

Key competencies in this unit

Key competencies are built into all workplace competencies The table below describes those applicable to this unit Trainers and assessors should ensure that they are addressed in training and assessment

Level Perform

Level Administer and Manage

Level Design and Evaluate

Collecting organising and analysing information

Interpreting documentation for use within a CADD program

Communicating ideas and information

Producing the final plot

Planning and organising activities

Gathering and organising resources

Working with others and in teams

Consulting with colleagues on requirements

Using mathematical ideas and techniques

Calculating dimensions

Solving problems

Identifying the need for and making adjustments to work

Using technology

Using CADD functions

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Range Statement

The following explanations identify how this unit may be applied in different workplaces, sectors and circumstances.

Computer-aided designs may be required for a large range of work situations and may include:

room/site/stage layouts

lighting plots

costume/fashion designs

stage and set design

visual art works and/or projects, e.g. community installations, public art, performance

object or product design.

Information required for the project may include:

measurements/dimensions, e.g. objects, space

creative objectives

technical objectives

relevant statutory requirements, e.g. safety

scope for making adjustments.

CADD functions and features to be used must include:

drawing tools (methods for drawing lines, arcs, polylines, texts, dimensions)

view displays

edit functions

working with layers

plotting and printing.

CADD functions and feature to be used may include:

macros

3D techniques, e.g. entering co-ordinates, displaying 3D views

isometrics and perspectives

use of attributes to make project reports

how CADD works in an integrated environment.

Peripheral equipment required for the project may include:

scanners

printers

plotters.

The following explanations identify how this unit may be applied in different workplaces, sectors and circumstances.

Computer-aided designs may be required for a large range of work situations and may include:

room/site/stage layouts

lighting plots

costume/fashion designs

stage and set design

visual art works and/or projects, e.g. community installations, public art, performance

object or product design.

Information required for the project may include:

measurements/dimensions, e.g. objects, space

creative objectives

technical objectives

relevant statutory requirements, e.g. safety

scope for making adjustments.

CADD functions and features to be used must include:

drawing tools (methods for drawing lines, arcs, polylines, texts, dimensions)

view displays

edit functions

working with layers

plotting and printing.

CADD functions and feature to be used may include:

macros

3D techniques, e.g. entering co-ordinates, displaying 3D views

isometrics and perspectives

use of attributes to make project reports

how CADD works in an integrated environment.

Peripheral equipment required for the project may include:

scanners

printers

plotters.

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