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Computer Aided Drawing

Industrial Mechatronics Technology · Level 6  ·  7 Chapters

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What Computer Aided Drawing covers

In this unit, you will be able to confidently create precise and professional technical drawings using CAD software, transforming your ideas into clear, accurate designs. You’ll master selecting the right tools, applying industry standards, and producing detailed orthographic and pictorial views that meet real-world requirements. By the end, you’ll be equipped to bring complex geometrical forms and technical concepts to life with skill and confidence, ready to excel in your trade.

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Careers after Computer Aided Drawing

Computer Aided Drawing (CAD) skills open doors to a wide range of exciting career opportunities across Kenya’s growing industries. Mastering CAD means you can turn ideas into precise technical drawings that guide the creation of buildings, machines, electrical systems, and more. This skill is highly valued both in formal employment and entrepreneurship, making you a key player in Kenya’s development story.

  • In the construction sector, including county government works and private firms, CAD is essential for designing building plans, road layouts, and infrastructure projects. Skilled CAD operators help bring architects’ visions to life, ensuring projects are built safely and efficiently.
  • The jua kali industry benefits from CAD when crafting metalworks, furniture, and custom parts. Entrepreneurs who master CAD can design unique products, create prototypes, and produce detailed fabrication drawings, giving them a competitive edge.
  • In energy companies like KenGen, CAD is used to design and maintain power plants and electrical grids, requiring precise technical drawings to ensure safety and functionality.
  • The matatu industry and automotive workshops use CAD for vehicle design modifications, parts fabrication, and maintenance schematics, helping mechanics and engineers work smarter and faster.
  • In agribusiness, companies such as KTDA use CAD for designing processing plants and irrigation systems, making agricultural production more efficient and sustainable.
  • The hospitality sector employs CAD for interior design and layout planning, improving the aesthetics and functionality of hotels, restaurants, and resorts.
  • Skilled CAD professionals earn well through formal employment in engineering firms, government agencies, and manufacturing companies. Alternatively, you can start your own design consultancy or fabrication workshop, offering CAD services to clients across various sectors.

By mastering Computer Aided Drawing, you’re not just learning software—you’re gaining a powerful tool to shape Kenya’s future infrastructure, industry, and innovation. Your skills will make you indispensable, opening doors to rewarding careers and entrepreneurial success. Keep pushing forward—the world is ready for your designs!

Chapters

1
Operate computer devices
40 topics
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2
Navigate CAD software
11 topics
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3
Produce geometric drawings
6 topics
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4
Produce pictorial drawings
26 topics
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5
Produce orthographic drawings
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6
Produce assembly drawings
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7
Design mechanical components
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What Computer Aided Drawing covers: 35 main topics in 5 chapters

1. Operate computer devices

  1. 1.1 Overview of CAD Written tests
  2. 1.2 Computing equipment and Software
  3. 1.3 Drawing CAD Software
  4. 1.4 CAD software templates
  5. 1.5 Importing CAD Files
  6. 1.6 User interface navigation
  7. 1.7 Setting up the drawing environment
  8. 1.8 Symbols, codes, and standards
  9. 1.9 Understand and utilize drawing elements
  10. 1.10 Use editing commands editing tools

2. Navigate CAD software

  1. 2.1 Setting drawing lines geometric
  2. 2.2 Using drawing lines
  3. 2.3 Constructing types of angles
  4. 2.4 Constructing geometrical forms
  5. 2.5 Developing geometric drawings

3. Produce geometric drawings

  1. 3.1 Drawing symbols and abbreviations
  2. 3.2 Producing pictorial drawings
  3. 3.3 Saving pictorial drawings

4. Produce pictorial drawings

  1. 4.1 Fundamentals of orthographic projection drawings
  2. 4.2 Types of orthographic projections
  3. 4.3 Understanding views
  4. 4.4 First angle orthographic drawings
  5. 4.5 Third angle orthographic drawings
  6. 4.6 Saving orthographic drawings
  7. 4.7 Dimensioning orthographic views
  8. 4.8 Printing orthographic views
  9. 4.9 Creating isometric drawing
  10. 4.10 Creating 3D model

5. Produce orthographic drawings

  1. 5.1 Overview of assembly drawings
  2. 5.2 Types of assembly drawings
  3. 5.3 Exploding orthographic views
  4. 5.4 Exploding pictorial views
  5. 5.5 Assembling views
  6. 5.6 Producing sectional views
  7. 5.7 Developing parts list

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 98 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 205 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 144 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation 44 What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations 21 Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards 1,010 Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 5 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 103 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 24 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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