PCIM

Today I got my two students really going on Lesson 1. I have been a few years teaching CAD. Using texts and CDS and the help files of course are useful. What is useful is the way Mr. Davis puts it together in a logical, functional, understandable way. Often architecture CAD classes are a bit disassociated. You can see the parts of things but if you don't know how to draw a set of house plans....if you got a feel for CAD but you have never really drawn a basic set of plans ....this is a good place to get that experience. Your first ...drawn set of house plans. Look forward to chatting here on the subject.
John

Thanks John, that was a nice thing to say. I plan to stick with that approach because it works unless someone shows me a better way. Never too old to learn.

My biggest hurdle was once I finished HDP 101, I found I had placed too many extra tidbits but after talking with a few students about the questions they had, I found it better to streamline the lessons. Since the streamline of about 5 years ago, there has been a minimum of questions overall.

I still get questions like: How do I insert the component/block into the drawing and stuff like that but if the student would just play with the functions of the CAD program, they most likely would figure it out on their own.

Tim

Sign of a master craftsman is they make it look simple. It's the basics you've got there that I believe I can build on with my students. Tech savy kids are pretty good at zipping around the screen but they havn't a clue about the need for well sized rooms and practical layout. I couldn't figure out how to present the stuff. You did. You make it look easy. Got to go.
John