Capturing the Next Step in 3D: From 3D Modeling to 3D Parametrics

莫兰山谷社区学院正在更新现有的示范性机械和设计制图/CAD A.A.S.学位和三个相应的证书，将3D参数建模技能纳入课程。雇主已确认，必须将三维参数建模纳入课程，以确保毕业生掌握目前在商业和工业中使用的高级CAD技能。参数建模结合了三维建模作为直观工程设计工具的强大功能，以及在自适应环境中操作和控制相应工程图纸的能力。这简化了设计过程，缩短了工程师的设计周期时间，实现了更好的设计可视化，将2D和3D图形更紧密地关联在一起，使设计过程更易于管理。快速原型制作也被纳入课程，以便为教职员工和学生提供制作他们设计的原型或模型的机会。与其他三所社区学院和四所高中正在结成合作伙伴关系，以全面开发、试行测试、评估和修订机械设计和制图/CAD A.S.学位的三门现有课程和两门新课程的课程。这一合作伙伴关系的每个成员，内容开发团队，都在参加暑期课程开发研讨会和全年课程试点测试、评估和修改活动。来自Moraine山谷的PI和三名协理PI在内容开发团队服务，并确保实施以下项目目标和相应的目标。目标1：修订/更新当前的机械设计，起草A.S.学位和三个证书，以包括3D参数建模。目标2：建立与高中和其他社区大学的现有伙伴关系，以发展，试行测试和评估3D参数建模课程。目标3：利用网络学习工具整合网络辅助教学课程资源。目标4：向其他教育机构传播机械设计和起草A.S.学位和三个证书。目标5：制定和实施招聘策略，向高中生推广修订后的计划-重点是目前在机械设计和制图/CAD课程中代表性较低的学生。为了响应学生的学习方式，替代教学技术，如小组项目工作和网络辅助电子学习工具被纳入教学交付。3D CAD教学使用各种教学方法，包括传统的讲师授课和网络辅助学习资源，如在线作业、技能评估、实验室练习、教师指南、测试、测验和课程评估。传播最新的机械设计和绘图/计算机辅助设计学位，包括在项目的第二年和第三年为20名高中和大学教职员工提供暑期教师培训讲习班。此外，学院正在实施各种职业意识活动，以增加高中生对CAD职业的了解。在每一项活动中，目前在CAD职业中任职人数不足的学生(少数族裔和妇女)都是参与的目标。共有51名高中和大学教师以及他们的数百名学生正在获得3D参数建模和CAD职业的专业知识和/或意识。

Moraine Valley Community College is updating the existing exemplary Mechanical and DesignDrafting/CAD A.A.S. degree and three corresponding certificates by incorporating 3D Parametric Modeling skills into the curriculum. Employers have identified that 3D Parametric Modeling must be incorporated into curriculum to ensure graduates have mastered the advanced CAD skills used currently in business and industry.Parametric modeling combines the power of three-dimensional modeling as an intuitive engineering design tool with the ability to manipulate and control the corresponding engineering drawings in an adaptive environment. This simplifies the design process, reduces the engineer's design cycle time, achieves better design visualization, more closely associates 2D and 3D drawings, and makes the design process easier to manage. Rapid prototyping is also being incorporated into curriculum in order to provide faculty and students the opportunity to produce a prototype, or model, of their designs. A collaborative partnership with three other community colleges and four high schools is forming to fully develop, pilot test, evaluate and revise curriculum for three existing and two new courses in the Mechanical Design and Drafting/CAD A.A.S. degree. Each member of this partnership, the Content Development Team, is participating in summer curriculum development workshops and year-round curriculum pilot testing, evaluation, and revision activities. The PI and three Co-PIs from Moraine Valley are serving on the Content Development Team and ensuring that the following project goals and corresponding objectives are implemented. Goal 1: Revising/updating current Mechanical Design and Drafting A.A.S. degree and three Certificates to include 3D Parametric Modeling.Goal 2: Building on existing partnerships with high schools and other community colleges to develop, pilot test and evaluate 3D Parametric Modeling courses.Goal 3: Utilizing E-Learning tools to incorporate Web-assisted instructional course resources.Goal 4: Disseminating the Mechanical Design and Drafting A.A.S. degree and three Certificates to other educational institutions.Goal 5: Developing and implementing recruitment strategies to promote the revised programs to high school students - focusing on students currently underrepresented in Mechanical Design and Drafting/CAD courses.To respond to student learning styles, alternative instructional techniques, such as group project work, and Web-assisted eLearning tools are incorporated into instructional delivery. 3D CAD instruction occurs using a variety of delivery methods, including traditional instructor-led classes and Web-assisted learning resources, such as online assignments, skills assessments, lab exercises, teacher guides, tests, quizzes, and course evaluations. Dissemination of the updated Mechanical Design and Drafting/CAD degree includes providing summer teacher training workshops for 20 high school and college faculty in year two and three of the project. In addition, the college is implementing a variety of career awareness activities to increase high students' knowledge about CAD careers. In each of these activities, students currently underrepresented in CAD careers (minorities and women) are targeted for participation. A total of 51 high school and college faculty and several hundred of their students are gaining expertise and/or awareness of 3D parametric modeling and CAD careers.