DEA 3050
Construction Documentation: CAD and BIM
Construction documents are the written and graphic documents used to communicate a project design for construction and administration in the built world. In this course, students will gain exposure to leading industry tools, methods, and standards for producing construction drawings. Through a series of hands-on activities and assignments, students will explore components and details commonly used in design and construction, meet with practitioners in the field, and complete a basic set of drawings and documents in a BIM environment (REVIT).
Topics
- Introduce formats, components, and accepted standards required for an integrated and comprehensive set of interior construction documents.
- Provide context for understanding the layers of information contained in construction documentation and their interrelationship with building components and systems.
- Develop two-dimensional drawing interpretation skills and explore how they correspond to three-dimensional elements in the built environment.
- Gain exposure to construction document requirements of the NCIDQ and ARE exams.
- Produce construction documentation for a small interior project to gain experience in modeling, detailing, and scheduling. Through a series of hands-on activities, Autodesk REVIT (BIM software) will be introduced in class.
- Introduce the conceptual basis of BIM (Building Information Modeling) and its role in contemporary practice.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
minimum grade of B- in DEA 1150 or permission of instructor.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants
- Construction Documentation: CAD and BIM · 3.0 · Undergraduate