Application

This unit of competency defines the skills and knowledge required to produce 2-D drawings using a computer-aided design (CAD) system. Skills include producing linked bills of material, file management and associated customisation of installed software, including the use of macros, menus and default settings. 2-D drawings can be produced from 3-D models created using CAD system.

The unit primarily applies to the fields of mechanical, electrical or electronic, fabrication and fluid power.

This unit covers CAD skills only. Where detail drafting skills are required see the following units:

MEM09004 Perform electrical or electronic detail drafting

MEM09005 Perform basic engineering detail drafting

MEM09006 Perform advanced engineering detail drafting

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least two (2) occasions and include:

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

preparing computer-aided design (CAD) systems to create 2-D drawings by customising system variables, menus and drawing defaults and developing macros to specifications and SOPs

creating 2-D drawings using CAD with the full capacity of the software system and linking drawing entities

undertaking numerical operations, geometry and calculations or formulae associated with creating 2-D drawings using CAD system

linking entities to data attributes including mean properties associated with an entity and creating detailed views using appropriate scales to suit specifications

producing and saving files in various formats, listing link entities in a bill of materials format and extracting supplementary data from drawing to meet job requirements.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate the required knowledge for this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures

CAD software system

system variables that can be customised

procedures for:

customising identified system variables and reasons why

customising menus, system defaults and developing macros and reasons why

linking drawing entities to database attributes

printing drawing files

creating additional views of the object being drawn

saving drawing files

producing bills of material

extracting data with respect to drawn shapes and features

applicable drafting standards and procedures

drawing features of the CAD software system

reasons for using specialised software features

appropriate drawing scales

various formats in which drawing files can be saved and reasons for using different formats when saving drawing files

properties of shapes, sections and features that can be extracted from the drawing file.

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must:

have vocational competency in creating 2-D drawings using computer-aided design system at least to the level being assessed with relevant industry knowledge and experience

satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations 2015 or its replacement and comply with the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011, its replacement or equivalent legislation covering VET regulation in a non-referring state/territory as the case requires

Where possible assessment must occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment that reflects realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate

Foundation Skills

• text: This section describes those required skills (reading, writing, oral communication and numeracy) that are essential to workplace performance in this unit of competency. Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Prerequisite Units

• {'code': 'MEM09002', 'title': 'Interpret technical drawing'}
• {'code': 'MEM12023', 'title': 'Perform engineering measurements'}
• {'code': 'MEM12024', 'title': 'Perform computations'}
• {'code': 'MEM13015', 'title': 'Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering'}
• {'code': 'MEM16006', 'title': 'Organise and communicate information'}
• {'code': 'MEM16008', 'title': 'Interact with computing technology'}

Parent Qualifications

• MEM40119 — Certificate IV in Engineering
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