Applied Arts
Are you a design-oriented person who’s comfortable with technology? Are you an original thinker with creative flair and an eye for detail? If so, Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CAD) may be your ideal choice for an exciting career. CAD is the use of computer technology for the design of objects, real or virtual. As in the manual drafting of technical and engineering drawings, the output of CAD often must also convey symbolic information such as materials, processes, dimensions, and tolerances, according to application-specific conventions. This program is also used to design curves and figures in two-dimensional space; or curves, surfaces, or solids in three-dimensional objects. CAD is an important industrial art extensively used in many applications, including automotive, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries, industrial and architectural design, prosthetics, and many more.