Transfers ToCSUDescriptionRecommended Preparation: Prepared to enter Introduction to College Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking or equivalent through multiple measures. This course is the first in a two part series using computer-aided-design (CAD) software. Part of our advanced manufacturing program, this course teaches students how to use SolidWorks and mechanical design automation software to build parametric models of parts and assemblies, and how to make drawings of those parts and assemblies. 