Teaching Descriptive Geometry, Engineering, and Computer Graphics in the Сontext of Rapid Development of Digital Production

Abstract

The relevance of the study is due to the continuous development of automated design systems and global trends in the digital transformation of production at all levels of the product life cycle. Since one of the main principles of education is integration with science and production, this integration is the main condition for its further development and a factor in ensuring its quality. The product life cycle begins with project design, which students of technical specialities begin to master by studying descriptive geometry, engineering, and computer graphics. In this course, the skills of working in automated design systems are pawned, so its teaching should take place using updated technologies that the present needs. The purpose of the study is to analyse the experience of teaching graphic disciplines in higher educational institutions and to substantiate the methods of studying the discipline “Engineering and computer graphics” based on the author’s experience, considering trends in the development of digital production. The research work was conducted using general scientific methods by analysing scientific-technical information on the subjects covered and using the method of pedagogical experiment. The study suggests using computer-aided design systems starting with the study of descriptive geometry, provides practical ways to solve classical problems of descriptive geometry by means of automated design systems, defines the minimum skills within the course to ensure further assimilation of the capabilities of automated design systems in special courses, during the implementation of course projects and to reduce the period of adaptation of the future specialist to professional activities. The practical importance of the research is in the development of a methodology for the transition from conventional methods of studying descriptive geometry, which involve the use of drawing tools, to modern ones using computer-aided design systems, which contributes to their accelerated mastering by students to further apply them in the study of technical disciplines.