2D CAD Engineering Drawing for Industrial Design: Furniture and Products Designed by Students

Abstract

Numbers of industry practitioners have commented that graduates have failed miserably in producing quality 2D CAD engineering drawing. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the correlation between root of problems and competency in using the 2D CAD software program. The data were gathered from literature review analysis and semi- structured interview sessions held with several selected furniture and product design lecturers. The findings pointed out that certain skills pertaining to spatial visualization, knowledge on STEM, software interface design, and personal perspectives (attitudes) were required to attain competency in 2D CAD engineering drawing.