Happy New Year every one.

So this would be a question for a much later resolution but I am finding it difficult to understand the reasoning behind the order of the lessons and the content regarding Drawings in the Essentials class.

This is of course an open ended problem with no right answer but here is the problem as I see it:

• The content on Drawings at the end of Lesson 3 is abrupt and disconnected. The students are just learning basic part modeling with design intent and then at the end of the lesson they cover the basics of drawings. I don't think this serves the concepts taught very well. Plus nothing depends on this material until Lesson 12 so it is disconnected. I have been skipping it and trying to cover it briefly later (during 12's time frame).
• Lesson 12's location makes sense to me. The students have part modeling down and then the last day of the fundamentals class we can expand their understanding of the connected file types - namely drawings and assemblies. Both require the part to be designed first, both need the file reference, both are major file types of SW, etc. However the content for Lesson 12 is information regarding section views, detail views, datums, and surface finishes. All of which I think would be better served as moving it over to the Drawings class. If I'm not mistaken most material in Lesson 12 is not repeated and content regarding GD&T would be really beneficial to show. Plus some of the understanding with section views would be better served at the beginning of the drawings class instead of in Lesson 12.

So as a recommendation I would move the lesson 3 content to Lesson 12 and just make it a stand alone lesson that flows nicely with the train of thought. I would move Lesson 12 to the drawings class in the beginning so that the content is all together with the other relevant drawing information.

Anyone else ever felt this way? Or that the drawing portion in Essentials could be handled differently?

Thanks,

Andrew