BTEC International Level 3 Engineering

Unit 10: Computer Aided Design in Engineering — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 10 (Computer Aided Design in Engineering) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH13 criteria

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria

A.P1Create models and drawings of at least five 3D components from an assembled product, and apply a material to two or more components.

A.P2Create a model and drawings of an assembled product containing at least five components with two or more components well orientated.

B.P3Create, using layers, drawings of at least six 2D components from an assembled product.

B.P4Create a 2D assembly drawing containing at least six components, with at least two components well orientated.

C.P5Create partially rendered models and drawings of at least two 3D components from a thin walled assembled product.

C.P6Create partially rendered models and drawings of at least four 3D components from a fabricated assembled product.

Merit

4 criteria

A.M1Produce accurate models and drawings that mainly meet an international standard of an assembled 3D product containing at least seven well orientated components and apply a material to all components.

B.M2Produce, using accurate layers, drawings that mainly meet an international standard of an assembled product containing at least ten accurate and well orientated components.

C.M3Produce an accurate model and drawings, that mainly meet an international standard of at least two well orientated and fully rendered 3D components from a thin walled assembled product.

C.M4Produce an accurate model drawings, that mainly meet an international standard of at least four well orientated and fully rendered 3D components from a fabricated assembled product.

Distinction

3 criteria

A.D1Refine models and drawings to an international standard of an accurate and correctly orientated 3D assembled product that is fit for purpose, applying appropriate materials to all components and create a drawing template.

B.D2Refine, using accurate layers from a master layer, drawings to an international standard of an accurate and correctly orientated 2D assembled product that is fit for purpose.

C.D3Refine drawings to an international standard of two accurate and correctly orientated 3D models with realistic rendering that are both fit for purpose.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

CreateProduceRefine

Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

How checkb.tech checks this unit

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Verification & Quality Tools for Unit 10

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