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Engineering Drawing Flashcards

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The graphical representation of any object or idea. It can be prepared either using free hand or using engineering instruments or using computer program.

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Drawing

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2 Types of Drawing

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  • Artistic Drawing
  • Engineering Drawing
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The drawing representing any object or idea which is sketched in free hand using imagination of artist and in which proper scaling and dimensioning is not maintained.

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Artistic Drawing

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A graphical language used by engineers and other technical personnel associated with the engineering profession which fully and clearly defines the requirements for engineered items.

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Engineering Drawing

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It is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object.

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Engineering Drawing

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An engineering drawing provides al information about:

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  • Size
  • Shape
  • Surface type
  • materials etc. of the object
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Application of Engineering Drawing

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  1. It is used in ships for navigation.
  2. For manufacturing of machines, automobiles, etc.
  3. For the construction of buildings, roads, bridges, dams, electrical and telecommunication structures etc.
  4. For manufacturing of electric appliances like TV, phone, computers, and etc.
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4 Types of Technical Drawing in the Field of Engineering

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  1. Geometrical Drawing
  2. Mechanical Engineering Drawing
  3. Civil Engineering Drawing
  4. Electrical & Electronics Engineering Drawing etc.
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The art of representing geometric objects such as rectangles, squares, cubes, cones, cylinders, spheres etc. on paper

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Geometric Drawing

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If the object has only 2 dimension i.e. length and breadth (as rectangles, squares, triangles, etc.)

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Plane Geometrical Drawing

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If it has 3 dimension i.e. length, breadth, and thickness/depth (as cube, prism, sphere, cylinder, etc.)

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Solid Geometrical Drawing

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It shows the position of different objects and elements of the structure in a two-dimensional view. Only the length and width of objects are shown here.

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Plan

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It shows a view along the height of the structure. Elevation can be presented in 2D or 3D. In the 2D elevation view, either height and length or height and width are show.

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Elevation and Section

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It shows the detailed requirement of reinforcement and their arrangement in structure. It also shows the specification and properties of construction materials like concrete, steel, timber etc.

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Structural Drawing

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ISO

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International Organization for Standardization - Worldwide

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ANSI

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American National Standards Institute - USA

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JIS

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Japanese Industrial Standards - JIS

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BS

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British Standards - UK

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Drawing Instruments

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  1. Drawing Board
  2. Drawing Paper
  3. Pencil
  4. Rubber/Eraser
  5. T-square
  6. Set-square
  7. Instrument Box
  8. Protractor
  9. Compass
  10. Scales
  11. Pins and clips
  12. Adhesive tapes
  13. French curves
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Paper Types

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  1. Detail Paper
  2. White Drawing Paper
  3. Tracing Paper
21
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Used to draw horizontal straight line

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T-square

22
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Used to guide the triangles when drawing vertical and inclined lines

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T-square

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Used to construct the most common angles (i.e. 30°, 45°, 60°) in technical drawings

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Set-square

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Used to draw parallel and perpendicular lines quickly and conveniently

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Set-square

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It is used for laying out and measuring angle

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Protractor

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A number of kinds of scale are available for varied types of engineering design

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Scale (ruler)

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It is used to draw circles and both in pencil and ink. It consists of two legs pivoted at the top. One leg is equipped with a steel needle attached with a screw, and other shorter leg is, provided with a socket for detachable inserts.

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Compass

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Used chiefly for transferring distances and occasionally for driving spaces into equal parts. i.e. for dividing curved and straight lines into any number of equal parts, and for transferring measurements.

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Dividers

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Used for pencil work

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Detail Paper

30
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Used for finished drawing

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White Drawing Paper

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Used for both pencil and ink work and useful for replicating a master copy

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Tracing paper

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To indicate all visible outlines/boundary of an object. It shows the shape of an object

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Visible line/ Object line

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To represent hidden edge of an object. They should end on both sides by touching the visible lines and should touch themselves at intersection

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Hidden line/dashed line

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To show a line passing through center of hole, pitch line etc

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Center line

35
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To show dimension of an object

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Extension line, Dimension line and leaders

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To indicate cut portion of an object

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Section line

37
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To show imaginary cutting of an object

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Section line

38
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To show imaginary cutting of an object

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Cutting plane line

39
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To show break of an object in order to shorten the view of a long part

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Break lines

40
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To show alternate position of an object of the position of an adjacent part

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Phantom line/Repeat line

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