Fundamentals of Technical Drawing

Question 1

What are the Fundamentals of Technical Drawing?

Answer 1

1. Measuring and Reading Scales
2. Bisecting Angles
3. Bisecting Lines
4. Parts of a Circle
5. Dividing Circles
6. Dividing Lines into Equal Parts
7. Identifying Lines
8. Identifying Shapes
9. TD Jargon
10. Professional Jargon

Question 2

What is Measurement?

Answer 2

• the size, length or amount of something as established by a standard

Question 3

What are the Lettering Types?

Answer 3

• Vertical Letters
• Inclined Letters

Question 4

What is a Title Block?

Answer 4

• a border for a page about information about the design firm such as its name, address and logo. It is found at the lower right corner of the drawing sheet.

Question 5

What is the purpose of a title block?

Answer 5

• indicates drawing details such as the title, author name, scale and date

Question 6

What is a plane in geometry?

Answer 6

• a flat, two-dimensional surface

Question 7

What is the importance of solid geometry?

Answer 7

• it gives a different view of three dimensional objects