Lecture 1 Flashcards
What are the different types of drafting equipment?
Drafting equipment consists of Straight edges Triangles Pencils Scales
What does Scale refer to?
“Scale” may refer to the measuring instrument or the size to which a drawing is to be made
Scales are used only for measuring and are NOT to be used for drawing lines
Where is the scale located
title block or strip
What are the different types of lead available
Graphite Lead
Plastic Lead
Plastic-graphite Leads
Name the lead and its consistency
9H – is very hard
2H – moderate hard
H – F – HB are soft leads
What are the different types of drawing media
Bond Paper
Vellum
Film
WHat is the standar size of paper and standard roll of paper
Standard sizes in the imperial system are all based on the standard letterhead at 8.5” x 11”
The standard roll of paper is 36” x 42” wide
what is contained in the title block
Drawing number
Name of company
Title or Description
Scale
What lettering is recommended
capital Gothic and Microfont
What are the lettering sizes
height and for what sizes of paper
3.5mm up to includiong A2 or 7mm drawing sizes of A1 or larger
what are the 2 line thicknesses
.5mm .25mm
what is sufficent spacing
3mm
What are some of the line types
Visable lines, Hidden lines,centre lines,dimension and extension,
What is the imperial paper system denoted with
a letter
What the the overall paper size of a D size
22*34
What is the metric paper size and its length ratio
having an area of 1m2 and a length to width ratio of 1:(2)1/2
What does the title block contain, and where is it located
The title block is located in the lower right hand corner and contains Drawing number Name of company Title or Description Scale
Why is the space above the title block off limits in gerneral, and what kind of things are found in this place
The whole space above the title block should be reserved for tabulating Materials Change of order Revisions Drawing in this area should be avoided
Should all drawings carry a change or revision table
yes and appear at the bottom of page or upper right
What size would the lettering be for titles and drawing numbers
1.5 times the selected text height
what should the space between each word be the size of
The size of a single letter
What should be used to maintain a consistent height and spacing of letters
Light Guidlines
What is the most fundamental and important entity on a grpahics drawing?
A line
What do arrowheads touch and what do dots inidcate
arrowheads touch object lines, dots touch surfaces
