Lecture 1

Question 1

What are the different types of drafting equipment?

Answer 1

Drafting equipment consists of
Straight edges
Triangles
Pencils
Scales

Question 2

What does Scale refer to?

Answer 2

“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

Question 3

Where is the scale located

Answer 3

title block or strip

Question 4

What are the different types of lead available

Answer 4

Graphite Lead
Plastic Lead
Plastic-graphite Leads

Question 5

Name the lead and its consistency

Answer 5

9H – is very hard
2H – moderate hard
H – F – HB are soft leads

Question 6

What are the different types of drawing media

Answer 6

Bond Paper
Vellum
Film

Question 7

WHat is the standar size of paper and standard roll of paper

Answer 7

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

Question 8

what is contained in the title block

Answer 8

Drawing number
Name of company
Title or Description
Scale

Question 9

What lettering is recommended

Answer 9

capital Gothic and Microfont

Question 10

What are the lettering sizes

height and for what sizes of paper

Answer 10

3.5mm up to includiong A2 or 7mm drawing sizes of A1 or larger

Question 11

what are the 2 line thicknesses

Answer 11

.5mm .25mm

Question 12

what is sufficent spacing

Answer 12

3mm

Question 13

What are some of the line types

Answer 13

Visable lines, Hidden lines,centre lines,dimension and extension,

Question 14

What is the imperial paper system denoted with

Answer 14

a letter

Question 15

What the the overall paper size of a D size

Answer 15

22*34

Question 16

What is the metric paper size and its length ratio

Answer 16

having an area of 1m2 and a length to width ratio of 1:(2)1/2

Question 17

What does the title block contain, and where is it located

Answer 17

The title block is located in the lower right hand corner and contains
Drawing number
Name of company
Title or Description
Scale

Question 18

Why is the space above the title block off limits in gerneral, and what kind of things are found in this place

Answer 18

The whole space above the title block should be reserved for tabulating 
Materials
Change of order
Revisions
Drawing in this area should be avoided

Question 19

Should all drawings carry a change or revision table

Answer 19

yes and appear at the bottom of page or upper right

Question 20

What size would the lettering be for titles and drawing numbers

Answer 20

1.5 times the selected text height

Question 21

what should the space between each word be the size of

Answer 21

The size of a single letter

Question 22

What should be used to maintain a consistent height and spacing of letters

Answer 22

Light Guidlines

Question 23

What is the most fundamental and important entity on a grpahics drawing?

Answer 23

A line

Question 24

What do arrowheads touch and what do dots inidcate

Answer 24

arrowheads touch object lines, dots touch surfaces

Question 25

What are phantom lines for

Answer 25

inidate moving parts position etc

Question 26

What pencil type should be used for sketching

Answer 26

HB, F or H

Question 27

What are pictorial drawings used for?

Answer 27

It shows the shape of the object. but not useful in manufacturing the part

Question 28

What angle is the miter line at

Answer 28

45 deg

Question 29

What is the center line patter for?

Answer 29

Show the axes of symmetry
Indicate a part in motion
Show the location for bolt circles and other circular patterns

Question 30

How does a normal suface appear

Answer 30

TS and TSP plane is is parallel

Question 31

What are the three types of edges?

Answer 31

Normal Inclined and oblique