Overview

Engineering graphics are the backbone of our modern world.. They are essential for any physical product that needs to be manufactured, any building constructed or any complex instructions given.
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Engineering Graphics

As part of your Graphic Communication course you are expected to be able to read, create and fix engineering graphics of different types. These course notes, coupled with lessons, will help you with the basics.

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Course Notes Booklet

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3rd angle projection

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Technical Graphics Videos

Here are a series of videos covering different aspects of technical graphics. Use these in conjunction with the course notes booklets and worksheets provided. 

Introduction to BS.8888

The title-block

3rd angle projection

Line types

General dimensioning

Tolerances

Sections

Scale and GD&T

Pictorial views

Notes & annotations

Template

Editing drawings

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"Start where you are.
Use what you have.
​Do what you can"

Arthur Ashe (1943 - 1993)
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3D print resources

Struggling to visualise these orthographic projections? Or struggling with the orthographic sections? No problem, here are each of the tasks as .STL and .STEP files for you to view or 3D print

​Note: You will need WinRAR to open the compressed folder. (Teachers only - email us for the password) 

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Orthographic blocks

Sectional models

Tangency models

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Practice Orthographic Drawing

It is important to understand the basics - orthographic projection is the backbone of all technical drawing in every industry.
In this section, we refresh our skills with orthographic sketching and drawing, with some more challenging primitives.

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Blocks 1 to 5

Block 6

Block 7

Orthographic 4

Block 8

Block 9

Block 10

Orthographic 4

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Practice Sectional Drawing

Sectional views are an important technique used by designers and engineers to convey complex technical information.

You should be comfortable with simple linear-sections. In this topic of learning, you will learn revolved-section, stepped-sections and partial sectional views. Mastering these technical views can help you convey vastly more information to your audience.

Sections 1

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Sections 5

Sections 6

Sections 7

Sections 8

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Tangency Drawing

Tangency is so simple, it is complex. It is a topic that trips-up many pupils, requiring 'visualising' adding and subtracting distances to centres. The process for creating tangency drawings using manual techniques and CAD can vary a lot, too. 

Here are eight tasks for practicing tangency drawing. There are also 3D models, so you can print these blocks. 

Tangency 1

Tangency 2

Tangency 3

Tangency 4

Tangency 5

Tangency 6

Tangency 7

Tangency 8

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Tangency Drawing Videos

Here are videos to support learning tangency. A mixture of manual and CAD techniques are covered. 

Manual - Task 4

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"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, it will never cease to grow"

Anthony J. D'Angelo
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Assessment ​

The following materials have been created to assess learning in this unit.

​They are only for teachers and are password protected. Passwords are only for supporters of DesignClass.

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Assessment 1

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