B    Use Graphical Communications

Objectives

Context Statement:
A person from the common drafting core demonstrates consistent drafting techniques in the development and production of drawings.
The ability to read, interpret, prepare and work with a variety of sketches and drawings is an essential skill for all technicians.

  

1

Identify types, sizes, and applications of drawing media.

1. Identify Imperial sheet sizes

2. Identify Metric sheet sizes
 
3. Identify media types 

 

2 Establish layout and set-up of drawings

1. Identify standard scales.

2. Choose drawing sheet size.

3. Choose a drawing scale.

4. Choose appropriate medium.

5. Identify necessary views.

6. Identify & determine suitable sheet layouts.

3 Utilize geometric construction

1. Identify the need for geometric construction

2. Identify geometric shapes

3. Construct perpendicular bisector

4. Bisect an angle

5. Divide a line into equal parts

6. Construct polygons
                    

4

 

Use appropriate line-types

1. Describe the need for line-types

2. Identify line-types (style, weight, scale)
 
3. Identify precedence of each line-type 

5

 

Utilize free-hand sketching

1. Identify the need for hand sketching

2. Use grid paper 

3. Use projection lines

4. Use appropriate line-types

5. Use legible hand-lettering

6

 

Prepare orthographic drawings

1. Identify the need for multi-views

2. Identify the six views
 
3. Define the three principle views
 
4. Use miter lines

5. Select appropriate views
 
6. Identify the intersection of 2 planes
 
7. Project circles and arcs

8. Identify third and first angle projection
 
9. Understand the characteristics of these objects in orthographic views: 

a) inclined surfaces

b) oblique (skew surfaces)

c) hidden details and line-type used

d) circles and curves

7

 

Use auxiliary views

1. Identify the need for auxiliary views

2. Define surfaces:

a) normal to base plane

b) inclining to base plane

c) skew to base plane

d) edge view

3. Demonstrate how to:

a) project a normal view from an edge view

b) project the details from the normal view back to the profile and plan views

4. Demonstrate how to:

a) project a plane view from a skew plane

b) project a normal view from the profile view

c) project a normal view from the normal view back to profile and other views

8

Prepare intersection and development drawings of geometric shapes

1. Define development

2. Develop and build a hexagonal cylinder
 
3. Develop and build a hexagonal cone
 
4. Develop and build a cone (truncated)

5. Understand the use of intersections
 
6. Demonstrate how to construct geometrically the line at which two cylinders at 90 degrees to each other meet

7. Demonstrate how to construct geometrically the line at which two cylinders at 45 degrees to each other meet

8. Demonstrate how to construct geometrically the line at which a cone and a cylinder at 90 degrees to each other meet

 

9

Prepare pictorial drawings

1.    Draw Isometric representation  

a)        Define an isometric cube.

b)        Identify isometric axes and non-isometric axes. 

c)        Demonstrate how to apply angles in isometric. 

d)        Demonstrate how to draw circles in isometric with: 

            *the compass approximation method
 
*the use of isometric templates

  *ellipses in CAD 

e)        Demonstrate how to plot curves on isometric planes. 

f)        Lettering in isometric.

2.    Draw Oblique representation

a)    Define an oblique cube.

b)    Determine when an oblique projection
        is preferable over isometric projection
        (and vice-versa) and why.

c)    Circles and arcs in oblique projection.

d)    Identify and establish oblique axes.

e)    Understand the definition of Cabinet
        and Cavalier Projection.

3.    Draw Perspective representation

           a)      Briefly explain the differences between the isometric 
        and oblique drawings and perspective.

b)         Define:

*
picture plane
*horizon plane
*ground plane
*station point
*vanishing point  

c)        Demonstrate the effect station point relative to picture plane

d)       Demonstrate the effect of horizon plane relative to top of object 

e)      Plot Circles and Curves in perspective  

10

Apply sections and conventions

1.     Identify the use of Sectioning

2.    Define Cutting Plane Lines

3.     Define Section Lines (hatching)

4.     Define Full Section

5.    Define Half Section

6.    Define Aligned Section

7.    Identify hatching symbols

8.    Define Broken Out Section

9.    Define Conventional Revolutions & Revolved Section

10.   Identify unsectioned features

11.   Demonstrate Sectioning in Assembly Sections   

12.   Apply Section Symbols

11

Utilize details

1.     Identify the need for details

2.    Apply Detail Symbols

3.    Create a detail symbol

12

Apply dimensions

1.    Understand the purpose of dimensions

2.    Place Horizontal Dimensions

3.    Demonstrate Dimension Placement from object

4.    Dimension Diameters

5.    Dimension Radii

6.    Identify Centerlines

7.    Placement dimensions relative to object

8.    Place dimensions in multiple views

9.    Place smaller dimensions first

10    Dimension to a center line

11.    Regard Crossing of lines

12.    Dimension Holes

13.    Regard Dashed lines

14.    Place Dimensions before annotation

15.    Understand Properties of a Dimension

16.    Recognize Dimension Styles

17.    Use Preferred Dimensioning Practices

 

 

13

Apply nomenclature (annotation)

1. Define nomenclature

2. Identify the need for nomenclature

3. Identify required nomenclature

14

Embellish hand sketching

1. Apply appropriate line-types

2. Use legible hand lettering

3. Use correct relative proportion

4. Include all applicable data:

a) dimensions

b) notes

c) materials

d) procedure

e) date

f) prepared by

g) title

15

Ensure readability of finished product

1. Ensure consistency of all elements

a) text styles

b) dimension styles

c) layers

d) title blocks

2. Ensure that all projected views are drawn correctly

3. Ensure that dimensioning and annotation meets the standards of the discipline 

 

16

Complete the title block

1. Fill in all title block information

2. Procure a drawing number

3. Ensure that revision information is up-to-date 

 

17

Assist in maintaining coding systems for filing and retrieval of documents

1. Identify Sketches.

2. Identify Preliminary drawings

3. Identify Contract documents

4. Identify Working drawings

5. Identify As-Built drawings

6. Identify the relevant order of importance of drawings.

7. Assist in the coordination of drawings with respect to design sequencing.

8. Compile a reference set of drawings.

9. Follow procedure to maintain logs of reference information relating to various disciplines within a project.

18

Reproduce drawings

1. Identify reprographic methods

2. Select appropriate reprographic methods 

19

Identify applications for specifications, standards and codes

1. Explain the need for specifications

2. Explain the application of standards

3. Explain the application of codes