ME-251

Engineering Design
and Graphics

The Team
Instructor
Dr. Nachiketa Tiwari, ntiwari@iitk.ac.in, 0512-259-6526
Tutors
Dr. Venkitnarayan, venkit@iitk.ac.in, 0512-259-7528
Shri V. Sreejith, vssree@iitk.ac.in, 0512-259-6986
Teaching Assistants
Mr. Vaibhav Sinha, vasinha@iitk.ac.in
Mr. Sharon, sharon@iitk.ac.in
Mr. Avinash Shrivastav, avinashs@iitk.ac.in
Mr. Istalkar Dayanand Vilas , 13105035@iitk.ac.in
Mr. Ankush Punamchand Sharma, apsharma@iitk.ac.in
Mr. G. Thulasiram, thulasig@iitk.ac.in
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Course Schedule (Tentative)

July 2014
W

15 lectures
13 labs
Assignment schedule

30

F
August 2014
W
F

01

06

13

20

27

08

15

22/
23

29

September 2014
W

03

10

17

24

05

12

19

26

October 2014
W

01

08

15

22

29

03

10

17

24

31

November 2014
W

05

12

07

14

A1: August 8
A2: August 22
A3: August 23
A4: August 29
A5: September 5
A6: September 12, 26
A7: October 17, 24
Project: October 31, November 7

Grading Policy (tentative)

1.

Attendance: 10%

2.

Drawing Sheets: 25%

No credits for being absent sans a valid reason

3.

Quizzes: 10%

4.

Mid Semester : 20%

5.

Special Project: 10%

1.

Final Examination: 25%

Norms, Tips & Guidelines

Be on time.

1.

Attendance at the start of class.

Turn off your cell phones during the class.

2.

Not on buzzer mode.

3.

Need health certificate to account for absence.

4.

No parallel discussions.

5.

Active participation strongly encouraged.

There are no silly questions.

Items to be Purchased

Machine Drawing (Text book)

- Ajeet Singh, Tata McGraw Hill

One graphics sketch book

- for basic free hand drawing with major
dimensions.

Assignment Book from Copy Point

BIS Standards Guide from Copy Point

You are expected to submit graphics handbook
latest by Thursday 5.00 pm to tutor.
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Items to be Purchased (contd.)

Drafter
Large compass
Large divider
A pair of set squares
Protractor
12 long ruler
Drawing pencils : H, HB, 2H
Pencil sharpener, eraser, fine sand
paper, blade, clean soft cloth, cello tape

Contents & Flow

1.

Engineering Design

2.

Engineering Graphics (includes CAD)

3.

Lecture Flow

Drawing basics (lines, letters, dimensions, projections)

Graphics (planes, views, inclined faces, circular boundary)
Views (section, auxiliary, oblique, perspective, etc.)
Features (threads, bolds & nuts, welds, shafts, etc.)
Letters & symbols (fits & tolerances, finish, profile, notes,
materials, special symbols, e.g. black boxes)
Assembly drawing
Engineering Design
CAD

Tutorial flow

4.

2-D Hand drawings

3-D CAD

2-D CAD
Parts & assemblies

Why Engineering Drawing!

Changing times
Old times

Currently only mechanical engineer

Small scale units

o

Mechanical engineer
Designer
Draftsman
Change specialist

Manual approach needed in small firms

Language of engineers
o

Standard way to present technical information

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Who uses them?

Users

Engineers
Managers
Suppliers
Machinists
Installers
Repairmen
Quality people
Customers
End-users
Lawyers

Types

Part drawings
Assembly
drawings
Manufacturing
drawings
Catalog drawings
Civil Engg.

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Drawings and 3-D models

are used to manage
complexity.

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Where could these

script(s)/drawings
be from?

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Look at these
pictures?

The Great Bath

Walls for protection

Granary
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Plan of Whole City

Plan of Official Area

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Modern day Machine Drawing

Industrial revolution : complex
mechanical parts
(T-square, drafter )
Microprocessor (1950) : NC, Robotics,
CAD, VR, AI.
Automated Design : CAD - CAM - CIM
Paperless industry / society
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Homework
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 4: Lines and Freehand Sketches
Chapter 5: Lettering
10 minute quiz on these chapters in next
class. Quiz will start at 12 noon sharp.

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