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CHAPTER 1 PART1
INTRODUCTION TO
TECHNICAL DRAWING
LECTURE 1
INTRODUCTION
TO
ENGINEERING
DRAWING
What is Standard ?
Usually, the standards set by these organizations e.g. BSI (BS308) are
compatible to each other and may be grouped into five categories:
1. Standard terminology and symbols for universally acceptable
communication throughout industry.
2. Standard methods of testing to ensure that comparison of raw materials
or finished products can be carried out on a uniform basis, e.g. Strength,
hardness, viscosity, capacity, etc.
3. Dimensional standards which define form or shape to achieve
interchangeability between mating parts and to define the range of sizes
which are required to satisfy normal user needs.
4. Performance or quality standards specify the mechanical or electrical
properties or performance of materials or finished components.
5. Codes of practice which set out methods of erection or of installation of
equipment, or methods of operating or maintaining such equipment.
This British Standard supersedes BS308-1:1993, BS308-2:1985 and BS308-3:1990, which are all
withdrawn. Drawing conventions which applied to BS 308-1'2'3 in general also apply to the European Standards
referenced in BS 8888.
This standard is provided to unify all of the recently implemented ISO and EN ISO standards related to Technical
Product Documentation (it references them). Most designers and engineers should have no difficulty in working to the
new standards. BS 8888 references standards covering all aspects of technical product documentation including:
Engineering Flow Diagrams,
Representation of Engineering components,
Lettering,
Units/ quantities,
Tolerance,
Geometric Product Specifications,
Orthographic/Axometric representation,
Handling of Computer based information
Metrology etc. etc.
An important difference between BS 308 and BS 8888 is in the marking of the decimal place. In BS308 the decimal
place is indicated with a decimal point. In BS 8888 the decimal place is indicated with a comma with each group of
three digits from the decimal provided with a space e.g. 14 234,012 8 .
For manual drawings this is not really a problem. For AutoCAD drawings on a Windows based PC it is most
convenient set the decimal point to display as a comma on the regional settings on the control panel (This option is
available if you set the Country to German or France). .
DRAWING PENCILS
All lines should be clean cut, dark, and uniform throughout the drawing (with
the exception of construction lines) and properly spaced
Thick (0.5 0.8 mm) H, F or HB pencil
Border lines
Visible lines (Object Lines)
Cutting-plane lines
Locates the plane of projection for section or cut-away views
Viewing-plane lines
Thin
1/8 dashes
Dark
1/16 in between the dashes
Long-break lines
Used to show a break on an Overly large object
Line thickness is .5mm
Section lines
Shows solid areas of an object
Bow divider
DIVIDER
Erasing shield made from thin metal and have many holes.
Used to protect nearby lines from being erase.
Engineer Scale-
measurement.
Engineer Scale-
Metric Scales
Engineer Scale-
Architects Scale
Size in
millimeters
Size in inches
A0
1189 x 841
46.81 x 33.11
A1
841 x 591
33.11 x 23.39
A2
594 x 420
23.39 x 16.55
A3
420 x 297
16.55 x 11.69
A4
297 x 210
11.69 x 8.27
A5
210 x 148
8.27 x 5.84
A6
148 x 105
5.84 x 4.13
Scales
Full size 1:1
Enlargement 2:1, 5:1, 10:1; 20:1
Reduction 1:2,1:2.5, 1:10; 1:100, 1:1000, etc.
1. Tee square
2. Drawing Board
3. Compass and Divider sets
4. 45-45-90 degree triangle,
5. 30-60-90 degree triangle
6. Engineer's and Architect's scale, engine divided;1/16"
7. Erasing shield
8. Drafting tape 3M (1 roll)
9. Mechanical Pencil or wood pencil :- HB, F and 2H
10. Erasers - Staedtler Mars - plastic
11. Circle template - 1/16" through 1" sizes
12. Dusting brush
13. Ames lettering guide
14. Sand paper (fine grade)
15. Irregular curve - French curve or lead core irregular curve
16. Protractor