General Introduction
Syllabus
Engineering Graphics and Descriptive Geometry
Computer-Aided Design
Overview of Computers
Overview of Drafting
Overview of Design
Importance of documentation
What is the purpose of an engineering drawing?
Importance of Standards (e.g., ASME Y14.5)
Sketches
Pictorial Views, Technical Illustrations
Working Drawings
Graphics as a Language
Importance of Precision and Accuracy
Application to various segments of engineering and technology
Introduction to AutoCAD
AutoCAD Environment
Graphic and Non-Graphic Information
Vector Vs. Raster Images
Drawing Database
Cartesian Coordinates
Commands
Variables
Drawing Instruments and Scales
Pencils
Paper
Paper Sizes (ASME Y14.1)
Graph Paper
Blueprints
Drafting Machine
T-squares
Triangles
Protractor
Compass
Dividers
Scales
Rulers
Architect’s Scale
Engineer’s Scale
Units – English/Metric
Lettering
Manual Methods
Single Stroke Gothic
Guidelines
Lettering Guides
Templates
Drawing text in AutoCAD
Text/Dtext
Mtext
Style
Basic Geometric Shapes
Angles
Types of Angles
Measure of Angles
Polygons
Triangles
Area of a Triangle
Squares
Area of a Square
Circles
Circular Elements
Circumference
Radius
Diameter
Tangent
Chord
Segment
Arc
Quadrant
Sector
Semicircle
Central Angle
Inscribed Angle
Geometric Solids
Prisms
Pyramids
Cylinders
Cones
Spheres
Geometric Construction
Constructing Straight Lines
Line through a Point, Parallel to another Point
Parallel line at a given distance from another line
Dropping a Perpendicular from a Given Point to a Line
Bisecting Lines
Compass and Triangle Methods
Division of Lines
Dividing a Line into Equal Parts
Angles
Transferring Angles
Bisecting Angles
Polygons
Triangle, Three Sides Given
Hexagon (3 Methods)
Circular Curves
Circle through Three Points
Line Tangent to a Circle at a Given Point
Arc Tangent to two Lines
Right Angle
Other Angles
Arc tangent to a line and another arc
Arc tangent to two other arcs (4 Cases)
Orthographic Projection
Introduction
Alphabet of lines
Six-View Sketching
Three-View Sketching
Circular Features
Arrangement of Views
Selection of Views
Line Techniques
Lines and Planes
True Length vs. Foreshortened
Drawing with Triangles
One and Two-View Drawings
Simplified and Removed Views
Conventional Practices
Fillets and Rounds
First/Third angle Projection
Auxiliary Views
Folding Line Principle
Rules of Auxiliary Construction
Curved Shapes
Auxiliary Sections
Sections
Basics of Sectioning
Sectioning Symbols
Sectioning Assemblies of Parts
Parts Not Hatched
Full/Partial/Half Sections
Broken Out Sections
Revolved Sections
Removed Sections
Conventional Revolutions
Conventional Breaks
Dimensioning
Terminology
Dimensions Lines
Extension Lines
Centerlines
Leaders
Arrowheads
Dimension Text
Units of Measurement
Dual Dimensioning
Numerals and Symbols
Dimensioning Rules
Angles
Cylindrical Parts and Holes
Pictorials
Introduction
Oblique Drawings
Cavalier Oblique
Cabinet Oblique
General Oblique
Angles
Cylinders
Circles
Isometric Projection
Isometric Drawings
Angles
Circles
Inclined Planes
Axonometric Projection
Dimetric
Trimetric
Perspective Pictorials
Single Point Perspective
Two-Point Perspective
Descriptive Geometry
Introduction
Points
Points on Lines
Reference Lines
Object Lines
True-Length Lines
True-Size Planes
Projection Lines
Projection of Points
Projection Planes
Horizontal
Frontal
Profile
Lines
Locating a Point
Intersecting and Nonintersecting Lines
Visibility of Lines
Lines and Planes
Planes
Point on a Plane
Parallelism
True-Length Lines
Edge View of Plane
Piercing Point by Projection
Slope and Bearing of a Plane
Strike and Dip
Cut and Fill
