Engineering Design

Drawing conventions

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Drawing conventions

Standard:
Regarding engineering drawing, two such standards are:

British Standard Institution: BS 8888

(Superceded BS 308)

American National Standards Institute: Y14 series

The conventions referenced in these notes generally comply
with BS 8888.

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Drawing conventions

Line Styles:
Visible outlines.

Dimension lines.
Hidden detail.
Centerlines.
Section planes.
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Line Styles continued --:

Irregular boundary

Break lines

Dimension of a
broken part
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Fasteners

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Shaft features

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Holes

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Standard representation:
Threads

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Standard representation:
Springs

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Standard representation:

Bearings

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Standard representation:
Bars & tubes

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Standard representation:
Gears

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Standard representation:
Shaft ends

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Standard representation:
Belt drives

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A/F
CL
CHAM
CSK
CBORE
DIA

R
RAD
LH
LG
MATL
NO.
PCD

Abbreviations

Across flats
Center line
Chamfer
Countersunk
Counter bore
Diameter (in a note)
Diameter (preceding a dim)
Radius (preceding a dimension)
Radius (in a note)
Left hand
Long
Material
Number
Pitch circle diameter
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I/D
O/D
RH
SPHERE
SFACE
SQ
TYP
THK
STD
mm
NTS
SWG

Abbreviations

Inside diameter
Outside diameter
Right hand
Spherical
Spot face
Square (in a note)
Typical or typically
Thick
Standard
Millimeter
Not to scale
Standard wire gauge
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