Lecture 1 - Sketches Introduction

MENG1110
Introduction To Mechanical Engineering Design
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Sketches What is it?
• A sketch is a quickly executed freehand drawing that is
not intended as a finished work.
• In general, sketching is a quick way to record an idea for
later use.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_drawing

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Sketches Product Design Sketch
• Products like mobile phone, CD players, airplanes, ships,
etc. began as an "idea" in someone’s mind.
• They had to be drawn on paper before these "ideas"
became products.
• These "drawings“ shows what the "ideas" looked like
from different angles.

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Sketches Technical Drawing
• Technical drawing, also known as drafting or
draughting.
• It is the act and discipline of composing plans that
visually communicate how something functions or has
to be constructed.
• Drafting is the visual language of industry and
engineering.
• A drafter, draftsperson, or draughtsman is a person
who makes a drawing (technical or otherwise).
• A professional drafter who makes technical drawings is
sometimes called a drafting technician.
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_drawing

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Sketches Standard Drafting Tools

Mechanical Pencil

T-Square/Ruler Set Squares

Compass Eraser Circle Template A4 Graph Paper

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Sketches Standard Paper Size

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Sketches Learning Online
• Engineering Drawing Sheet Size
http://www.wisc-
online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=ENG14104

• Engineering Drawing Title Block

http://www.wisc-
online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=ENG14204

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Sketches Standard Drawing Scale
Recommended scale for metric drawing are:
• Full Size 1:1
• Enlargement 2 : 1 (Twice as large)
• Reduction 1 : 2 (Half of original size)

Workpiece length Length on drawing

S=1:1 S=2: 1 S = 5 : 1 S = 1 : 2.5
10 20 50 4
7 14 35 2.8
25 50 120 10
105 210 525 42

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Sketches Full/Enlarge/Reduce Size

S 1:1 = True Size

Full Size

10

S 1:2 = Scale Down

Reduce Size
S 2:1 = Scale Up
10 Enlarge Size
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Sketches Technical Lettering
Characteristics of Standard lettering:
• Easy to read

• Uniform

• The lettering may be vertical or sloping less than 15

degree to the right (italic).

• Preferred is the Vertical Lettering.

• Nominal heights in mm for the lettering:

2.5, 3.5, 5, 7, 10, 14 and 20.
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Sketches Technical Lettering
Engineering Lettering(ASME Y14.2M-1992)

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Sketches Line Styles or Types

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Sketches Different Line Types
Dimension Line (show sizes)
50

Center Line (axis of symmetry and the centre of holes)

Hidden Line
(represent features
that cannot be
seen)
Visible Line
(make the
drawing
Features clearly)
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Sketches Different Line Types

• Engineering Drawing Line Types

http://www.wisc-
online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=ENG16004
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Introduction To Mechanical Engineering Design
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