Swinburne Faculty of Health, Arts and Design

Bachelor of Engineering
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ENG10001 Humanitarian Engineering Design Project l Design Tutorial

GEO FORMS - Simple Rectilinear Designs

CLASS EXERCISE: Fill a full page of sketches of simple rectilinear (straight edged) forms.

1) Sketch 10 sketches (minimum) of the fastening systems to practice your line-work & construction.
Marks will deducted for lack of evidence of construction* i.e. breaking down objects into basic forms, and apply
ing the ‘adding and reducing” method to sketch each object.
Tip: Use the grid underlay to establish perspective and/or try drawing the forms in freehand to develop your “eye”
for proportions.
Presentation: You have two options: (1) Submit ONE good copy (showing all construction) or, (2) submit TWO
PAGES (suggested) - a draft page and good copy.
Method: Use one draft page to workout & construct forms. Use this draft to trace a good copy for submission.

Broken lines indicate that objects

are longer in reality

CHALLENGE- These two dovetails are in 1-Point Perspective.

Can you draw them in 2-Point Perspective?

The Crating Method
All designers sketch by breaking down complex forms into their basic shapes - cubes, cylinders, cones and spheres. These
basic forms are building blocks of drawing. Complex objects are simply additions & reductions of these basic forms.

Study the drawings below. Designers often use the “Crating Method” to draw more complex forms, by using a rectilinear
“crate” (box) to establish perspective and provide a guide to measure and draw in the features of the object they are
designing.

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Use these technical drawing conventions to
dimension great lengths of materials.

How to Read a “3rd Angle Projection Drawing” of the Full Tenon

Draw what you see Top

from each view

Top (or Plan)

View

Front Side

Front Side