MBEYA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY (MUST)
Mechanical Engineering Department
and Technical Education

MODULE NAME:ENGINEERING
DRAWING I
MODULE CODE:ME 6116
NUMBER OF CREDITS:8.
ASSESSMENT –CA-50%
SE-50%
COURSE MASTER : MR GWAU
ASSESSMENT –CA-50%

Class works – 10 marks

Assignments -10 marks
Test 0ne – 15 Marks
Test two – 15 marks
 WHAT IS
ENGINEERING
DRAWING ?

language of the engineering

 Course content

Course content
Introduction-
purpose of drawing in industry , use of drawing
instruments and materials
Layout, lettering and types of lines-standard
paper sizes, drawing layout methods titles
blocks, lettering types of lines and application
 Course content

Geometrical construction;
Bisection and division of lines and angles
perpendicular , triangles arcs , tangents,
polygons, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola
Conic sections
Ellipse , parabola and hyperbola
loci; helix , epicycloids hypocycloid ,
involutes, archimedean spiral
Scale , Reducing . Enlarging one to one,
plain and diagonal scales
Pictorial drawing( isometric and oblique
projection)
Orthographic projection(first and third angle
projection)
Dimensioning (basic dimension rules types
of dimensioning dimensioning of various
object
 Drawing conventions :conventions in
screw threads, fasteners , springs spur
gears and shafts
 INTRODUCTION

Drawing is the language of the engineering and building

industry. Apart from the graphic representation, it has
a vocabulary and terminology of its own.

An engineer's or architect’s drawing serves mainly to

convey information and instruction regarding form,
proportions, dimensions, material and finish of parts,
or buildings which are to be manufactured or erected.
 Introduction

Drawings are also essential during the early design

stages when various alternative arrangements and
constructions are being investigated and costs are
being estimated. After production has been
completed, the drawings form permanent records of
work accomplished.
IMPORTANCE OF TECHNICAL DRAWING

Technical drawing allows efficient

communication among artisan,
technicians , and engineers and can be
kept as a record of the planning
process. Since a picture is worth a
thousand words, a technical drawing is
a much more effective tool for engineers
than a written plan.
 Drawing instruments

Protractor
Set-Square

Compass

Try-Square
Drawing Board

Tee- square
Drawing Table
 Engineering drawing
STANDARDS
Measurement ( metric and imperial
system
types of lines standards
Lettering standards
Dimensioning standards
Drawing paper
Drawing methods
Pencils e.t.c.
 Layout, Lettering and types of lines:

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 PAPER SIZES

The ISO most recommended paper sizes for technical

drawings are known as A-FORMATS.

Designation Dimensions (mm)

A0 841×1189
A1 594×841
A2 420×594
A3 297×420
A4 210×297
The A sizes series of drawing sheet

A2
A1
A4
A3
A5
 LINES

All lines must be clear and dense in order to obtain

good reproduction.
The line thickness and density should match those of
the original work.
The use of hard pencil for thin lines and soft pencil
for thick lines; two or more pencil strokes should be
used for extra lines.
The actual thickness of line may vary with the size of
the drawing
 TYPES OF LINES

Solid lines: Solid lines on drawings may be either extra

thick, thick or thin lines.
Thick lines are used to depict visible object lines, short
break lines, phantom lines and ditto lines.

Dashed lines: Lines depicting hidden features and

phantom details should always being and end with a
dash contacting the lines at which they start and end,
except when such a dash would form a continuation of
a visible detail line.
 TYPES OF LINES

Centre lines: Centre lines are used to indicate

centre points, axes of cylindrical parts and axes of
symmetry. Solid centre lines are often used as a
simplified drawing practice.
TYPES OF LINES AND THEIR APPLICATION
TYPES OF LINES AND THEIR APPLICATION
TYPES OF LINES AND THEIR APPLICATION
 DRAWING LINES

TECHNIQUES: Drawing Horizontal Lines

• Hold the clutch pencil as shown
• In this case the palm must face downwards towards the paper.
• The pencil must move from left to right across the paper.
• Draw a very faint line and then darken.
• Note the hand direction.

A B
A1 B1

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 DRAWING LINE

Drawing Vertical Lines

• Hold the clutch pencil as shown.
• The outside edge of your palm and little finger must rest lightly on
the
A A1

B B1
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DRAWING LINE

A
C
B

Drawing Diagonal Lines

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 LETTERING

Lettering used in engineering drawing is referred to

as a Single Stroke
The letters can be made either freehand or by use of
lettering devices.

There should be adequate spacing of about 3 mm

between letters.
LETTERING

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X YZ

abcdefghIjklmnopqrstuvwxyz

1234567890
LETTERING

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X YZ

abcdefghIjklmnopqrstuvwxyz

1234567890
 TITLE BLOCK

In any engineering drawing, a Title Block is

included at the bottom right-hand corner.
The Title Blocks are locally standardized but
should be designed in such a way that it can
be easily understood.
TITLE BLOCK
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