Engineering DrawingI

Graphics Language

Effectiveness of Graphics Language

1. Try to write a description of
this object.
2. Test your written description
by having someone attempt
to make a sketch from your
description.
You can easily understand that

The word languages are inadequate for describing the

size, shape and features completely as well as
concisely.
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Purpose of an Engineering Drawing

1. An engineering drawing is not an illustration.
2. It is a specification of the size and shape of a part or assembly.
3. The important information on a drawing is the dimension and
tolerance of all of its features.

PROJECTION
METHOD

PROJECTION METHOD

Perspective

Parallel

Oblique

Axonometric

Orthographic

Multiview
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Disadvantage of
Perspective Projection
Perspective projection is not
used by engineer for manufacturing of parts, because
1) It is difficult to create.
2) It does not reveal exact
shape and size.

Width is distorted

Orthographic
Projection

Orthographic projection
Orthographic" comes from the Greek word for "straight
writing (or drawing)." This projection shows the object
as it looks from the front, right, left, top, bottom, or
back, and are typically positioned relative to each
other according to the rules of either First Angle or
Third Angle projection.

Image of a part represented in First Angle Projection

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Image of a part represented in First Angle Projection

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Image of a part represented in First Angle Projection

The first drawing is the front view (drawn looking straight
at the front of the L-shape), the second is a drawing of the
L-shape seen from the side (known as side view) and last
of all a drawing from above known as a plan view.
The red lines are faint guidelines and they are drawn to
help keep each view in line. level and the same size.

THE FRONT VIEW

Now imagine
standing directly in
front of the L-shape,
the drawing opposite
shows exactly what
you would see.

THE SIDE VIEW

Imagine standing
directly at the side of
the L shape.

THE PLAN VIEW

The plan view is a
view seen directly
from above. Some
people call this a
birds eye view.
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Orthographic / Multiview
Draw object from two / three perpendicular views

What it looks
like pictorially
/ Orthographic

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