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Introduction or Tester Programme

Technical Graphics is a Universal Language
• Technical Graphics is one of the technology
subjects offered at junior cycle.
• In Technical Graphics students use drawing
equipment to create precise and accurate
drawings.
• These drawings are used to communicate ideas
or solve problems.
 How to produce neat drawings of everyday
items
 How to represent 3-D objects on paper
 How to create models of objects on the

computer
 How to use freehand sketching, colouring

and shading to represent objects

 Communication skills
 Problem solving skills
 Computer skills
 Creative thinking skills
Technical Graphics can be very useful in other
subjects such as:
Mathematics
Construction Studies
Materials Technology Wood
Engineering Technology & Metalwork
Junior & Leaving Certificate Technology
Art
 Applications of
Technical Technical Project Project
Geometry and
Graphics Graphics Maths Maths
Problem Solving
Ordinary Level
◦ Paper 2
◦ Leaving Certificate
Higher Level
◦Paper 2
◦Leaving Certificate
Higher Level
◦Paper 2
◦Leaving Certificate
 Q

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 From these exercises you will learn:

◦ The difference between construction lines and

finish lines
◦ The importance of draftsmanship
◦ The effect of shading and rendering on a drawing
◦ What indexing is, and how it can assist complicated
drawings
Activity 1
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 2
Activity 3 & 4
Activity 3 & 4
Activity 5
Activity 5 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 1

2 3 2

3 4
3

4 5 4

5 5
4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4
4 5 4

3 4 3

2 3 2

1 2 1

5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5
Activity 6
Activity 6
 From these exercises you will learn:
◦ The name and properties of various polygons
◦ What indexing is, and how it can assist complicated
drawings
◦ How to construct a Hexagon using a compass
◦ How to construct an Octagon using a square and a
compass
◦ That joining points in a different order can produce
different shapes
◦ The importance of draftsmanship
◦ The effect of shading and rendering on a drawing
 Polygons

Equilateral Triangle Square Pentagon Hexagon Heptagon

Octagon Nonagon Decagon Circle

Activity 7
Activity 7 1

5 2

4
3
Activity 8
 1
Activity 8

5 2

4
3
Activity 9
 1
Activity 9

5 2

4
3
Activity 10
Activity 10
4
Set your
compass at the
required radius
and do not
change it. 5 3

6 2

1
Activity 11
Activity 11
4

3
5

6 2

1
Activity 12
Activity 12 4

3
5

6 2

1
Activity 13
Activity 13 4

3
5

6 2

1
Activity 14
Activity 14
4

3
5

6 2

1
Activity 15
Activity 15 4

10 3
5
11 9

8
12
6 7 2

1
Activity 16
Activity 16
4

7 3
5

8 9
6 2

1
Activity 17
Activity 17
4

10 9 3
5

11 8

6 12 7 2

1
Activity 18
Activity 18
4

10 3
5
11 9

8
12
6 7 2

1
Activity 19
Activity 19
6 5

7 4

8 3

1 2
Activity 20
Activity 20
5

6 4

7 3

8 2

1
Activity 21
Activity 21
5

6 4

7 3

8 2

1
Activity 22
Activity 22
5

6 4

7 3

8 2

1
Activity 23
Activity 23
5

6 4

7 3

8 2

1
Activity 24
Activity 24
5

6 4

7 3

8 2

1
 From these exercises you will learn:

◦ How to construct an ellipse using the trammel

method
◦ How to construct an ellipse using the compass
method
◦ Application of the ellipse in everyday life
◦ The importance of draftsmanship
◦ The effect of shading and rendering on a drawing
Ellipse

Ellipse

Cylinder C
Inside an
Atom
Activity 25 & 26
Activity 25
½ Minor Axis

P
A B
½ Major Axis

Minor Axis
P P

A B B A
Major Axis
A B B A

P P
Activity 26

Major Circle

Minor Axis
½M
ajo
r Ax
is

60°
Major Axis

30°
F1 F2
Minor Circle
Activity 27
Activity 28
Activity 29
Activity 30
Activity 31

1 2 3 4
3 3 3 2
1 2 3 2
3 3 4 3
Activity 32

2 3 2 1
1 2 3 1
1 4 1 1
2 1 1
Activity 33

3 4
1 2 2
2 4 2 2
4
Activity 34

1 3
3
3 3 4 4
1 1 2