UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT HUMACO

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS


ENGINEERING GRAPHICS I

Traditional tools

Dr. Walter Lpez Moreno

Introduction to Engineering Graphics
Importance of technical graphics
Traditional engineering design &
Changes in the engineering design
process
Technical drawing tools
Standards
ANSI standard sheet sizes
Basics: Line weight & pencil grades
Alphabet of lines
" the engineer, scientist, or technician who is ignorant of
or deficient in the principal mode of expression (that is,
the universal graphic language) in his or her technical field
is professionally illiterate."


- Page 8. Principles of Technical Drawing
Importance of technical graphics
Importance of technical graphics
Technical drawings: A language used in the design process for
communicating, solving problems, quickly and accurately
visualizing objects, and conducting analysis
A graphical representation of objects and structures and is done
using freehand, mechanical, or computer methods
Users of engineering and technical graphics in industry
From traditional linear design process to
newconcurrent design process
Traditional: A linear, segmented activity involving
problem identification, preliminary ideas, design
refinements, analysis, optimization, and documentation
Concurrent: A team activity involving coordination of
the technical and non-technical functions of design and
manufacturing within a business
The CAD
database
becomes a
communication
medium.
Samples of drawing conventions and
standards
Lewis Park (Second Floor) downstairs of 2, 3 and 4
bedroom
Architectural Drawing
Manual drafting tools for technical drawing
Mechanical pencils: 0.7 and 0.5
mm, or 0.5 and 0.3 mm
combinations; Pencil grades
HB and H, or F and 2H
combinations)
Compass and one divider
One set of 45- and 30/60-
degree triangles
Scales (one English unit and
one Metric unit)
Irregular curve (French curve)
Protractor
One good eraser
Use of drafting tools a few examples
Standards
Organizations involved in developing the standards for
technical drawings:
ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education)
SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)
ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
ISO (International Standards Organization)


American National Standard Drafting Manual




Some Important ANSI standards
ANSI Y14.1 (1980) Drawing Sheet Size and Format.
ANSI Y14.2M (1979) Line Conventions and Lettering.
ANSI Y14.3 (1975) Multiview and Sectional View
Drawings
ANSI Y14.5M (1982-1994) Dimensioning and
Tolerancing.
ANSI Y14.6 (1978) Screw Thread Representation
ANSI Y14.6aM (1981) Screw Thread Representation
(Metric Supplement)
ANSI Y14.7.1 & Y14.7.2 (1978) Gear Drawing
Standards
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ANSI Standard Sheet Sizes & typical title
block layouts
Pencil grades and Line weight
Remember that
Accuracy, Neatness,
and Speed count in
technical drawing
Alphabet of lines (1)
Alphabet of lines (2)