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WHY IS DRAWING IMPORTANT?

Communication
Ideas
Parts/Assemblies
Dimensions and Units

WHY I LIKE DESIGN

Engineering without technical theories and equations

Creative

Enjoyable

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN SOLIDWORKS

STARTING OUT

You cant just jump into creating on the computer.

You have to start by hand!!

ENGINEERING PAPER

English vs. Metric Units

Cartesian vs. Engineering vs. Isometric

VISUALIZING IN 3D

Take 3 to 5 Duplo Legos and put them together however you

like

Visualize clear box around your structure

Draw each side of the box on the box template on your

table

Fold and tape into box formation

Does it resemble actual structure?

DRAWINGS AND COMMUNICATION

Find someone in the room to trade boxes with

Can you build each others structure?

What was easy about building the new structure?

What was difficult about building the new structure?

What could have improved your build?

ENGINEERS DONT DRAW ON BOXES

Lets find a way to flatten that box

Shade in the following sides on your box with the crayons at
your table:
Top = red
Pick two adjacent sides that also touch the top = Make one blue
and one yellow

ENGINEERING TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

ISOMETRIC VIEWS

Drawing
looking at
corner of
box, not
straight on
face

A LITTLE GEOMETRY

http://www.mr-d-n-t.co.uk/isometric.htm

A DRAWING DEMONSTRATION
1 Draw Side Shape
2 Project Corners Backward
3 - Draw Back Shape
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBuhGaGPYfQ

PRACTICE ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS

Cube 5 x 5 x 5

Cube 8 x 8 x 8

Rectangular Prism 4 x 3 x 7

Rectangular Prism 3 x 9 x 3

Triangular Prism - Right triangle with legs = 7, depth = 3

Pyramid Base = 4 squares

Cut-Off Pyramid Base = 16 squares, top row = 4 squares

Challenge: Cube 2 x 2 x 2 with pyramid on top

FINISH THAT TECHNICAL DRAWING

Draw your Duplo Masterpiece on the isometric view of your
technical drawing

LETS TRADE AGAIN

Find someone new and trade again

Build their structure

Was one drawing type easier than the other?

TECHNICAL DRAWING SYMBOLS

Understanding Symbols:
http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=
ENG16204

TECHNICAL DRAWING LINES

Understanding Lines:
http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=
ENG16004

TECHNICAL DRAWING DIMENSIONS

Understanding dimensions:
http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=
ENG16104

A LITTLE EXTRA VISUALIZATION

http://www.wisc-online.com/Objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=
ENG19404

CHALLENGE BUILD

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU

Improve accuracy
Future Projects
Rube Goldberg
Boat Activity
Lego Egg Drop

ASSIGNMENT

Draw an item in your

kitchen.

Under the assignments

tab

Will turn in by hand

Due: September 17th