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STUDY GUIDE 1
Basic drawing skills
2H
medium-hard
hardest grade feasible for finished drawings
does not erase easily if used heavily
F and H
medium
excellent general purpose lead weight
for layouts, finished drawings and lettering
HB
soft
for dense, bold linework and lettering
requires control for fine work
erases easily
prints well
tends to smear easily
B-range pencils
these tend to smear too easily for use with T-square and set-squares but
can be used to shade areas of the drawing to give effects.
Keep T-square
Tight to edge of
Drawing Board
Typical T-square
Set squares
These are clear plastic triangles with set angles.
There are two types:
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45 Set squares -
200 - 250mm
These squares can be used to create a number of set angles in combination and sitting
on the T-square.
Fig 1 Horizontal
Fig 4 15 and 75
The 60-degree set-square- or the adjustable set-square set to this angle can be used
similarly, as shown for vertical lines and lines at 60 degrees and 30 degrees to the
horizontal.
By a combination of 45-degree and 60-degree set-squares it is possible to draw lines
at 15 degrees and 75 degrees to the horizontal, as shown in the figure. This is worth
trying a few times for practice, as there are three things to manipulate with the left
hand; but it is seldom necessary to use this method, and the advantages of the
adjustable set-square- which can be set to these and any angle in such cases is
obvious.
When a number of lines are to be drawn parallel to an inclined line as may occur inthe setting-out of roofing, etc. the following method could be used. Place a set-square
along the inclined line so that another of its edges is at right-angles to the line. Then
gently-bring up the T-square until it is against this edge of the set-square, hold it
tightly and then, by moving the set-square along the T-square to the required
positions, lines parallel to the first one can be drawn. This method should be practised
with lines at varying angles.
Remember in all cases to keep the pencil well sharpened and held properly against the
ruling edge.
Paper sizes
The advantages of standardised sizes for drawings are that they enable a more
economical use of drawing and tracing paper, sensitised paper and cloth for prints,
etc., to be made, and that the binding together and storing of the drawings becomes
easier.
Standardisation is almost automatic when A sizes are used and sheets of different
size can be folded to a common size for filing in folders, for example Al sheet as
illustrated.
Drawings for transmission by post or for loose storage can be similarly folded. In all
cases the title block appears uppermost for ready reference.
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Line types
There are a number of situations in a Construction drawing where line weight is not
enough to distinguish between different parts of the drawing.
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Line quality
Line quality refers to:
Crispness and clarity
Blackness and density; and
appropriate weight.
While inked lines vary only in width, pencil lines can vary in both value and width.
Thus a pencil lines weight is controlled by the density of the lead used (affected by
grade of lead, drawing surface, humidity) as well as the pressure with which you
draw.
It is essential that you understand as you draw what each line represents whether it is
an edge, an intersection of two planes or simply a change in material or texture.
All lines should start and end definitely; always touching at their ends, always bearing
a logical relationship to other lines from beginning to end.
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Drawing to scale
Construction drawing more often than not involves objects of considerable size. This
means that a normal sized drawing board will not be able to accommodate the object
drawn full size.
The draughtsperson must decide the following factors before arriving at a scale to use:
How much detail needs to be shown
What is the actual size of the object to be drawn
What size of paper would be most appropriate
What is the normal convention for the type of drawing being produced.
The following are recommended scales for use with the metric system.
Use
Scale
Ratio
Maps
1:1000000
1:500000
1:200000
1:100000
1:50000
l mm to l000m
l mm to 500m
l mm to 200m
l mm to 100m
l mm to 50m
Town surveys
1:50000
1:20000
1:10000
1:5000
1:2500
1 mm to 50m
l mm to 20m
l mm to l0m
l mm to 5m
1 mm to 2.5 m
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Use
Scale
Ratio
1 :2500
1:2000
1:1250
1:1000
1:500
1 mm to 2.5 m
l mm to 2m
l mm to l25m
l mm to lm
l mm to 0.5m
1:1250
1:1000
1:500
1 mm to 1.25m
l mm to lm
l mm to 0.5m
1:200
1:100
1 mm to 0.2 m
l mm to 0.lm
Location drawings
1:200
1:100
1:50
1 mm to 0.2 m
l mm to 0.lm
l mm to 0.05m
Component and
assembly detail
drawings
1:20
1:10
1:5
1:1
1 mm to 0.02 m
1 mm to 0.01m
1 mm to 0.005m
Fullsize
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Draw the lines as shown on A3 paper trying to maintain the spacing throughout and keeping the line density constant.
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2.
Weight
Placement
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HAND LETTERING
Complete Assignment No 3
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Dimensioning
Dimensions are extremely important on drawings as it should never be necessary to
scale sizes from copies of the drawing. The drawing will have been done to accurate
scale but the copying process could distort the sizes and give false readings.
Dimensions should be easy to read but not dominate the lines of the drawing. This is
quite difficult to achieve in practice but with care the minimum of dimensions will
give the maximum information.
The dimension lines should be the faintest possible and should be well enough away
from the objects so as not to interfere with them. The lettering size should be carefully
chosen to be clear but not too prominent.
Some indications of good dimensioning style are given below but the actual layout
will depend on the draughtsperson or the standard office style.
Gap between
extension line
and object
Dimension line
Extension line
Alternative ways to
show termination.
Tick
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Fix this sheet to your drawing board and dimension the shapes.
Assume the shapes are drawn at 1:20 scale
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Fix this sheet to your drawing board and dimension the drawing :Measure the sizes and dimension the outside perimeter of the building.
Measure the sizes and dimension the top part of the plan along the line
shown.
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C
D
C
Draw a line along the T-square from A
Set the correct length of the sides on compasses
Place the point on A and cut an arc on the line for point B
Draw a line up from B using a set square
Place the compass point on B and cut the line for point C
Continue from C for point D
There are many combinations of ways to draw all shapes and the methods shown
above can be modified to suit conditions.
Rectangles
These are four sided figures with all the internal angles being right angles. They can
be constructed in similar ways to Squares.
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Rhomboids
These are four sided figures which are parallelograms (opposite sides parallel) but in
this case they do not have any right angles.
C
The lengths of the sides and one angle must be known to draw these shapes.
Draw side A to B using the T-square and measure the length.
Set off the side AD to the known angle and measure the correct length.
From D draw a line parallel to AB (in this case with the T-square).
From B draw a line parallel to AD.
The intersection of the two lines gives point C.
Triangles
These are three sided figures.
Drawing of a triangle requires:
the sizes of the three sides
the sizes of two sides and the included angle
the sizes of the angles and one side.
Special triangles are worth mentioning as they may be encountered in many drawings.
Equilateral triangles
These have three equal sides and three equal angles, each angle being 60 degrees.
Isosceles triangles
These have two equal sides and two equal angles.
Right angled triangles
These have two sides at right angles to each other.
Scalene triangles
These have unequal sides and unequal angles.
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Drawing Triangles
C
C
Equilateral Triangle
Isosceles Triangle
C
Draw line AB the required length
Drwa a line up at right angles to A
Measure the length AC on this line
Join the points to form the triangle.
A
Right angled Triangle
B
ScaleneTriangle
Circles
Circles, Arcs (parts of circles) and other related shapes such as Ellipses form
important parts of drawings even though a lot of shapes in construction, especially in
buildings are straight lines.
It is useful to have a knowledge of the terms used in relation to circles and curves.
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parallel lines
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Dividing lines
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Ellipses
As with most shapes there are a number of ways to draw an ellipse. The method
shown uses the two axes of the ellipse, the Major and Minor, to construct circles then
radiating lines from the centre to get co-ordinates on to the circumference of the
ellipse. The more radiating lines which are used the smoother the ellipse can be drawn
as the drawing will be free-hand.
Drawing an Ellipse
Complete Assignment No 6
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46mm
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46mm
m
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76mm
80
66m
mm
46mm
23mm
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SQUARES
RHOMBOID
70mm
SCALENE
TRIANGLE
160mm
Arc Radius = 25mm
DIVISION OF A LINE
100mm
5m
50mm
R4
ELLIPSE
CIRCLE
Draw the shapes shown to the sizes given.
Dimension the shapes as shown and add
the text under each shape.
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Typical Water, Gas, Heating and Ventilating Symbols Used on Services Plans
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Borders
Borders fulfil two functions namely:
1. They frame and enclose the drawing giving it a finished appearance.
2. They provide an area of paper round the edge of the drawing which might become
damaged without affecting the information on the drawing.
BS 1192 recommends that borders are placed in such a way that important
information about the drawing and the project will be visible when the drawing is
folded for storage or posting. This usually means that a title box is incorporated in the
border and is best placed at the right edge of the drawing usually at the bottom of the
paper.
Most professional offices have a standard layout for borders and title blocks which
usually has a space for the office title, name of the project, drawing number, drawing
title, scale, date, responsible person and any other information thought appropriate. It
is also common to have space above the title box to list and date amendments to the
drawing. Many offices have their drawing sheets pre-printed showing all the
information to save drawing it on every time.
The BS recommendation is often not appropriate for student drawings as the paper
size is often limited and such a border and title box takes up too much space.
Extract from BS 1192 showing possible positions for title boxes in borders
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