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Engineering Drawings for Manufacturing

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Overview

Learn how to create complete, precise engineering drawings for manufacturing.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Prepare complete, industry-standard engineering drawings
1. Overview of Mechanical Drawings
  • Prioritize clarity when preparing drawings
  • Reference standards to clarify drawing interpretation
  • Prepare a complete and succinct sheet template
  • Select the correct drawing type for your part
2. Choosing and Placing Views
  • Represent a 3D part in 2D using orthographic views
  • Depict internal features with section views
  • Enhance smaller features by depicting them in detail views
  • Leverage 3D CAD to create pictorial views
  • Use the correct line conventions to clarify geometry
  • Challenge: Choose and place views
  • Solution: Choose and place views
3. Dimensioning
  • Follow the rules of dimensioning to prevent ambiguity
  • Use the right style when placing dimensions
  • Dimensioning tips: Angles, chamfers, arcs, and fillets
  • Dimensioning tips: Holes and slots
  • Dimensioning tips: Shafts, grooves, keyways, and threads
  • Dimensioning tips: Symmetric and repeated features
  • Dimensioning tips: Bent components
  • Write clear notes for a complete product definition
  • Challenge: Place dimensions for a sample part
  • Solution: Place dimensions for a sample part
4. Tolerancing
  • Limit a part's geometric variation with tolerances
  • Take the guesswork out of setting tolerances
  • Use GD&T to specify the functional requirements of parts
Conclusion
  • The future of mechanical drafting

Taught by

Tarkka

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