MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Engineering Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
MEC2410
Engineering practices: drafting
B W Field
3 points + 6 lectures, 33 drafting hours + First semester + Clayton + With
adjustments to content and assessment, this subject is also offered as a two
credit point subject to BE/LLB students in mechanical engineering and as a four
credit point subject to BSc/BE students in mechanical engineering who are
majoring in physics
Objectives The student is expected to obtain a working knowledge of the
drafting standard AS1100 and demonstrate this knowledge by correctly reading
drawings and producing detail and assembly drawings to a reasonable standard
and at a reasonable speed. The student is expected to develop sketching skills
appropriate to those of an engineer, and to be able to create isometric
drawings.
Synopsis Drafting and/or CAD equipment. Orthographic projection,
standards. Drafting and sketching technique, sections, conventions.
Dimensioning and tolerancing for circular fits. Detail drawing: welding and
surface texture. Assembly drawings. Isometric drawing.
Assessment Examinations: 25% + Assignments and tests: 75%
Prescribed texts
- Standards Australia/Institution of Engineers Australia Engineering
drawing handbook Standards Australia, 1993
- Field B W Class exercises for drafting Dept Mechanical Engineering,
Monash U, 1996
- Recommended texts
- Boundy A W Engineering drawing McGraw-Hill, 1992
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