MEC2414

Engineering practices: drafting

B W Field

4 points
* 6 lectures and 40 drafting hours
* First semester
* Clayton
* Only offered to BSc/BE students in mechanical engineering who are majoring in physics or to level-one BE students as an elective
* Prohibited combination: MEC2410

Objectives The student is expected to obtain an extended 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, detailed knowledge of conventions. Dimensioning and tolerancing for circular fits. Detail drawing: welding and surface texture. Assembly drawings. Isometric drawing.

Assessment Examination: 50%
* Assignments: 50%

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, 1998

Recommended texts

Boundy A W Engineering drawing McGraw-Hill, 1992