CHAPTER 1

Introduction to Engineering Drawing and Design

Learning Objectives • • • • Explain topics related to the history of engineering drafting Define drafter and other related terminology Identify categories and disciplines related to drafting Describe the requirements for becoming a drafter

Learning Objectives • • • • List and explain points to consider when seeking employment Identify the professional organization that is dedicated to the advancement of design and drafting Explain workplace ethics and related issues Identify topics related to copyrights, patents, and trademarks

Engineering Drawing • • Common language of engineering Process of creating drawings for any engineering or architectural application

Engineering Drawing • Also known as: • • • • • • Drafting Engineering drafting Mechanical drawing Mechanical drafting Technical drawing Technical drafting

Engineering Drawings • • Effective and efficient way to communicate: • • • • Design intent Engineering requirements Instructions Proposals Typically not open to interpretation

Mechanical Drafting • • Used in the manufacturing industry, or Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems

Manual Drafting • • Traditional drafting practice using pencil or ink on a medium such as paper or polyester film Mostly replaced by computer-aided drafting (CAD)

Computers in Design and Drafting • • Have revolutionized design and drafting practices Used in several industries and most engineering and architectural related disciplines for design and drafting

Computers in Design and Drafting • • • Computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) Computer-aided design (CAD) Computer-aided drafting (CAD)

Early Drawing Practices • • • Pictograms • and petroglyphs Prehistoric graphic forms of communication Designers of ancient structures and machines • Sketches, drawings, and documents 14th and 15th century • Engineering drawings representing machines and buildings

Early Engineering Drawing Pioneers • Leonardo da Vinci • • • 1452-1519 Italian artist, inventor, and mapmaker Created pictorial drawings generally without dimensions

Leonardo da Vinci

Early Engineering Drawing Pioneers • Leon Battista Alberti • • 1404-1472 Italian architecture and engineering author • Explored the need to incorporate more geometry in drawings • Proposed drawings with multiple views

Early Engineering Drawing Pioneers • • René Descartes • • 1596-1650 French inventor of the Cartesian coordinate system • Founder of analytic geometry Gaspard Monge • • 1746-1818 French developer of descriptive geometry

The Industrial Revolution • Parts produced from hand sketches or hand drawings on blackboards • Coleman Sellers, American engineer and innovator • Henry Ford, American automobile manufacture • Most designs began as a hand sketch of the object to build

The Industrial Revolution • • Interchangeability • became important Requires accurate drawings 19th century • Engineering drawing evolves more rapidly

Early Drafting Practices and Equipment • Drawings created by hand on a board • Initial drawing was done using a pencil, T square, triangles, scales, irregular (French) curves, compasses, and dividers • Drafters often traced original pencil drawings onto cloth using pen and ink • Attention to lettering quality

Drafting Machines • • • Replaced the T-square, triangles, scales, and protractor Arm and track (track shown) Parallel bar

Drawing Reproduction • Required for distributing drawings to manufacturers or builders • Blueprints 

Replaced by the diazo process

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Modern printers, plotters and engineering copiers create prints

Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) • • 1980s • Schools started teaching CADD 1990s • Many schools and companies make the complete transition to CADD • CADD now accounts for almost all design and drafting

The Drafter • • Prepares technical drawings and plans used by production and construction workers Fills in technical details using drawings, rough sketches, specifications, and calculations made by engineers, surveyors, architects, or scientists

The Drafter • • Uses technical handbooks, tables, calculators, and computers Most often uses computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) systems to prepare drawings

Other Common Titles • • • • • • Draftsperson Design drafter Drafting technician Engineering drafter CADD operator CADD technician • Discipline or task specific titles • Example: 

Civil drafter

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Civil engineering drafter

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Construction drafter

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Civil CADD technician

Drafting Fields • • • Specific drafting areas have unique conceptual and skill characteristics Drafters often create a variety of drawings even though they may be an employ in a certain field, or focus on a specific product Drafters often work with a team, individuals of the same discipline, and others related to a specific project

Aeronautical Drafter • • CADD models and drawings • • • • Airplanes Missiles Spacecraft Components and related equipment Specialization of mechanical drafting

Architectural Drafter • CADD models and drawings • Architectural and structural features of a building

Architectural Drafter

Automotive Design Drafter • • Working layouts and master drawings • Automotive vehicle components, assemblies, and systems Specialization of mechanical drafting

Cartographic Drafter • • Cartographer Maps of geographical areas • • • Natural and constructed features Political boundaries Other features

Casting, Forging, and Mold Drafter • • CADD models and drawings • • • Castings Forgings Modeled parts Specialization of mechanical drafting

Civil Drafter • CADD models and drawings • Construction or civil engineering projects

Civil Drafter

Commercial Drafter • • • Facilities Drafter Lays out the location of buildings Planning of arrangements in offices, large rooms, store buildings, and factories • Specialization of architectural drafting

Directional Survey Drafter • • Plots oil- or gas-well boreholes Specialization of civil drafting

Electrical Drafter • CADD models and drawings • • • • Electrical equipment Wiring diagrams Circuit board assembly diagrams Layout drawings

Electrical Drafter

Electronic Drafter • CADD models and drawings • • • Electronic devices and components Printed circuit boards Electronic equipment

Electronic Drafter

Geological Drafter • Geological or geophysical stratigraphy and locations of gas and oil deposits • • • • • • Maps Diagrams Profiles Cross sections Directional surveys Subsurface formations

Geophysical Drafter • Subsurface contours in rock formations

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Drafter • • HVAC contract documents from engineering schematics Detail drafter (detailer)

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Drafter

Industrial Process Pipe Drafter • • • Industrial Pipe Drafter, Piping Drafter, Pipeline Drafter CADD models and drawings • Layout, construction, and operation of oil and gas fields, refineries, chemical plants, and process piping systems Oil and gas drafter

Industrial Process Pipe Drafter

Landscape Drafter • CADD models and drawings • Landscape architecture

Mechanical Drafter • • Engineering Drafter Mechanical drafting for the manufacturing industry

Mechanical Drafter

Marine Drafter • • CADD models and drawings • Structural and mechanical features of ships, docks, and other marine structures and equipment Specialization of mechanical and structural drafting

Patent Drafter • Clear and accurate drawings of varied sorts of mechanical devices • Used by patent lawyer to obtain patent rights

Photogrammetrist • Analyzes source data and prepares: • • • Mosaic prints Contour-map profile sheets Related cartographic materials

Plumbing Drafter • • • Pipe Drafter CADD models and drawings • Installation of plumbing and piping equipment for residential, commercial, and industrial installations Closely related to industrial process pipe drafting

Structural Drafter • • CADD models and drawings • Structures employing structural reinforcing steel, concrete, masonry, wood, and other structural materials Detail drafter (detailer)

Structural Drafter

Technical Illustrator • Lays out and draws illustrations for: • • • Reference works Brochures Technical manuals

Technical Illustrator

Tool and Die Design Drafter • • CADD models and detailed drawing plans for manufacture of tools Specialization of mechanical drafting

Education and Qualifications • • • • • Postsecondary training in a drafting program Considerable experience with CADD systems and techniques Strong background in drafting principles Ability to apply knowledge to a broader range of responsibilities Mechanical ability and visual aptitude

Education and Qualifications • • • Ability to perform detailed work accurately Good interpersonal skills Knowledge of: • Drafting standards • • • • • Mathematics Science Engineering technology Manufacturing Construction methods

Advancement • • • • Entry-level or junior drafters Intermediate drafters Senior drafter, designer, or supervisor Opportunities include design, checking, purchasing, estimating, and management

Drafting Job Opportunities • • • Fluctuate with national and local economies Tied to industries that are sensitive to cyclical changes in the economy • • Construction Manufacturing Increasing temporary or contract employment

Drafting Job Opportunities • • • Mechanical drafting • Metropolitan areas where manufacturing is strong Civil or structural drafting • Areas that are more rural Electronic data transfer helps to create a broader range of opportunities

Searching For a Drafting Position • • • Education and training requirements vary with job opportunities and employer requirements Two-year, post-secondary degree advantage Cooperative work experience (CWE) or internship

Job-Seeking Strategy • • • • • Get your resume in order Write an application or cover letter Prepare a portfolio Register with employment services Use internet resources

Job-Seeking Strategy • • • • • Be realistic Research prospective companies Be prepared when you get an interview Ask intelligent questions Respond fast to job leads • • Make a decision with enthusiasm Send thank-you letters

Salaries and Employment Benefits • • Comparable to salaries of other professions with equal educational requirements Employment benefits are common and vary according to each employer

ADDA International • • • American Design Drafting Association, and American Digital Design Association Dedicated to the advancement of design and drafting and the graphics professions across all industries

ADDA International • • • • • • • • Leadership opportunities Certification program Certified curriculum program Professional councils and student chapters Annual Design Drafting Week, Technical and Educational Conference, and poster and design drafting contest Product and publication approval Publications Employment Center

Drafting Standards • • • • Established in most industries, schools, and companies Promote safety, reliability, quality, productivity, interchangeability, and efficiency Lowers costs and simplifies training Code

Drafting Standards • Apply to: • CADD file storage, naming, and backup • • • • • • File templates Units of measurement Layout characteristics Borders and title blocks Symbols Layers, and text, table, dimension, and other drafting styles • Plot styles and plotting

Common Engineering Drawing and Design Standards • • • • • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standards • Accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) American Welding Society (AWS) standards CADD Skill Standards International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards United States National CAD Standard (NCS)

Workplace Ethics • Elements of a code of ethics : • • • Be dependable Obey the laws Be good to customers

Intellectual Property Rights • • • Protecting product research, engineering, and development Employees must help protect design ideas and trade secrets Proprietary notes on drawings

Software Piracy • • It is against the law to share copies of some software Use software legally and report illegal use when observed

Copyrights • Control exclusively the reproduction and distribution of: • • • Literary, musical, and dramatic works Pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works Motion pictures and other audiovisual works • • Sound recordings Architectural and certain other intellectual works

Patents • • • 20-year term U.S. patent grants effective only within the U.S., U.S. territories, and U.S. possessions Subject matter must be useful

Application for a Patent • • Nonprovisional Application for a Patent Provisional Application for a Patent

Patent Drawings • • Form an integral part of a patent application Must show every feature of the invention

Trademarks • • • Different from a copyright or a patent Rights start from the actual use of the mark Federal registration not required, but offers advantages • Service mark