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TECH 13580 - Engineering Graphics I

 

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STUDY GUIDE  Exam  #1

   

INTRO:

  • Is engineering graphics a "universal ._______

  • Is E.G. more of a universal language than the world's written and spoken languages? ______

  • Is E.G. such a universal language so as to be identical throughout the world? ______

  • "A picture is worth a thousand words."

SKETCHING:

  • What is the purpose of sketching? ___________________________________________

  • What are the criteria of a good sketch? ___________________&___________________

  • Horizontal lines are sketched from ________to_______ for right handed persons.

  • Vertical lines are sketched______________.

ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION:

  • The word "orthographic" means _______________________________________________.

  • The sub category of orthographic we have experienced to date is ______________________.

  • There are _______ possible regular orthographic views.

  • Objects are ______ dimensional.

  • Each orthographic view provides _____ dimensions.

  • What are the criteria for the front view? It should ___________________________________.

  • Which dimensions are found in the front view? __________________&_________________.

  • Which dimensions are found in the top view?___________________&__________________.

  • Which dimensions are found in the side view?___________________&_________________.

  • What plane do you look through to see the front view? ______ top view? ______ side view?______

  • In the US, we use ____ angle projection. Certain countries use ____ angle projection.

  • In orthographic projection, the observer is an ________ from the object for the rays to be _____.

  • Which view is sometimes moved to its alternative position? __________________________.

  • Which dimension is commonly projected to the miter line?___________ The miter is at____ degrees.

  • A flat surface that is parallel to one plane and perpendicular to the other two is called ___________.

  • A flat surface that is perpendicular to one plane is called an ________ surface and appears _______.

  • The ______________ surface is not parallel nor perpendicular to any view appears in all three views.

  • A line that represents a surface parallel to your line of sight (perpendicular to plane) is an ________.

  • A line that is created when an inclined or oblique surface collide with any surface is an ________ line.

  • A line that delineates how far a curved surface is from its center is called a _________________ line.

  • List the precedence of lines: ____________first; _____________second; then____________ third.

  • A curved inside corner where two surfaces meet is called a _________________.

LETTERING 

  1. Good lettering has stability.  What is the meaning of stability?

  2. What is the meaning of lettering composition?

  3. What is lettering uniformity?

  4. Why is legibility important?

  5. Which style of lettering do we use, Roman or Gothic?

  6. What is a serif and do we use them?

  7. What is the meaning of single stroke lettering?

  8. Does single stroke lettering mean the entire letter is made of one stroke?

  9. What is the usual height of a letter?

  10. What is the purpose of the Ames Lettering Guide?

  11. What does it mean that some letters are 6 units wide?

  12. How wide in units are most letters?

  13. Which letter is the most narrow in the alphabet?

  14. Which letter is the wide stand how many units is it?

  15. How much space is imagined to exist between words?  The width of the letter_________.

  16. How many units wide are the letters: A, H, R, M, W, K, O,  etc.?

  17. Do we letter only in uppercase (capital letters) ?

  18. The pencil for lettering should be ( the same / softer / or harder) than used for the rest of the drawing?

 

Other Questions:

  1. When drawing horizontal and vertical lines, tilt the pencil how many degrees?

  2. The preferred light source foe engineering graphics should come from which direction?

  3. Light should come from the right or left for the right handed drafter?

  4. What is considered a straight edge?

  5. Is the scale to be used as the straight edge?

  6. A scale with 16 on its end is an example of which type of scale?

  7. Explain the difference between full and open divided scales?

  8. 1/2" =1" is what type of scale?

  9. 1/2' =1" is what type of scale?

  10. A scale with a 50 on its end is an example of which type of scale?

  11. A scale marked 1:100 is what type of scale?

  12. How many millimeters exist in an inch?

  13. The compass lead should be ____ than the metal needle?

  14. Which lead is best for construction lines?

  15. Darken the drawing with which type of lead?

  16. How thick and dark should object lines be?

  17. How thick and dark should center lines be?

  18. How long is the hidden line dash