Final Project

This project was challenging, being the first time doing an exploded view it was a learning experience. Doing the isometric threads and chamfers were interesting. The hardest part about this drawing was the simplest part, the rod that goes through the head of the screw. It was difficult to draw it in isometric without it looking oblong or dedicated to a certain plane as opposed to a 3D object. Overall this semester was a good one. I have learned many new methods and styles to draw objects. I have learned how to do assemblies and exploded views, both of which will help me in the future with my ambitions in custom computer building. The knowledge i have attained this semester will help me design the computers for my clients. This semester was a very interesting and quite challenging semester, but it was a good one.

Intersections and Developments

These Developments are kinda fun. Interesting to put together, they make you take every aspect into consideration. Every side either folds or needs a flap that is attached or will attach. Overall, these are pretty awesome because once we finish the drawing we print it out on heavy weight paper, cut it out and assemble it. Very interesting and entertaining unit.

Pictorials and Fasteners

This unit was a long one. The drawings were not difficult but took time. This one especially. The paper template for it had us moving to larger tables to fit it on with a long enough parallel bar. The drawing was completed on that then transferred to vellum to add in the color. The whole drawing took about a week. The details on it took the longest, the shingles, window frames and the cupola.

Isometric Drawings

While I've done isometric drawings before, I hadn't done the oblique drawings before. This part of the unit was challenging to figure out the correct sizes and locations of different parts. The cavalier and cabinet drawings were challenging primarily because I have never done them before. Learning a new drawing style can always be a little challenging. The drawing ive inserted was one of the more difficult in the unit. because of the half size depth and the chang in the diameter of all the arcs depending on location.

Auxilliary Views

This unit was definitely interesting. Between all the parts having a flat base .38 thick and the number of different views and techniques, this was a pretty fun and challenging unit. I learned about auxilliary views and the various types. As well as how to draw them and how to position the full views to accommodate them. The biggest challenge has been figuring out how to position the dimensions and to get the dimensions to measure exactly what i want them to.

Sectional Views

This Unit has been a tough one. We have been working on developing and honing our skills on all the various types of Section views. The types include full sections, half sections, revolved sections, rounds, broken out sections, tubular rounds, removed sections, and offset sections. We have done a wide variety of these in various drawings. The last drawing was probably one of the hardest ones ive ever done. It was an artifact drawing, it was a front and right side half section view of an object that required a sectional view to understand. My object was full of odd slight angles both on the inner side and on the outer side. I have inserted the finished Artifact Drawing. The whole thing was full of odd dimensions with almost nothing but the horizontal crossbars being the same size.

New Dimension Methods

       Through this unit I have learned several interesting and useful methods for dimensioning different types of parts for different applications.
       These methods were Datum Dimensioning and Tabular Dimensioning. Datum Dimensions are really useful for creating precise parts while Tabular Dimensions are useful for parts with a large number of holes or items going into a catalog or magazine.
       These two dimensioning methods are both new to me and I hope to be able to use them more in the future.

Information

Hello all, My name is Timothy Gill. I am a Junior at Wheeler high School. This blog is an online portfolio of my progress through Survey of Engineering Graphics. I am currently working at Polysius corp. which is an international cement and minerals engineering company. I hope to take the information I will be learning throughout this semester to apply it to further my working ability and to prepare myself for college. I am currently looking at Southern Polytechnic or Kennesaw State for an Information Technology degree. I am looking forward to what this semester brings.