Course Description:
A two day training course designed for people who want to understand how to read blue prints. Class will be a presentation with constant discussion between students and the instructor. Question and answer sessions will take place during the course to ensure knowledge and understanding.
Aims & Objectives
Provide the student with a basic understanding of common drawing practice.Learn to read drawings in a logical systematic way
Introduce some basic concepts of GD&T
Recognize common errors
Encourage further study outside of class
Benefits to the Learner
Understand the purpose of drawings
Interpret Title blocks and notes
Understand drawing views
Identify common GD&T symbols.
Be able to use the knowledge gained to discuss drawings’ meaning
Course Outline
Common Drawing Practice
- Glossary of Drawing Terms
- Unless otherwise specified …
- Title Block
- Notes
- Bill of Materials / Parts Lists
- Revision Blocks
- Drawing Views and Projections
- Implied dimensions and relationships
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Default tolerances
- Tabulated Dimensions (Part Families)
GD&T Related Principles
- Standards and governing organizations
- Feature Control Frames
- Planar Datums
- Basic dimensions
Tolerances of Form
- Straightness
- Flatness
- Roundness and Cylindricity
Tolerances of Orientation
- Parallelism
- Perpendicularity
- Angularity
Tolerances of Location
- Position
- Concentricity & Symmetry
