PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING - HAND DRAFTING LESSONS
BEGINNER LEVEL - LETTERING PRACTICE
The handwritten notes on the right side of the page should look EXACTLY like the typed notes on the left side of the page.
BEGINNER LEVEL - MEASURING PRACTICE
Using a blank sheet of printer paper, go around the room and make 10 different measurements. List them as shown below in the example: show the measurement in inches only, show the measurement in feet and inches, accurately describe what you measured, and if necessary draw a quick sketch of what you measured. Make sure you use the same good lettering skills you used in the above assignment.
Width = distance from left side to right side
Height = distance from top to bottom
Depth = distance from front to back
Length = distance of a long slender object
Width = distance from left side to right side
Height = distance from top to bottom
Depth = distance from front to back
Length = distance of a long slender object
Use the guide below to understand how an inch is divided into its sections; fractions of an inch. You can also go to http://www.rulergame.net/ to practice using a ruler.
BEGINNER LEVEL - MECHANICAL DRAWING PRACTICE
Draft the following design on a grid paper using precise drawing and lettering techniques.