Drawing Shapes Views Todays Plan Sketching Circles Lettering

Drawing Shapes & Views

Today’s Plan • • • Sketching Circles Lettering Drawing Horizontal, Vertical Lines Drawing Angles Making A One-View Drawing Geometric Shapes

Sketching Circles • When sketching a circle, start by sketching a square

Sketching Circles • Then divide the square up into QUARTERS

Sketching Circles • Then draw your circle one quarter at a time

Exercises

Letters & Numbers • Letters & Numbers on a drawing have to be NEAT and LEDGIBLE! • ALWAYS in CAPS – rarely in lower case. • Good lettering & numbering takes PRACTICE

Exercises

Horizontal Lines • Horizontal lines are drawn using the T-Square

Vertical Lines • Vertical lines can also be drawn using the T-Square

Vertical Lines • More commonly, vertical lines are drawn using the 45 or 60 Triangles

Angle Lines • Angle lines are drawn using the 60 or 45 angle triangles and T-Square

Angle Lines • All common angles of the 180 spectrum can be drawn using the 45 and 60 triangles

Exercises

Making A One-View Drawing

Step 1 • Locate the center of your page • Using VERY light lines, use the corner to corner method of finding the center.

Step 2 • Draw in LIGHTLY – the center lines

Step 3 Transfer all Vertical Line Measurements 108 38 50 76 25 19 30 57 216 126 63 25

Step 3 Transfer all Vertical Line Measurements

Step 4 Transfer All Horizontal Measurements 108 38 50 76 25 19 30 57 216 126 63 25

Step 3 Transfer all Vertical Line Measurements

Step 5 Transfer all Angles 108 38 50 76 25 19 30 57 216 126 63 25

Step 3 Transfer all Vertical Line Measurements

Step 6 Darken in body of Part