Mechanical Drawing and Drafting
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Mechanical Drawing and Drafting Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Mechanical Drawing and Drafting (subject code 1316501) as prescribed for ME( · Semester 1 divides the course into 9 units, covering 29 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (1316501)Unit 1 Engineering Drawing Aids, Planning Layout and Scaling of Drawing
- 1.1. Drawing instruments and materials. Instruments-types, specifications, method to use them and applications. Pencils-grades, papers-grades, applications, types of points and applications. Other materials-types and applications.
- 1.2. I.S. cods for planning and layout.
Unit 2 Lines, Lettering and Dimensioning
- 2.1. Different types of lines.
- 2.3. Dimensioning methods. Aligned and unidirectional Unilateral with chain, parallel, progressive and combined dimensioning.
Unit 3 Engineering Curves
- 3.1. Conic sections. a) Concept and understanding of focus, directrix, vertex and eccentricity and drawing of conic sections. b) Using various methods, understand construction and application of : Ellipse Parabola Hyperbola Mechanical Drawing and Drafting Course Code: 1316501 levels) Topics and Sub-topics
Unit 4 Development of Surface Develop the lateral surface of given Solid.
- 4.1. Types and dimensional specifications of solids (prism, pyramid, cylinder and cone) (only initial position of solid without any inclination with HP and VP).
- 4.2. Introduction to cutting planes / section planes, positions of the cutting plane (HCP, VCP, PCP, AVP &AIP) w.r.t solids. (no need to draw sectional view)
- 4.3. Development of surfaces of solids - Prism and pyramid - Cylinder & Cone
Unit 5 Orthographic Projection and sectional views
- 5.1. Types of projections-orthographic, perspective, isometric and oblique: concept and applications.
- 5.2. Various term associated with orthographic projections. Theory of projection. Methods of projection. Orthographic projection. Planes of projection.
- 5.3. Need of sections, section lines &cutting plane, rules for sectioning and section lines
- 5.4. Types and application of sections- full, half, revolved, removed, partial, off-set, aligned, etc.
- 5.5. Conversion of simple pictorial views into Orthographic and sectional views. Illustrative problems on orthographic projection.
- 5.6. B.I.S. code of practice.
Unit 6 Isometric Projection Draw the isometric view from orthographic views of object/s containing lines, circles, arcs and slant surfaces.
- 6.1. Isometric axis, lines and planes.
- 6.2. Isometric scales, isometric projection and isometric drawing.
- 6.3. Simple shapes like L-section, I-section, T- section, C-section, etc.
- 6.5. Illustrative problems limited to objects Containing lines, circles and arcs shape only.
Unit 7 Mechanical Drafting Symbols Use & interpret mechanical drafting symbols.
- 7.1. Machining symbol, Roughness symbol, Grade Number, Roughness value
- 7.2. Drafting and Geometric symbol, Welding Symbols (as per BIS-813 / ASME, primary symbols & supplementary symbols.)
- 7.3. Piping Symbols (Pipe line symbol as per passing fluid, air, gas, water etc. and Piping fitting symbols.) Mechanical Drawing and Drafting Course Code: 1316501 levels) Topics and Sub-topics
- 7.4. Demonstration of above symbol in production drawing.
Unit 8 System of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Use & interpret Geometric &
- 8.1. Difference between dimensional tolerance & geometric tolerance. Limits & Fits–Introduction, need & applications.
- 8.2. Abbreviations & designations for shaft, holes and grades, determinations of deviation, limit, tolerance and fits, shaft basis and hole basis system & selection of shaft & hole pair as per standard tolerance of grades.
- 8.3. Selection of appropriate shaft / hole for a given condition, calculation of tolerances & deviations for a fit according to application of mating parts.
- 8.4. Geometric Tolerances – Introduction, symbols, representation, meaning of each element of tolerance frame and application in industrial drawing. (Faculty should demonstrate & discuss moderate production drawing for better understanding of topic)
Unit 9 Details & Assembly
- 9.1. Importance and difference of these drawings.
- 9.2. Detail drawing from given assembly.
- 9.3. Assembly drawings from given details and prepare BOM.