DFTG 1325 - Blueprint Reading and Sketching

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 2 Lab: 2
An introduction to reading and interpreting working drawings for manufactured products and associated tooling; use sketching techniques to create pictorial and multiple- view drawings. The student will solve related math equations, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing; and interpreted shop operations.
Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing, Placement into MATH 1314 or credit for MATH 0310 with a grade of “C” or better or instructor approval
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Identify alphabet of lines and symbols.
2 - Define orthographic projections.
3 - Interpret shop note requirements.
4 - Make a simple blueprint.
5 - Describe the shape of a part.
6 - Make an isometric or oblique drawing of a part.
7 - Convert numbers from English to metric and/or metric to English.
8 - Solve basic math problems using fractions and decimal numbers.
9 - Solve right triangle and oblique triangle problems using trigonometry functions.
10 - State the meaning of the alphabet lines, pictorial and multi-view drawings, dimensions, notes, and symbols, sections and auxiliary views, and working drawings to include detail and assembly drawings.
11 - Read and interpret drawings, create freehand sketches, and use pictorial and orthographic drawing techniques.