From the course: Engineering Drawings for Manufacturing

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Select the correct drawing type for your part

Select the correct drawing type for your part

From the course: Engineering Drawings for Manufacturing

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Select the correct drawing type for your part

- [Instructor] Modern products are comprised of a wide array of different types of parts from machine and molded components to sheet metal pieces, printed circuit boards, and off the shelf screws and fasteners. Even though these parts are manufactured in very different ways, you may be surprised to learn that they are all still controlled with 2D drawings. In this video, we will show examples of the most common types of drawings you're likely to see in product design, highlight their primary features, and discuss some of the unique requirements of each. The fundamental drawing for most mechanical parts is the detailed drawing. It shows several different 2D views of a part, which are arranged in a specific orientation so that they represent a three dimensional part. Within each view, dimensions and notes are used to fully convey all the information required to manufacture the part. Assembly drawings show how multiple…

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