1. Engineering Drawing: Introduction and its importance

• Relationship to other technical drawing types
• Conventions
• Viewing of engineering drawing sheets.
• Method of Folding of printed Drawing Sheet as per BIS SP:46-2003

2. Drawing Instruments : their Standard and uses

• Drawing board, T-Square, Drafter (Drafting M/c), Set Squares, Protractor, Drawing Instrument Box (Compass, Dividers, Scale, Diagonal Scales etc.), Pencils of different Grades, Drawing pins / Clips.

3. Lines :

• Definition, types and applications in Drawing as per BIS SP:46-2003
• Classification of lines (Hidden, centre, construction, Extension, Dimension, Section)
• Drawing lines of given length (Straight, curved)
• Drawing of parallel lines, perpendicular line
• Methods of Division of line segment

4. Drawing of Geometrical Figures: Definition, nomenclature and practice of

• Angle: Measurement and its types, method of bisecting.
• Triangle -different types
• Rectangle, Square, Rhombus, Parallelogram.
• Circle and its elements.

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5. Lettering and Numbering as per BIS SP46-2003:

• Single Stroke, Double Stroke, inclined, Upper case and Lower case.

6. Dimensioning:

• Definition, types and methods of dimensioning (functional, nonfunctional and auxiliary)
• Types of arrowhead
• Leader Line with text

7. Free hand drawing of

• Lines, polygons, ellipse, etc.
• geometrical figures and blocks with dimension
• Transferring measurement from the given object to the free hand sketches.

8 Sizes and Layout of Drawing Sheets

• Basic principle of Sheet Size
• Designation of sizes
• Selection of sizes
• Title Block, its position and content
• Borders and Frames (Orientation marks and graduations)
• Grid Reference
• Item Reference on Drawing Sheet (Item List)

9. Method of presentation of Engineering Drawing

• Pictorial View
• Orthogonal View
• Isometric view

10. Symbolic Representation (as per BIS SP:46-2003) of :

• Fastener (Rivets, Bolts and Nuts)
• Bars and profile sections
• Weld, brazed and soldered joints.
• Electrical and electronics element
• Piping joints and fittings