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Contents

• Prerequisites
• Purpose
• Getting Started

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Prerequisites

Before reading this page, you should have experience with

• A CAD software (i.e. SolidWorks)
  • Both parts and assemblies
• Assembling and/or disassembling something
  • Preferably something complex enough to require a specific order to build successfully.

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Purpose

Why are drawings important and what are they used for?

• When the initial design cycle starts to end, physical parts will need to be made. Drawings are use to communicate how a part or assembly should be made for someone other than yourself to follow.
• They are used in every design role to communicate between you and the associates making the parts everyday.
• They need to be clear, concise and unambiguous.

Why are we talking about it here?

• Drawings are ultimately not necessary in this setting, there is not a large disconnect between the people designing and making the parts.
• However, drafting is an extremely important skill to have and learning it now allows to be prepared for when you do have to do it at your next internship or job.

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Getting Started

If you are looking for the basic idea of technical drawings, start here:

• Intro to Mechanical Engineering Drawing.

If you looking for how to actually make a drawing in solidowrks, start here:

• SOLIDWORKS Drawings Basics

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If you are looking for help, feel free to reach out in the discord.

To be added in the future:

• Drawing Views
• Geometric Tolerancing / Datum Features
• Weld Callouts
• Surface Finishing
• Bill of Materials
• General Standards