Course Title: Aerospace Drawing And Drafting
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5021 Diploma of Engineering (Aerospace) (Mechanical)
Course Title: Aerospace Drawing And Drafting
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 40
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Course Contact: Steven Bevan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4137
Course Contact Email: stevan.bevan@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course provides the student with the understanding of engineering details and the means to represent then unambiguously, with particular emphasis on aerospace engineering practice.
This course trains students to produce technically correct, sketched and formal engineering drawings.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
AERO5384 Introduction to Aerospace
National Competency Codes and Titles
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VBH141 Aerospace Drawing and Drafting |
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1. Explain the function of engineering drawings and standards in relation to aerospace engineering. 10. Prepare third angle orthogonal drawings. 11. Convert information from third angle orthogonal drawings to isometric and oblique pictorial form. 12. Prepare practical freehand sketches. 13. Prepare tracings. 14. Use a Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) package to prepare an aerospace engineering drawing. 15. Draw an electronic circuit. 2. Apply the appropriate standards and conventions in drawing sheet preparation and layout. 3. Explain the function of pictorial and orthogonal projections in aerospace engineering drawing. 4. Apply the correct methods of referencing relevant specifications and standards in the interpretation and preparation of aerospace engineering drawings. 5. Use the correct abbreviations and conventions in the interpretation and preparation of aerospace engineering drawings. 6. Apply the correct conventions and techniques in drawing sectional views. 7. Apply dimensioning correctly to an aerospace engineering detail drawing. 8. Apply the correct tolerancing conventions and practices to aerospace engineering drawings. 9. Calculate the type of fit between two mating parts from drawing data. |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
To successfully to complete this course the student is required to pass written assessment tasks and demonstrate skills and ability by completing practical tasks to aerospace standards.