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Drawing conventions and scale practice

Drawing conventions and scale practice

You have studied lines, dimensions and scale, so now test all three together.

Work through these eight original questions in order, writing your working before you open each answer. They cover the three lessons in drawing conventions and scale.

Questions

1. A view shows a dashed rectangle inside a thick rectangle. What does the dashed rectangle represent?

Answer

A feature that exists but is hidden from the viewing direction, such as a slot or a pocket behind the front face. It is not a faint visible edge.

2. A thin line with two arrowheads and the figure 64 lies under a front view. The drawn line measures 5 cm on your screen. What is the size of the part, and why?

Answer

The size is 64 mm, taken from the figure. The screen length depends on the device and cannot be used as a measurement.

3. A long-short-long thin line passes through the middle of a circle. Name the line and say what it marks.

Answer

It is a centre line (thin chain line). It marks the centre or axis of the circle, which here is a hole or a round part.

4. A plate has a chain of dimensions 22, z, 31, 15 and an overall length of 100. Find z.

Answer

22 + z + 31 + 15 = 100, so z = 100 − 22 − 31 − 15 = 32. Check: 22 + 32 + 31 + 15 = 100.

5. A drawing is at scale 1:5. A line measures 18 mm on the sheet. What is the real length?

Answer

1:5 is a reduction, so real length is larger: 18 × 5 = 90 mm.

6. A rivet has real length 8 mm and is drawn at 10:1. What length should be drawn?

Answer

10:1 is an enlargement, so the drawn line is longer: 8 × 10 = 80 mm.

7. Two drawings of the same part are given. Drawing A is at 1:2 and a slot measures 20 mm on it.

Drawing B is at 1:5. How long should the same slot be on Drawing B?

Answer

Real slot length = 20 × 2 = 40 mm. On Drawing B: 40 ÷ 5 = 8 mm.

Sense check: Drawing B is smaller than A, so the drawn slot should be shorter than 20 mm. It is.

8. A student says the bottom line is thick, so it must be a dimension line. Give two reasons they are wrong.

Answer

Dimension lines are thin, not thick, and they have arrowheads and a figure. A thick continuous line is a visible outline of the object.

If you got these wrong

Next, read how lines and sizes work across several views in orthographic views.

If you want a teacher to set fresh questions and check your working, see online one-to-one Engineering Drawing tuition.

Common questions

Should I do these questions in order?

Yes the first time. They ramp from reading a single line to converting between scales. Cover the answer, write your working on paper, then open the answer. On a second pass, pick only the questions you got wrong.

Do I need drawing equipment for this set?

No. Every question works from a written description and needs only a pencil and paper. Practical drawing skills are separate and belong to your school's assessed work.

How many should I get right before moving on?

Aim for every question on the first three lessons' skills, with correct working. If you slip on one type twice, reread that lesson, then redo that question a day later.

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