Technical Drawing for Engineering Communication

The application engineering section typically handles special order modifications of existing products.

The only members of the design team should be designers and drafters.

Producing computer mouse units is an example of a one-of-a-kind system.

RFP stands for request for proposal.

In a layout drawing, a freehand sketch is redrawn to scale.

A design procedure acts as a general guideline for the design team.

Conceptual design is based on material science, chemistry, and mathematics.

Any product that has more than two parts requires an assembly drawing.

A company uses purchased parts made by another company because it is cheaper.

The numbering system for identifying and recording technical drawings is standardized and used throughout the United States.

There is a "no criticism" policy during the analysis stage of the design process.

If a product has more than one part, an assembly drawing must be completed.

As many as two parts, if very small, can be drawn on one sheet of paper.

A flow chart of a company shows the lines of communication between various jobs.

The design process typically begins with a request for proposal (RFP).

The first drawings done on a new project are typically preliminary layout drawings.

A set of working drawings typically include detail and assembly drawings.

Assembly drawings are usually done by creating a perspective drawing of each part.

Most lettering for general information is about .125" tall.

Standard purchased parts, even if slightly modified, only need to be listed in the parts list and do not need to be drawn.