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Engineering Sketching for Design and
Communication
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Attention New York Engineers:
This course cannot be taken to fulfill your
continuing education requirements in the state of New York since the course does
not cover material from one of the core engineering disciplines.
For more information, check the
New
York State Board Requirements.
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John Andrew, P.E.
Overview
Sketches are a used to
communicate engineering: ideas, solve problems, innovate, and plan activities.
Graphics is a universal language. A picture is still worth a thousand words.
Engineering requires graphics
in the form of: Flow Diagrams, Performance Graphs, Schedule Bar Charts, P&ID’s,
Electrical Schematics, HVAC drawings, Control Diagrams, Product Drawings,
Production Equipment Drawings, Building Drawings, Topography, etc.
This 2
PDH course presents freehand sketching as a method for:
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creating initial concepts
of production processes
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originating equipment
designs
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analyzing equipment
performance
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communicating ideas
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reducing the time to
complete engineering projects
Mechanical, electrical,
piping, structural, chemical, instrumentation, environmental, industrial, and
process engineering disciplines use graphics in one or more forms. The freehand
sketching techniques described in this course apply to all engineering
disciplines.
The
student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of seventeen (17)
questions at the end of the course to obtain PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the
following specific knowledge and skills:
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How to use sketches to
accurately and succinctly communicate your design to a draftsman
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How engineering sketches
can reduce drafting errors
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How to quickly sketch a
simplified representation of complex equipment
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How to represent the
“ideal layout” of a piping system with sketches
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How to quickly layout
and dimension manufacturing and process plant layouts
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The progression from
concept sketch to assembly drawing
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Simple sketching
techniques to draw straight lines and common geometrical shapes freehand
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How sketching speeds up
the communication of new engineering concepts
Course
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