Mechanical Design & Drafting

Mechanical design involves the conceptualisation, development and detailed design of mechanical parts and sytems, with one key output being technical drawings that provide all of the information needed to build the product.

Technical drawings are used to define how a part should be manufactured and inspected, or to explain how the different parts of a system fit together. Ultimately they are tools that engineers use to communicate, so being able to understand them is an important skill.

Engineering Drawings

Engineering drawings are documents that provide all of the information needed to construct a part, including dimensions, tolerances and materials.

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

GD&T is a tolerancing approach that extends traditional dimensional tolerancing to allow you to control 14 different geometric characteristics.

Bolted Joints

Bolted joints are everywhere, but the underlying mechanics of a bolted joint are more complex than you may think.

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