New RGPV syllabus for session 2010-11 and onwards
Unit I
Scales: Representative factor, plain scales, diagonal scales, scale of chords.
Conic sections: Construction of ellipse, parabola, hyperbola by different methods. Normal and Tangent
Special Curves: Cycloid, Epi-cycloid, Hypo-cycloid, Involutes, Archimedean and logarithmic spirals.
Unit II
Projection: Types of projection, orthographic projection, first angle and third angle projection,
Projection of points and lines, Line inclined to one plane, inclined with both the planes, True length and True inclination, Traces of straight lines.
Unit III
Projection of planes and solids: Projection of planes like circle and polygons in different positions, Projection of polyhedrons like prisms, Pyramids and solids of revolutions like Cylinders and Cones in different positions.
Unit IV
Section of Solids: Section of right solids by normal and inclined planes. Intersection of cylinders.
Development of Surfaces: Parallel line and radial - line method for right solids.
UnitV
Isometric Projections: Isometric scale, Isometric axes, Isometric Projection from orthographic drawing.
Computer Aided Drafting (CAD): Introduction, benefit, software's basic commands of drafting entities like line, circle, polygon, polyhedron, cylinders. Transformations and editing commands like move, rotate, mirror, array. Solution of projection problems on CAD
Text Book
- Engineering Drawing – Basant Agrawal and C.M. Agrawal, Tata McGraw Hill.
Reference Books
- A Premier on Computer Aided Engg drawing-Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum.
- Engineering Drawing - N.D. Bhatt, Charotar Publication
- Engineering Drawing and graphics - Venugopal, New Age International
- Engineering Graphics for Degree - K.C. John, Prentice Hall of India
- Engineering Drawing - P.S. Gill, S.K. Karatia Publication
- Engineering Drawing and Graphics using AutoCAD – T. Jeyopoovan, Vikas Publication
- Engineering Drawing - M.B. Shah and B.C. Rana, Pearson Education
- Fundamental of Engineering Drawing - W.J. Luzadder and J.M. Duff, Prentice Hall of India
- Engineering Drawing - D.A. Jolhe, Tata McGraw Hill
- Engineering Drawing - K.L. Narayana, Scitech Publication
List of Practical
Sketching and drawing of geometries and projections based on above syllabus.
Practical marks will be alloted on written test and viva voce
Term work
A min. of 30 hand drawn sketches (on size A4 graphic sketch Book) plus 5 CAD-printouts on size A4 sheets plus 10 sheets of size A2 or 6 sheets of size A1 (50% marks to be alloted for this record + 25% marks for attendance + 25% marks for teacher's assessment)
Note: To cover above syllabus, each institute must have CAD software and a computer lab (6 to 12 hrs per month per student)
