GE 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Adobe Freehand, Military Intelligence, Personal Computer

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: General Engineering
• Course: GE 101
• Professor: J Leake

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Se101 - lecture 1 & 2 - course introduction, introduction to bim. Introduction: before 1980s, most engineering drawings were manually created with drafting machines, triangles, compasses, t-squares, early 1980s i. ii. Almost all engineering drawings are created using cad system. Freehand sketching: replaces instrument drawing: engineering is a creative endeavor i. ii. Roots stem from italian renaissance artists (leonardo, michelangelo, Although it is very technology drive, it is also rich in graphical and creative traditions: freehand sketching i. ii. Purpose: to create rough, preliminary drawings that represent the main features of a product or structure. Converted to cad back in the office: sketching tools and materials, paper (blank, rectangular grid, isometric grid, pencil, eraser, sketching techniques, line techniques i. Construction lines: all freehand sketches start with this: thin and light, serve as guide lines ii. iii. iv. Straight lines: mark two end points and connect. Circles: mark radius in multiple locations or enclosing square.