IRCP-2 Machine & Blueprint Reading

An introduction to blueprint reading; interpretation of various kinds of lines, positions of views, symbols, conventions, dimensioning practices, sectioning, auxiliary views and symmetry with emphasis on techniques to show details in relation to assembly drawings.  

OUTCOME 1: Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to describe engineering drawing measurement, unit of measure, surfacing, tolerancing, fastening and indexing systems.  
 
OBJECTIVES:

• Using the material presented on reading engineering drawing measurement, calculate measurements with the correct unit of measurement and apply tolerances with 80% accuracy.
• Using the material presented on reading engineering drawings, identify surface finishes with 80% accuracy. 
• Using the material presented on reading engineering drawings, identify fastening systems and indexing systems with 80% accuracy.  

 
OUTCOME 2: Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to describe types of sectioning, read and draw the following with 80% accuracy.  
OBJECTIVES:

• Using the material presented on reading engineering drawings on sectioning, read and draw the following with 80% accuracy.

Full sections
Half sections  
Revolved sections
Removed sections

• Using the material presented on reading engineering drawings on sectioning and view arrangement, read and draw the following with 80% accuracy.  

Aligned views
Broken out sections
Partial sections
 

• Using the material presented on reading engineering drawings on auxiliary views and view arrangement, read and draw the following with 80% accuracy.  

Single auxiliary views
Double auxiliary views
Arrangement of views in orthographic projection
 
OUTCOME 3: Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to describe industrial castings, welding drawings, steel specifications, structural steel shapes, assembly drawings and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.  
OBJECTIVES:

• Using the material presented in reading engineering drawings of castings and weldments, read and interpret the following with 80% accuracy.

Casting drawings
Casting symbols
Weldment drawings
Welding Symbols
 

• Using the material presented on reading engineering drawings for steel specifications and structural steels, read and interpret the following with 80% accuracy. 

Steel specifications and alloys
Structural steel shapes and sizes
 

• Using the material presented on reading engineering drawings of assemblies, read and interpret with 80% accuracy. 

Assembly sequence of component parts
Assembly tolerancing of component parts

Geometric tolerancing for assembly of component parts