This course introduces
fundamental principles in developing graphical solutions to engineering
problems. Topics covered in this course include true length, piercing points
on a plane, line intersections, true shapes, revolutions, and developments
using
successive auxiliary views.
Descriptive geometry (DG) is an important part
of a graphic communications curriculum. The dual emphasis of this course is
to provide students with the historical theory and knowledge of traditional
(Monge) Geometry, and to improve spatial perception. Vital for CAD
technicians and engineers is the ability to visualize objects in 3D.
Additionally, as parametric CAD software becomes more pervasive in all
aspects of technical graphics the inclusion of SolidWorks mechanical design
software will teach you how to build
sheet metal parts, and
convert models to sheet metal.
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Gaspard Monge
(1746-1818)
Monge is best remembered as the man who both invented a technique on which
all the modern graphical communication is based and initiated a fundamental
change in the teaching of such subjects. For a few
years he worked in the drafting office of the
École working mainly on the drawings of fortification designs. Monge used
the technique which he later developed and called Descriptive Geometry for
the first time when he was only about 18 years of age. |