ATDD 1910 - Fundamentals of Descriptive Geometry

Credit Hours: 2.00

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Develop reference planes.
2. Project points, straight lines and curved lines in all principle views.
3. Create intersecting and non-intersecting lines in all principle views.
4. Construct points and lines in and on the plane in all principle views.

Outcome 2: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to develop necessary auxiliary views using orthographic projection.

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Construct true length of an oblique line.
2. Develop true view of an inclined plane.
3. Construct true view and end view of an oblique line.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to develop necessary orthographic views using rules of parallelism and perpendicularity to yield proper measurements.

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Construct line parallel to a line.
2. Construct plane parallel to plane.
3. Construct and measure perpendicular lines.
4. Determine shortest distance between point and a line.
5. Determine visibility of lines and planes.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Basics of orthographic projection, descriptive geometry defined, reference planes, points
2. Lines, Definition of Lines-True Length in 1 View
3. Lines, Definition of Lines-True Length in 2 Views
4. True Length of Oblique line/True Length by Revolution
5. Curved Lines
6. Intersecting & Non-intersecting lines
7. Planes, True View, Inclined, Oblique
8. Line In/On a Plane & Points In/On a Plane
9. True View of an Inclined Plane and Edge View of Inclined/Oblique plane
10. Parallelism: Line Parallel to a Line/Plane, Plane Parallel to a Plane
11. Perpendicularity: Construction, Line Perpendicular to a Plane, Shortest distance from Point to Plane
12. Visibility
13. Distance between point & a line, two lines
14. Angle between oblique planes/Line & a Plane
15. Auxillary Views