Republic of the Philippines

Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University

The Technical Drafting program aims to provide knowledge and skills for students

that are necessary to translate ideas, sketches, projections, and specifications into

accurate working drawings using manual techniques. The course content of this

program includes credits in architectural, mechanical, structural, and civil drafting.

Students may choose to focus on continuing to a degree program in architectural,

mechanical, structural, and civil engineering after completing this program.

II. Course Objectives:

At the end of this module drafting student MUST be able to:

a.) Get accurate essential skills in freehand drawing and lettering, creating structural

and decorative designs, sketching, pictorial drawing, and making orthographic

working sheets.

b.) Get acquainted with the technical and related general knowledge concerning the

general drafting trade.

c.) Manipulate Common Drafting tools, equipment and materials.

d.) Sketch simple sketches.

e.) Form good habits of work such as cleanliness, accuracy, orderliness, speed, and

industry.

f.) Appreciate good draftmaship

g.)

III. Course Content

A. Fundamental Concepts of Technical Drafting 1hr

 The Practical Arts

 Drafting Areas

 Drafting Occupations
  Allied Drafting

B. Tools, Materials and Equipments Needed in Drafting 1hr

Tools

 T-square

 Triangles

 Compass

 Metric Scale

 Cutter

Materials

 Drawing Pencils

 Oslo Paper

 Eraser

 Masking Tape

Equipment

 Drafting Table

C. Freehand Drawing 1hr

 Pencil Techniques

 Drawing Pencils

 Activities in Sketching Lines 1hr

 Shade Drawing 1hr

 Activities in Shade Drawings 1hr

 Activities in Sketching Geometrical Figures 1hr

D. Lettering 1hr

 Origin and Development of Letters

 Style of Letters

 Single-Stroke Gothic Letters 1hr

 Guide Lines in Lettering

 Rules of Stability in Letters and Numbers 1hr

 Composition of Lettering
  Centering Tiles

E. Dimension Rules 1hr

 Kinds of Dimension

 Dimension Rules

 Dimensioning Isometric Drawings

F. Orthographic Sketching

 Alphabet of Lines 20 mins.

 Steps in Sketching Orthographic Views 40 mins

 Outline Shading of Orthographic Views

G. Isometric Drawing 1hr

 Concept of Isometric Drawing

 Step in Sketching Isometric Drawing

H. Auxiliary View 1hr

 Concept of Isometric Drawing

 Steps in Sketching Auxiliary View

Total ofhours 14 hrs

IV. Course Requirements and Grading:

- Compilation and Submission of Drawing Plates 50%

- Online discussion/Report 10%

- Attendance 5%

8 sets - Formative Assessments 5%

1 set – Summative Assessment 5%

- Long Test 5%

- Major Exam 20%

Total: 100%

V. References:

German M. Manaois, M.A., Drafting Volume 1, 2006

Other references were linked to every topic.

Joshua E. Domosmog

A Young Teacher of BTVTED

Major in Drafting Technology

Test I – True False Test

Directions: Indicate whether each statement is true or false by writing "T" if the statement is
true and "F" if the statement is false.

1.) Line symbols used in technical drawing are often referred to as alphabet of lines.
2.) Dimension is the numerical value that is being assigned to the size, shape or
location of the feature being described.
3.) Guide line is thick line that represent the visible edges or outline of the object; also
known as the object line.
4.) Invisible line is a medium thick line composed of short dashes about 2-3
millimeters long with space between dashes about about 1-2 millimeters wide, it represents
the surface of edges that cannot be seen.
5.) Dimension Figures is often called the numerical value.
6.) Short-break line is a medium thick line consisting of broken and straight lines
drawn alternately.
7.) Long-break line - thick lines used to indicate an imaginary cut through an object
along the line.
F 8.) Unidirectional systems are figures aligned with the dimension lines so that they
may be read from the bottom or from the right side of the sheet. 9.) Extended Line is a thin
line that extends from the object in order to show dimension limits.
10.) Line features vary not only by weight but also by how they are graphically
represented in a drawing.

Drafting Tools, Materials and Equipments

Multiple Choice Tests

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the blank provided at the
left side of the test paper.

1. Which of the following tools used in measuring or creating an arc or an angle?

a. Compass
b. Scale
c. T-square
d. Protractor

2. What tool is used to guide a draftsman in drawing a horizontal line?

a. Ruler
b. Triangle
c. Protractor
d. T-square

3. Which of these can use in drawing vertical line and 90̊ angle?

a. Triangular Scale
b. French Curve
c. Triangle
d. Divider
4. What tool will enlarge or reduce a measurement of drawing using proportion?
a. Protractor
b. Triangle
c. Foot Rule
d. Triangular Scale
5. What material used to clean dirt’s and corrects mistakes in drawing?
 a. Correction table
b. Masking Tape
c. Eraser
d. Erasing Shield
6. What is the tool used to lay out angles?
a. Triangular Scale
b. French Curve
c. Triangular Scale
d. Protractor
7. is manufactured in four colors, namely: white, cream, light green and buff. It
comes in different sizes of various sheet thickness.
a. Oslo
b. Bond Paper
c. Drawing Paper
d. Exposure sheet
8. is used before any drawing activity is to be started. The drawing paper has to
be fastened on the drawing board.
a. Masking Tape
b. Oslo
c. Chip Board
d. Template
9. It is the most important tool in drawing.
a. Drawing Paper
b. Eraser
c. Pencil
d. T-square
10. A tool used to draw inclined lines.
a. Template
b. Foot Rule
c. Triangle
d. T-square
11. What grade of pencil is 3H?
a. Hard Leads
b. Soft Leads
c. Medium Leads
d. SSS Class Leads
12. Its main purpose is to provide you a place where you can fasten your paper.
a. Light box
b. Drawing Table
c. Chair
d. None of the above
13. A device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular
function.
a. Materials
b. Tools
c. Equipment
d. All of the above
14. are constructed with the aid of drawing tools and equipment in order to attain
the objectives in constructing quality drawings.
a. Painting
b. Hand Drawing
c. Technical Drawing
d. Technical Drifting
15. What grade of pencil is HB?
a. Hard Leads
b. Soft Leads
c. Medium Leads
d. None of the above