Engineering Graphics and Design (EGD)

Engineering Graphics and Design (EGD)

HOD: Mr Riaan van Blerk

Compulsory: No

Does it count for APS: Yes, full points awarded

Required for further studying: No

Useful for: Architecture, draughtsmanship, design, interior design, etc.

Practical component: Yes. EGD includes a Practical Assessment Task (PAT) which requires additional time outside of classroom time.

Special requirements/recommendations: EGD instrument drawing equipment. The minimum entrance requirement for this subject is 45% in Maths examinations (Maths CASS is excluded). Daily practice required.

More details:

Engineering Graphics and Design (EGD) teaches internationally acknowledged principles that have both academic and technical applications. The emphasis in EGD is on teaching specific basic knowledge and various drawing techniques and skills so that EGD learners will be able to interpret and produce drawings within the contexts of Mechanical Technology, Civil Technology and Electrical Technology.

The main topics covered in EGD are: general drawing principles for all technological drawings, free-hand drawing, instrument drawing, first- and third-angle orthographic projections, descriptive and solid geometry, mechanical working drawing, civil working drawing, isometric drawing, perspective drawing, electrical diagrams, interpenetrations and developments, loci of helixes, cams and mechanisms, the design process, CAD (Computer-Aided Drawing/Design).

EGD requires the ability to apply knowledge. It is not a learning subject, rather one that requires regular practice. There is a strong correlation between a learner’s performance in Mathematics and EGD, hence the minimum entrance requirement.