Textbook References:
JCTG: Junior Certificate Technical Graphics (O’Callaghan)
UTG: Understanding Technical Graphics (O’Sullivan)
WS: Worksheets
Specialist equipment required for class
• HB, H and 2H pencil
• Pencil sharpener, eraser
• Colouring pencils
• 45, 30 and 60 degree set-squares
• Compass
• Drawing clips or masking tape
• A3 Folder
• Textbook: Understanding Technical Graphics
• iPad
Equipment required at home
• T-square
• Drawing Board
• Internet connection and access to SharePoint
Keywords
- Development
- Envelope
- Elevation
- Surface
- Hexagon and hexagonal
- Rectangular
- Irregular
- Equilateral
- Prism
- Triangular
- Truncated
- Cylinder and cylindrical
- Pyramid
- Dimensional
- Generators
- Project
- Extreme
- Indicate
- Quadrant
Scheme for this topic
Regular Prisms
- Read the instructions on pages 84, 85, 86 and 88 of the textbook to learn what developments are.
- Draw the elevation and plan of a rectangular prism then its development (Exercise 1, p87)
- Draw the elevation and plan of a hexagonal prism then its development (Exercise 2, p87)
- Draw the elevation, plan and end view of an cut box then its development (Exercise 1, p89)
- Draw the elevation, plan and end view of an cut box then its development (Exercise 2, p89)
- Draw the elevation, plan and end view of an box then its development (Exercise 4, p90)
- Read how to develop a curved surface on page 91
- Draw the elevation and plan of a cylinder and project its development (Exercise 1, p92)
- Draw the elevation, plan and end view of a curved container and project its development (Exercise 4, p93)
Sheet 1
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 1: DEVELOPMENTS 1: BARRY TEA BOX and the date
- Examine the measurements of the Barrys Tea box, Quesiton 1, page 84. You will use a scale of 2:1, so divide all measurements by 2.
- Measure 140mm vertically and draw a light line 1/3 of the way across the page (This is your base line, xy)
- Measure 10 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the bottom left corner of the elevation
- Complete the Elevation, then draw the Plan 10mm beneath the Elevation
- Count the number of surfaces and sketch out what the development may look like on the bottom corner of the sheet
- Begin the Development of the box, 20mm beyond the end of the plan
Sheet 2
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 2: DEVELOPMENTS 2: SCOTS CLAN BOX and the date
- Examine the measurements of the Scots clan box, Quesiton 1, page 86
- Measure 110mm vertically and draw a light line 1/4 of the way across the page (This is your base line, xy)
- Measure 10 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the bottom left corner of the elevation
- Complete the Elevation, then draw the Plan 10mm beneath the Elevation
- Count the number of surfaces and sketch out what the development may look like on the bottom corner of the sheet
- Begin the Development of the box, 50mm beyond the end of the plan
Sheet 3
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 3: DEVELOPMENTS 3; BAND-AID BOX and the date
- Examine the measurements of the Band-ad box, Quesiton 1, page 87
- Measure 130mm vertically and draw a light line 1/4 of the way across the page (This is your base line, xy)
- Measure 10 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the bottom left corner of the elevation
- Complete the Elevation, then draw the Plan 10mm beneath the Elevation
- Count the number of surfaces and sketch out what the development may look like on the bottom corner of the sheet
- Begin the Development of the box, 40mm beyond the end of the plan
Sheet 4
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 4: DEVELOPMENTS 4; AMICELLI BOX and the date
- Examine the measurements of the Amicelli box, Quesiton 2, page 87
- Measure 180mm vertically and draw a light line 1/4 of the way across the page (This is your base line, xy)
- Measure 10 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the bottom left corner of the elevation
- Complete the Elevation, then draw the Plan 10mm beneath the Elevation
- Count the number of surfaces and sketch out what the development may look like on the bottom corner of the sheet
- Begin the Development of the box, 20mm beyond the end of the plan (Project across from your plan)
Sheet 5
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 5: DEVELOPMENTS 5; WALNUT WHIP BOX and the date
- Examine the measurements of the Wallnut whip box, Quesiton 3, page 87
- Measure 160mm vertically and draw a light line 1/3 of the way across the page (This is your base line, xy)
- Measure 10 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the bottom left corner of the elevation
- Complete the Elevation, then draw the Plan 10mm beneath the Elevation
- Count the number of surfaces and sketch out what the development may look like on the bottom corner of the sheet
- Measure 35mm vertically up from the top of the Title Box, draw a light construction line across the page.
- Measure in 125mm along this line. This point is the bottom left of a triangle that will form your development.
Sheet 6
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 6: DEVELOPMENTS 6; DISK BOX and the date
- Examine the measurements of the Disk box, Quesiton 1, page 89
- Measure 140mm vertically and draw a light line 1/4 of the way across the page (This is your base line, xy)
- Measure 10 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the bottom left corner of the elevation looking in direction A
- Complete the Elevation, then draw the Plan 10mm beneath the Elevation
- Count the number of surfaces and sketch out what the development may look like on the bottom corner of the sheet
- Begin the Development of the back of the box, 70mm beyond the end of the Elevation (Project across from your Elevation)
Sheet 7
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 7: DEVELOPMENTS 6; BIRO BOX and the date
- Examine the measurements of the Biro box, Quesiton 2 page 89
- Measure 130mm vertically and draw a light line 1/3 of the way across the page (This is your base line, xy)
- Measure 20 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the bottom left corner of the elevation looking in direction A
- Complete the Elevation, then draw the End Elevation 10mm beside the Elevation, looking from direction B
- Count the number of surfaces and sketch out what the development may look like on the bottom corner of the sheet
- Begin the Development of the back of the box, 70mm beyond the end of the End Elevation (Project across from your Elevation)
Sheet 8
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 8: DEVELOPMENTS 8; LITTER BOX and the date
- Examine the measurements of the Litter box, Quesiton 2 page 89
- Measure 130mm vertically and draw a light line 1/3 of the way across the page (This is your base line, xy)
- Measure 100 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the bottom left corner of the elevation looking in direction A
- Complete the Elevation, then draw the End Elevation 10mm beside the Elevation, looking from direction B
- Count the number of surfaces and sketch out what the development may look like on the bottom corner of the sheet
- Begin the Development of the back of the box, 60mm beyond the Elevation (Project across from your Elevation)
Sheet 9
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 9: DEVELOPMENTS 9; INDEX BOX and the date
- Examine the measurements of the Index box, Quesiton 5 page 89
- Measure 160mm vertically and draw a light line 1/3 of the way across the page (This is your base line, xy)
- Measure 10 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the bottom left corner of the elevation looking in direction A
- Complete the Elevation, then draw the End Elevation 10mm beside the Elevation, looking from direction B
- Count the number of surfaces and sketch out what the development may look like on the bottom corner of the sheet
- Measure 90mm vertically up from the top of the Title Box, draw a light construction line across the page.
- Measure in 230mm along this line. This point is the bottom left of the back of the b that will form your development.
Sheet 10
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 10: DEVELOPMENTS 10; PRINGLES BOX and the date
- Examine the instructions on page 91 to indicate what you will do
- Examine the measurements of the Pringles box on page 92
- Measure 70mm vertically and draw a light line 1/4 of the way across the page
- Measure 60 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the centre of the circle that forms the plan of the container
- Using your 60/30 degree Set-square, mark off 12 increments around the circle (similar to the times on a clock)
- Project up the extreme left and extreme right points (3 and 9) upwards to for the elevation
- Draw a horizontal construction line 10mm above the plan, this is your base line xy
- Measure up a further 85mm to complete the Elevation
- Measure 20mm to the right of the Elevation to begin the Development of the container
- Your completed drawing should be similar to the diagram at the bottom of page 91 (It doesn't matter where the two circles are drawn)
Sheet 11 (ON YOUR OWN!)
- Working on your own or with a partner complete this drawing yourself
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10mm (construction line), 5mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 10: DEVELOPMENTS 11; BIN and the date
- Examine the measurements of the BIN in question 2 on page 92
- Measure 50mm vertically and draw a light line 1/4 of the way across the page
- Measure 60 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the centre of the semi-circle that forms the plan of the bin
- Using your 60/30 degree Set-square, mark off 6 increments around the semi-circle
- Project up the extreme left and extreme right points (3 and 9) upwards to for the elevation
- Draw a horizontal construction line 10mm above the plan, this is your base line xy
- Measure up a further 75mm to complete the Elevation
- Measure 20mm to the right of the Elevation to begin the Development of the container
Sheet 12
- Line out the sheet with the 10 mm margin and title block at the bottom (10 mm (construction line), 5 mm (construction line) and 10 mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 12: DEVELOPMENTS 12; HERRING FILLETS and the date
- Examine the measurements of the Herring container in question 3 on page 92
- Measure 180 mm vertically and draw a light line 1/3 of the way across the page, this will contain the centre line for the plan of the container
- Measure 40 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the centre of the first semi-circle that forms the plan of the container
- Complete the plan using the measurements in question 3 on page 92
- Using your 60/30 degree Set-square, mark off 6 increments around the circle (similar to the times on a clock)
- Project up the extreme left and extreme right points (3 and 9) upwards to for the elevation
- Draw a horizontal construction line 10 mm above the plan, this is your base line xy
- Measure up a further 15 mm to complete the Elevation looking in direction A
- Measure 40m m vertically up from the top of the Title Box, draw a light construction line across the page. This is the centre-line of the first semi-circle that forms the plan of the container
- Measure in 100 mm along this line. This is the centre of the first semi-circle that forms the plan of the container
- Complete the development from this base
Sheet 13 (Working with a partner)
- Line out the sheet with the 10mm margin and title block at the bottom (10 mm (construction line), 5 mm (construction line) and 10mm (Heavy line) from the margin )
- Fill in your name, SHEET 12: DEVELOPMENTS 13; WALL CONTAINER and the date
- Examine the measurements of the container in question 4 on page 93
- Measure 160 mm vertically and draw a light line 1/4 of the way across the page, this will contain the centre line for the quadrant shown in the container. You should draw the End Elevation first.
- Measure 40 mm horizontally and draw a light line vertically with your Set-square. This is the centre of the arc that forms the End Elevation of the container
- Complete the End Elevation using the measurements in question 4 on page 93
- Using your 60/30 degree Set-square, mark off 4 increments around the arc
- Project up the heights from your End Elevation to form the Front Elevation
- Measure a further 10 mm beyond the End Elevation, this will give you the bottom left corner point of the Elevation looking in direction A
- Count the number of surfaces and sketch out what the development may look like on the bottom corner of the sheet
- Begin the Development of the back of the container, 50mm beyond the Elevation (Project the back across from your Elevation)
Homework
- Bring two examples of containers to school that can be easily unfolded to demonstrate development/envelopment .
- Complete the envelopment exercise sheet Envelopment
- Print and make two containers using the templates below