B4- Accurate Drawing Plans

The student creates (incomplete planning --> planning --> accurate planning --> accurate and detailed) drawings/diagrams (or -- and lists -- and outlines) requirements for the creation of the chosen solution

Why do I need a planning drawing/diagram?

Typically, designers will develop their ideas and create detailed drawings/diagrams for a manufacturer to create a final prototype/sample/model. To get the correct solution created to the correct specification, designers must communicate their final chosen solution to a manufacturer very clearly. Planning diagrams and drawings are communication tools that are essential for good design.

When designing solutions to problems, students need to ensure that they have a very clear idea of what they will create. There is often a great difference between the “idea” and the “realized solution”. To ensure that the idea and realized solution are the same, students should consider all aspects of creating the product. Through the development of design ideas, students should have identified:

• which materials will be required (digital or tangible, standard or customized components, and so on)

• which tools and processes will be used (hardware, software, techniques, and so on)

• the size, tolerances, position (layout) and assembly of components

• the overall visual appearance.

These elements must be defined clearly through planning drawings or diagrams that are sufficient for someone else to follow.

What modes and media are appropriate for planning drawings/diagrams?