ELME 1050 - Mechanical Print Reading

4.0 Credits

Students learn the skills required for visualizing and interpreting industrial prints and freehand technical sketching. Topics include identifying prints, drafting and print-reading procedures, machining specifications, geometric dimensioning, and applied mathematics.

Lecture Hours: 4.0
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Identify and interpret the three basic elements of the manufacturing print: drawing, dimensions and notes.
Use the principles of projection to visualize objects.
Identify and interpret lines, notes, symbols, views and scale, title blocks and change systems to read the total print.
Interpret the arrangement of views within a print.
Identify and interpret common thread terms and how they are applied on prints.
Apply machining terms, features, and processing instructions to enhance blueprint reading meaning.
Interpret common manufacturing methods and print indications most commonly associated with casting, forging and molded part prints.
Recognize specialty symbols related to welding and sheet metal prints.
Identify specialty-type references that represent gears, splines, and cams on prints.
Apply print-reading techniques to various types of industry prints.

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