Also known as Mechanical Drawings.
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Environmental Views
Worth a thousand words
Environmental views are not always necessary, but can visually explain how the item is used in a real world setting.
Assembly Views
Also known as Exploded Views
Assembly views are essential for showing how the device fits together. It also is a good way to show all the external and internal parts in one view.
Cross-Section Views
Cutting the item down the middle
Cross-Section views are views obtained by cutting the object along the central axis and viewing the hidden components, what materials are used, and how they are positioned in place.
Section Views
Similar to Cross-Section Views
Sectional views are created by cutting a component along a specific plane to expose the interior construction of the device, in that location.
Partial Section Views
Special uses of sectioning
Sectioning away components along a multiple cutting plane exposing key interior components, while showing most of the recognizable exterior components of the device.
Break-Away Views
Used to see interior parts
Sometimes a break-away view is used to show interior parts in a close-up exterior detailed view of the device. The exterior housing is “broken-away” and removed.
Flow Diagrams
Flow Diagrams show a schematic
Flow Diagrams show a schematic block and caption representation of the user process in manufacturing or operator’s use of the device. Fluid or Electronic
Graphs
Visually organizing x and y values
Graphs are Rectangular Bar or Liner pictorial presentations of data, or analytical computations. This helps numerical tabulations to be more easily understood.