Also known as Mechanical Drawings.
Click on images for example figures.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.