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Principles of Dimensioning and Sectioning

The document summarizes principles of dimensioning and sectioning for engineering drawings. It defines dimensioning as adding size information to a drawing to communicate feature sizes and locations for manufacturing. Dimensioning systems include unidirectional and aligned. Types of dimensioning are parallel, chain, progressive, and combined. Sectioning involves imaginary cutting planes to reveal interior shapes, with solid areas cross-hatched at 45 degrees. Section types are full and half. The document provides terminology and symbols used for dimensioning and guidelines for sectioning views.

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Principles of Dimensioning and Sectioning

The document summarizes principles of dimensioning and sectioning for engineering drawings. It defines dimensioning as adding size information to a drawing to communicate feature sizes and locations for manufacturing. Dimensioning systems include unidirectional and aligned. Types of dimensioning are parallel, chain, progressive, and combined. Sectioning involves imaginary cutting planes to reveal interior shapes, with solid areas cross-hatched at 45 degrees. Section types are full and half. The document provides terminology and symbols used for dimensioning and guidelines for sectioning views.

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Faculty Development Programme

On
Engineering Drawing and Machine Drawing
(Principles of Dimensioning and sectioning)

Conducted By: Presented By:


Department of Mechanical Engineering Dr. V.K. Goel
Mr. R.K. Soni
Dimensioning
Definition

 Process of adding size information to a drawing.


 A well dimensioned part will communicate the size and location requirements for each
feature.
 Parts are dimensioned based on two criteria:
• Basic sizes and locations of the features
• Details of construction for manufacturing
Terminology
1. Dimension
2. Basic Dimension
3. Reference Dimension
4. Dimension line
5. Arrows
6. Extension line
7. Visible gap (1/16”)
8. Leader line
9. Limits of size
10. Plus and minus dimension
11. Diameter Symbol
12. Radius Symbol
13. Text (1/8” height)
Terminology contd..
Systems of placing Dimensioning
1. Unidirectional system
2. Aligned System

Unidirectional Aligned

The Unidirectional Method is required for all mechanical engineering drawings.


The Aligned Method is used on Architectural and Civil Engineering Drawings.
Types of Dimensioning
Parallel Dimensioning
Chain Dimensioning
Progressive Dimensioning
Combined Dimensioning
types of Dimensioning Contd…
Parallel Dimensioning Chain Dimensioning
Types of Dimensioning contd…

Progressive Dimensioning Combined Dimensioning


Dimensioning Symbol

Term Symbol
Diameter ᶲ
Spherical diameter Sᶲ
Radius R
Spherical radius SR
Reference dimension (8)
Counterbore / Spotface v
Countersink w
Depth / Deep x
Dimension not to scale 10
Square (Shape) o
Number of times or places 4X
Arc length 5
Conical Taper y
Slope z
Symmetry i
Sectioning
A section is an imaginary cut taken through an object to reveal the shape or interior
construction. First figure shows the imaginary cutting plane in perspective view.
The imaginary cutting plane is projected on a standard view so that the sectional view
with orthographic representation is obtained as shown in last fig.
A sectional view must show which portions of the object are solid material and which are
spaces. This is done by section lining (cross-hatching) the solid parts with uniformly
spaced thin lines generally at 45º.
Types of Sectioning

Depending on the number of cutting planes, sectional views can be simple with one
cutting plane or complex with two or more cutting planes.
 If the cutting plane-line cuts entirely across the object, it is called a full section.
 If the cutting plane cuts halfway through the object, it is a half section.
Full section
When cutting plane passes fully through an object, it is called full section.
Full section with offset plane

The cutting plane may be offset in any portion in order to show some detail or to miss
some part.
Note that the change in plane direction is not shown on the sectional view (i.e. no edge
is present on the object at this position since the cut is purely imaginary).
Half Section
A half section is made by cutting halfway through an object.
Thus, one half is drawn in section and the other half is an outside view.
Usually, hidden lines are not used (inside details are visible on the section view).
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