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Length: 2 day(s)
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Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 10,326 EX VAT 3 Person R 7,594 EX VAT 10 Person R 5,537 EX VAT
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Certification Type:Non-Accredited
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Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.
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Introduction to Technical Drawing Course (2 days)
Your staff read and interpret engineering and construction drawings correctly – and stop guessing at what a drawing means.
Drawings are how engineering, construction and manufacturing teams pass instructions to each other. When a buyer, estimator, site supervisor or junior technician misreads a section, a scale or a symbol, the result is the wrong part ordered, the wrong quantity priced or work redone on site. This technical drawing course gives beginners the shared visual language that every drawing relies on, so they read a drawing the way the designer intended.
Over two practical days delegates work through the conventions behind every drawing: paper sizes and title blocks, the Cartesian quadrant, first- and third-angle projection, plans and elevations, line types, symbols, scales, sections, isometric views and assembly drawings. They practise on real drawing types – a house plan, a mechanical part, an electrical layout, a hydraulic schematic and a piping drawing – and finish with a look at how the same principles carry over into CAD software.
No drawing experience is needed. The facilitator can use your own company drawings as exercises, so the skills transfer straight to the work your team does.
Why this course
For your organisation
- Fewer ordering, pricing and site errors caused by misread drawings
- Non-technical staff who can follow drawings without constant help from engineers
- A common drawing vocabulary across procurement, site and design teams
- A sound base for staff who will later move on to CAD training
For your delegates
- Read plans, elevations and sections with confidence
- Understand the symbols, line types and scales used in different industries
- Practise on drawings from several disciplines, not just one
- Know what to check on a drawing before acting on it
What delegates will be able to do
- Explain what technical drawings are for and the part they play in costing, manufacturing and contracts
- Apply the Cartesian quadrant and first- and third-angle orthographic projection
- Choose a scale and paper size and lay out a simple drawing sheet
- Read plans and elevations for building, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and piping work
- Interpret annotations, dimensions, line types, symbols and material hatching
- Understand sections, isometric views and detail and assembly drawings
- Check the title block, revision and scale before relying on a drawing
- Describe how manual drawing principles carry over into CAD
Who should attend
Trainee draughtspersons and technicians, junior engineers and engineering assistants, construction, electrical and mechanical site staff, procurement, buying and estimating teams, project administrators, and anyone moving into a drawing office or design support role. No prior drawing experience is needed – the course is built for beginners.
Course outline
Day 1 – Drawing conventions, projection, plans and elevations
What technical drawings are for
- A short history: from the drawing board to the digital drawing
- How drawings drive manufacturing, costing and procurement
- Items designed from scratch versus bought-out standard items
- Drawings as contract documents: revisions, sign-off and responsibility
- An overview of the drawing standards used in South Africa (SANS 10111 for engineering drawings, SANS 10143 for building drawings)
The drawing sheet and the Cartesian quadrant
- Standard paper sizes from A0 to A4 and when each is used
- Borders, title blocks and revision tables
- The Cartesian quadrant and how positions are described
- Choosing a scale and laying out the sheet
Orthographic projection
- Front, top and side views and how they relate
- First-angle (European) and third-angle (American) projection
- Recognising which projection a drawing uses from its symbol
- Demonstration: projecting the views of a simple object
- Exercise: matching flat views to a 3D object
Plans and elevations across disciplines
- How plans and elevations relate to each other
- Reading a house plan
- Reading a mechanical engineering drawing
- Reading an electrical layout
- Reading hydraulic and piping drawings
- Group exercise: finding information on a real drawing set
Day 2 – Annotation, sections, 3D views and the move to CAD
Annotations, dimensions and scales
- Line types and line thicknesses and what each one means
- Dimensioning conventions and basic tolerances
- Symbols used on building, electrical, piping and mechanical drawings
- Lettering, fonts and general notes
- Using a scale rule and checking scaled dimensions
Sections
- Why designers 'cut' through an object
- Cutting planes, section labels and section views
- Hatching conventions for steel, concrete, brick, timber and insulation
- Exercise: reading a sectioned drawing
Isometric drawings and perspectives
- Isometric versus orthographic views
- Sketching a simple isometric view
- Combination views and exploded views
- Where isometrics are used: piping, assembly and installation drawings
- Perspective drawings in architecture and marketing
Detail and assembly drawings
- Assembly, sub-assembly and detail drawings
- Parts lists, item balloons and references between sheets
- Following a component from the assembly to its detail sheet
From drawing board to computer
- How CAD changes the way drawings are produced and shared
- Layers, blocks, model space and paper space in plain terms
- Printing to scale and working with PDF drawings
- Choosing a next step in CAD training
- Course review and personal action plan
How it is delivered
Two days, 08:30-16:00. In person at your offices anywhere in South Africa, at a BOTI venue, or live online. One delegate or a group of up to 20. Workbook, sample drawings from several disciplines and practical exercises included; your own company drawings can be used on request. We deliver it at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and anywhere else in South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online for teams in different places.
What our clients say
“The training courses were efficiently scheduled and planned around our timetable. We were impressed by the quality of training. I look forward to working with Business Optimization Training Institute in the future.”
“We were particularly impressed by the quality of facilitation and the practical relevance of the content presented. The programme was delivered with professionalism, clarity, and a strong emphasis on real-world application.”
“The facilitator effectively encouraged participation and used practical examples, discussions and interactive activities to ensure that the concepts were understood and could be applied in the workplace.”
Frequently asked questions
Do delegates need any drawing or CAD experience?
No. The course is built for beginners and starts with the basic conventions. Workbooks and sample drawings are supplied.
Is this a CAD software course?
No – it teaches the principles every drawing relies on, whether it is drawn by hand or on a computer. Once delegates have the basics, AutoCAD Essentials (2D) (3 days) teaches the software itself.
Can you run this course at our offices?
Yes. Most groups are trained at the client's premises anywhere in South Africa; we can also host it at a BOTI venue or deliver it live online.
How many people can attend?
From one delegate to groups of 20. The price per delegate drops as the group grows – see the price table, or ask us for a quote.
Is it accredited?
No – it is a non-accredited short course and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance.
Can you use our own drawings?
Yes. Send us a few typical drawings beforehand and the facilitator builds them into the exercises, so delegates practise on the drawings they will actually use.
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Introduction to Technical Drawing Training: Course Outline Technical Drawings A Historical Overview Manufacturing and Costing Original design and Bought-out Items Legal Aspects
1. Technical Drawings A Historical Overview Manufacturing and Costing Original design and Bought-out Items Legal Aspects 2. The Cartesian Quadrant and Projections Paper sizes The Cartesian Quadrant Orthographic Projections European and American standards (1st and 3rd Angle) Practical demonstration and activity 3. Plans and Elevations Concept and Relationship Reading a House Plan Reading an Engineering Drawing Reading an Electrical Drawing Reading a Hydraulics Drawing Reading a Piping Drawing 4. Annotations, Measurements and Scales Symbols for various Industries Line Types and Thickness Fonts for Lettering and Dimensions 5. Sections 'Cutting' through Elements Hatching of Different Materials 6. Isometric Drawings and Perspectives Combination views Application In Different Industries 7. Detail drawings Assembly and sub-assembly drawings 8. From Drawing Board to Computer Design DifferentIntroduction to Technical Drawing Training: Course Duration
2 day/s
Introduction to Technical Drawing Course: Who should attend
This course is intended for novices in technical drawing.
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