Fabrication - .pdf

Creating a Drawing for Sheetmetal parts

Once your part is complete, create a drawing for your part (.idw).

Drawing Requirements: (use the FIRST/Robotics drawing template under the English tab on the template menu).

  Fill in the Title Block

- Title - this should be exactly the same as the filename

- Current Date - this needs to be updated everytime a drawing is submitted to get parts made (this acts as the revision control)

- Name of student who created the drawing

- Material Requirements:  material and thickness

- Quantity required

Drawing/Dimensioning

- Show main views of the part (front, side, top, iso view)

- Dimension the part with the following:

         -> overall length, width, and height

         -> threaded hole sizes and quantities

        -> diameter of holes

         -> dimensions of major features

         -> if there are multiple features with the same dimension use the conotation 4 X to indicate 4 places.

         ->  *** if the part is a sheetmetal part that is bent, then the dimensions must also include the dimension to the bends and the radius used to bend the part

              (should be .032)

- Indicate if any hardware needs to be installed and on which surface (such as standoffs or inserts - PEMS)

-  Indicate any weldments

Saving the Drawing:

1. Once the drawing is complete, save a copy as a .PDF

Things to Rememeber:

If the part will be welded, then care must be taken to design with the proper dimensioning scheme leaving room for the weldments.

Sample Drawing:

 Machined Part Drawing Example

 Sheetmetal Drawing Example