BTEC EngineeringYears 10–13Engineering

Engineering drawing and CAD basics

BTEC: Engineering: Engineering drawing and CAD basics

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you're designing a new phone case. You sketch it on paper first — that's an engineering drawing!

  2. 2

    What is the main purpose of an engineering drawing?

  3. 3

    Drag the ruler to draw a straight line on this grid — like drawing the edge of your phone case.

  4. 4

    Let's draw a simple rectangle for a phone case together.

  5. 5

    What tool do you use to start drawing a line in CAD?

  6. 6

    Now draw a circle for the camera hole on your phone case.

  7. 7

    In CAD, what shape would you use for a camera hole on a phone case?

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