DRAWINGS All figures, graphs and other graphical materials should be approved by your advisor and eventually by the Project Grading Committee. All mechanical drawings prepared for inclusion in your report must be of high quality and meet accepted standards. Any inadequately prepared graphical material noted by your graders is sufficient cause for an "F" grade to be assigned to the project team. See the following examples for required formats. Since the use of computer software to produce these is faster, easier and neater than hand drawing, it is highly recommended and encouraged. AutoCAD is available in the GE 494 Lab, TB 305. NOTICE TO AUTOCAD USERS The standard AutoCAD text font "TXT" (sample below) may be the designated default font, but is NOT desirable for GE 494 reports. The "SIMPLEX" font is preferred, closely matching the lettering style generally accepted by the engineering profession.

Report Outline Final Report Pre-Report and Sponsor-Signed Problem Statement Midterm Report Draft of Final Report Report Elements Economic Analysis Drawings Final Report Copies for Grading Copies of Approved Final Report

NOTE: Changing the font affects previous as well as future text (whether in DTEXT or DIMENSIONS); an automatic regeneration takes place at the end of the style command. It is better, however, to change the text font at the outset, because 'SIMPLEX' is proportionally spaced and slight misalignments may become apparent when 'TXT' is changed.

TITLE BLOCKS

Links to Title Blocks for sheet size A and C are listed below

GE 494 Title Block A

GE 494 Title Block C

Format for Drawings

FORMAT TO BE USED FOR ALL
MECHANICAL DRAWINGS USED
IN G.E. 494 FINAL REPORTS

All mechanical drawings that are part of a GE 494 Final Written Report (not figures, graphs, etc., which are included in the main body of the report) must conform to the format of this sheet and contain a title block logo as shown. The 8 ½ x 11" format is greatly preferred. If you absolutely must use a larger format, see instructions on how to fold, etc.

For drawings produced by computer, a facsimile of the title block logo must be
Included in the computer file and plotted drawing. See above.

PDF Format

(To read these files, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.The link below will take you to the Adobe website where you can download the latest version.)

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