Mechanical Assembly Drawing
This type of assembly drawing deals specifically with mechanical components and objects or items that have some mechanism. Alternatively, a mechanical assembly drawing can also mean a technical drawing of a particular system such as a heating or air conditioning network. These types of images can be extremely complex and have a high amount of detail, annotation, and precise measurements.
What is a Mechanical Assembly Drawing? Mechanical assembly drawings help out workers in construction plans and tenders (if concerning heating systems etc.), or in manufacturing environments when machines need to be installed, etc. The drawing is either created by the manufacture of the product or the designer of the system. A mechanical assembly drawing that is used for machinery and individual products will be supplied with the delivery or will be available on request as a downloadable file. Drawings used to describe building system layouts may be included in tender quotations and construction plans. What features does this type of drawing have? Mechanical drawings will have many common features despite being proprietary to the manufacturer; they will also usually follow a particular format and layout. To maintain precision and reliability, the drawings will often be created using CAD software. Some of the common aspects of a Mechanical assembly drawing can be seen below:
Dimensions
Each component of the product or system will be clearly identified with corresponding sizes. This could include the height, width and length, and also diameter and radius for circular components.
Directional Arrows
These simple indicators will show how the different parts connect to form the complete object. Arrows like this will be prevalent in an "exploded" mechanical assembly drawing i.e. one that shows each separate component as a part of the whole.
Component identification
A list of all the individual components will usually be included, together with their relevant part code or reference number. This unique identifier will be used when ordering replacement parts or for reference in repairs etc.
Other common features may include details of how the mechanics of the product work and what is needed to make it operational i.e. power sources and required voltage etc. and even instructions on safe usage and installation. What uses do these types of drawing have? A mechanical assembly drawing has a crucial role in manufacturing and construction. These drawings are imperative for the installation and use of mechanical products and systems. Without them, users may not understand how the item works, or how the components fit together, or how they can implement the system into their existing structure. Additionally, this type of assembly drawing is infinitely useful when you encounter a mechanical failure and need to replace parts or make quick repairs, and need to quickly understand the layout and design of a certain component. You can simply find the relevant mechanical drawing, identify the components using the BOM (Bill of materials), and start work immediately with the aid of a scaled graphical representation of what you want to fix!