N4/5 Graphic communication

Useful resources

N5 Graphic Communications - Homework Booklet V1

Homework booklet

National 4 and National 5 Graphic Communications

Principles of third angle projection

"Third angle projection" tells us how engineering drawings are laid out. This kind of projection always leads to a plan view being above an elevation. The most important view of a 3rd angle drawing is the elevation (front view). Place that first.

Graphic_Communication_Standards_and_Conventions.pdf

Standards and conventions

The SQA's official abridged version of the British Standard. Document also contains definitions for graphical terms and CAD tools.

Orthographic and pictorial drawing

Orthographic Drawing S4 course

Orthographic drawing

Cones and cylinders 1.pdf

Cones, cylinders and pyramids

Cones and cylinders 2.pdf

More cones, cylinders and pyramids

True shape exercises.pdf

True shape

L GC 1 Dimensioning

Dimensioning

Exploded isometric - How to guide

Exploded Isometric Views

Pictorial views

Pictorial views

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Specimen Coursework - Question 3 worked examples

Introduction to task 3

Orthographic sketching of part 1

Orthographic sketching of
part 2

Adding dimensions to sketches

Orthographic sketching of part 3

Orthographic sketching of the assembly

Pictorial (Isometric) sketch of the assembly

Rendering the bottle holder with pencils

CAD

Array

An array is a method of repeating a shape along a line, in a box or round a circle. Repeating the shape along an edge or line is called a Linear Array; around a circle is called a Radial Array.

1 Pipe Flange.pdf

2 Remote control.pdf

Shell

The shell command is used to remove material from the inside of a 3D model to a specified wall thickness. It can also be used to remove a face from a model.

1 Wine bottle.pdf

2 Paper tray.pdf

Modelling plans

Clear, precise, well illustrated modelling plans are a vital skill for N5 Graphic Communications

The Exemplar Modelling Plans document shows the correct answer for the modelling plan questions in the homework booklet.

Modelling plans

Exemplar Modelling plans.pdf

Desktop publishing

Design principles

Understand how designers use dominance, unity, depth, contrast and alignment to improve their designs and manipulate our mood and attention.

Preliminary Production Promotion

Preliminary, production and promotion

The three types of graphics in the National 5 course.

L GC 10 Colour theory

Colour theory

Understand how colour equates to mood and feelings. Learn how graphic designers, illustrators and artists use colours to control our behaviour.

Applied colour theory

This video uses different terms such as "complementary" and "analagous" to mean "contrasting" and "harmonious", but it contains some great advice for colour usage in graphic design.

Page Layouts

Page layouts

The invisible guidelines and unusual jargon that designers use to plan their designs.

Text and type

Text and typography

Learn some rules and principles about using words and fonts in graphic design. Slides contain non-National 5 advice too!

Infographics

L GC 3 Charts and graphs

Graphs and charts

Pie charts, line graphs, bar graphs and tables. Boring Excel versions are not wanted. Learn to make visually compelling infographics. Slides and a narrated lesson.

Other course theory

Remote working

Remote working - the ability for people to work elsewhere from their colleagues or clients - is viewed as a positive and a negative. For some it offers a flexible and productive alternative to office-based normality. Others, though, find it isolating and miss the person-to-person contact.

Building construction drawings (unfinished)

Building construction drawings

Descriptions of the set of drawings used in building construction. Lesson also includes scale and measuring scale drawings.

And finally

This is how it used to be done

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