Physical drawings are one of the heaviest components of this class. We reviewed multiple different styles of drawings in our course, and it’s important to be able to do each of them well.

In my opinion, I felt like many of my marks lied in the details. For example, making sure the circles are drawn correctly in isometric views or making sure the dimension arrows are formatted correctly were all small factors that added up. You can’t have a pretty drawing if your details (like the formatting) is incorrect.

Learning from YouTube videos can be helpful, but the best place to learn are the tutorials. For us, we were lucky to have direct access to our professor during these tutorials. At the end of class, I would then ask him to look at my drawing and correct every mistake he noticed. Surprisingly, there were always more mistakes than I’d thought, and it helped me save time for studying for the exam. The labs can be helpful for learning to draw, but you’re much more rushed. I found many students (myself sometimes) felt unprepared going into the labs, and would try learning how to draw and complete the activity within the time frame. This is not the way to go, so make sure you’re understanding how to draw before going into the labs.