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Revision as of 18:12, March 16, 2008
| Drafting merit badge | ||
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| Status: | Elective | |
| Created: | 1965 | |
| Discontinued: | no | |
| BSA Advancement ID: | ||
| Requirements revision: | 1993 | |
| Latest pamphlet revision: | 1993 | |
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Merit badge requirements
- 1. Format four sheets of drawing paper (or two sheets of paper if you are completing requirement 3) with proper borders and title blocks for your projects.
- a. Make a rough sketch of your project drawings to determine the correct size of paper to format.
- b. Using single-stroke vertical or slant Gothic lettering, fill in all important information in the title block sections of the formatted paper.
- Complete requirement 2 or 3 for your drawing projects.
- 2. Prepare two of the following pencil drawings for reproduction, using two of the formatted sheets of paper and being sure to fill in the title block information.
- a. Architectural: Make a rough sketch of a room. From it, maker a finished scale floor plan. Using conventional symbols, show all openings, equipment, lights, and safety devices. Use an architectural scale size.
- b. Mechanical: Make a scale drawing of some piece of craft work or interesting object. Use the orthographic projection technique to show at least three views. Use dimension lines to show the actual size.
- c. Electrical: Draw a simple schematic of a radio or electronic circuit. Properly print a bill of materials of the major electronic parts of the radio or circuit. Use standard drawing symbols for the electronic components.
- 3. Using a CAD (computer-aided drafting) system, prepare and plot one of the drawings in requirements 2a, 2b, or 2c. Create the format (border and title block) on the computer before starting the drawing.
- 4. Using a formatted sheet of paper, prepare an isometric drawing of something not drawn in requirement 2 or 3. On the drawing, list which instruments you used.
- 5. Lettering: Using single-stroke vertical or slant Gothic lettering, describe in forty words or less why CAD is used in a particular industry (aerospace, electronics, architectural, or other). Use the 8+-by-11-inch formatted sheet.
- 6. Describe the three most common methods of reproducing pencil drawings. Describe one method of reproducing a computer drawing. Make copies of one of your drawings using one of these methods.
Source: 2007 Boy Scout Requirements (33215)
Notes
| A FREE workbook for Drafting is available here!  with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need! Or click here to print just the Drafting requirements. | meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of Boy Scout merit badge workbooks, Webelos workbooks, and Cub Scout workbooks. |
Per the BSA: You should read the merit badge pamphlet on the subject. Merit badge pamplets are available at your local Scout Shop or online at ScoutStuff.org.
Help with these requirements
External links
- American Design Drafting Association International
- AutoDesk - makers of AutoCAD
- The CADdepot - AutoCAD add-on
- CADsoft - AutoCAD add-on
- Professional AutoCAD Users Group of Denver
- FBE online learning AutoCAD - 2D tutorials
- Design Visions
- Index Librorum Liberorum
