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3.13 Drawing and project documentation
- Freehand sketches: quick, roughly in proportion; use them for ideas and to explain a joint or process in the exam (2019 Q12). Draw firmly, label every part, and add key sizes.
- Pictorial drawings: isometric (vertical lines plus lines at 30°), oblique (front view true shape, depth at 45°) and perspective. They show what the object looks like in 3D (2025 MC4).
- Orthogonal (working) drawings: front, top (plan) and side views. Australian Standard AS 1100 uses third-angle projection. They show dimensions in millimetres, the scale (e.g. 1:5), hidden detail as dashed lines, centre lines, sections and enlarged details, and a title block (title, name, date, scale, projection symbol). A cutting list is often added (2017 MC8).
- Cutting list: part, number, length × width × thickness (finished sizes), material. Add a waste allowance when ordering. Materials list: every material, fitting and finish, with quantities, so nothing is missed (2024 MC9). Costing: quantity × unit price for each item, then total.
- Planning a project: design brief and research, design ideas and development, time plan (e.g. Gantt chart), finance plan (budget and costing), production record (photos and a diary), evaluation against the brief. Folio requirements for the Major Project come from NESA and your teacher; check them rather than relying on this summary.
- Reading stimulus drawings in the exam: read every dimension and note (overhangs, gaps, thicknesses) before calculating, and write the dimensions you use (2021 Q13, 2020 Q13).
Uncertain items are flagged in italics. The syllabus content in this guide follows the Industrial Technology Stage 6 Syllabus (focus area: Timber Products and Furniture Technologies, HSC). NESA re-issued the syllabus in 2013 with OHS renamed WHS; the content dot points are otherwise as listed.