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Welcome to TechShop - study notes for each subject and level in Technical
 

S1/S2 Theory Notes

335x228-Picture1-3.pngThe following pages give notes on the different subjects listed:

1 Saws

2 Marking Out

3 Sanding Machines

4 Drills and Drill Bits

7 Woods

8 Metals

17 Dimensioning

20 Plastics

21 Sketching Techniques 1

22 Hacksaws + YouTube Video

23 Files + YouTube Video

24 Manufactured Boards + YouTube Video 1 + YouTube Video 2

25 Orthographic Sketching Houses

 

S3/S4 Design & Manufacture - Theory Notes

The following pages give notes on the different subjects listed (Note you can also access notes from the S1/S2 Theory Notes above as well):

4  Manufactured Boards + YouTube Video

8  Injection Moulding YouTube Video

16  Evaluation Techniques

17  Vacuum Forming YouTube Video

20  Mortise Machine + YouTube Video

22  Through Housing Joint + YouTube Video

23  Sketching a Chair + YouTube Video

 

S3/S4 Graphic Communication - Theory Notes

335x315-exploded2.pngThe following pages give notes on the different subjects listed (Note you can also access notes from the S1/S2 Theory Notes above as well):

3 Design Principles 1 - Al/Bal/Con

4 Text

5 Dimensioning

9 Graphs and Charts

11 Building Drawings + Questions

13 Sections and Hatching

15 Colour Theory 1 Primary Colours

16 Colour Theory 2 Secondary Colours

17 Colour Theory 3 Tertiary & Theory

18 Colour Theory 4 Tints, Shades, etc.

19 Computer Hardware - Input Devices

20 Computer Hardware - Output Devices

22 Digital Publishing

23 Modelling Plans

24 Designing a Logo

25 Thumbnails

26 Sketching Orthographic Drawings

27 Design Principles 2 - Con/Dep/Dom

28 Constraints 3D CAD

 

Higher Graphic Communication - Theory Notes

The following pages give notes on the different subjects listed:

1 Target Market

 

Advanced Higher Graphic Communication - Theory Notes

335x371-CMYKcolours.pngThe following pages give notes on the different subjects listed:

1 Golden Ratio/Rule of Thirds/Focal Pts

2 Pace & Dynamic Effects

3 Radial Balance/Negativity/Subtraction

4 Mnemonics/Silhouettes/Value

5 File Types 1

6 File Types 2

7 File Types 3 - video files

8 Built Environment Surveys

9 Architectural Drawings

10 Building Drawing Users - 1

11 Building Drawing Users - 2

12 Building Drawing Users - 3

13 Website Theory

14 Gantt Charts

15 Computational Fluid Dynamics

16 Finite Element Analysis

17 Printing Processes - introduction

18 Helices (Helix)

19 Printing Specifications

20 Graphic Rendering

21 Virtual Reality

22 Libraries

 



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