Requirements
1. Format TWO sheets of drawing paper with proper
borders and title blocks—one for your manual project
(see requirement 2) and one for your lettering project
(see requirement 5).
a. Make a rough sketch for each of your project drawings
to determine the correct size of paper to format.
b. Using either single-stroke vertical or slant Gothic lettering,
fill in all important information in the title block sections
of the formatted paper.
2. Using the formatted sheet of paper you prepared for your
manual project, produce a pencil drawing as it would be
used for manufacturing. Fill in all title block information.
The manual drawing may be any one of the following
drawing types:
a. Architectural: Make a scale drawing of an architectural
project. The architectural drawing may be a floor plan;
electrical, plumbing, or mechanical service plan; elevation
plan; or landscaping plan. Use an architect’s scale and
show dimensions to communicate the actual size of
features. Include any important sectional drawings, notes,
and considerations necessary for construction.
b. Mechanical: Make a scale drawing of some mechanical
device or interesting object. The mechanical drawing
may be of the orthographic or isometric style. Use an
engineer’s scale and show dimensions to communicate
the actual size of features. Include any important sectional
drawings, notes, and manufacturing considerations.
c. Electrical: Draw a simple schematic of a radio or
electronic circuit. Properly print a bill of materials
including all of the major electrical components
used in the circuit. Use standard drawing symbols
to represent the electronic components.
3. Produce a computer-aided design (CAD) drawing as it
would be used in manufacturing. Fill in all title block
information. The CAD drawing may be any one of the
following drawing types:
a. Architectural: Make a scale drawing of an architectural
project. The architectural drawing may be a floor plan;
electrical, plumbing, or mechanical service plan; elevation
plan; or landscaping plan. Use an architect’s scale and
show dimensions to communicate the actual size of
features. Include any important sectional drawings,
notes, and considerations necessary for construction.
b. Mechanical: Make a scale drawing of some mechanical
device or interesting object. The mechanical drawing may
be of the orthographic or isometric style. Use an engineer’s
scale and show dimensions to communicate the actual size
of features. Include any important sectional drawings, notes,
and manufacturing considerations.
c. Electrical: Draw a simple schematic of a radio or electronic
circuit. Properly print a bill of materials including all of
the major electrical components used in the circuit.
Use standard drawing symbols to represent the
electronic components.
4. Discuss with your counselor how fulfilling requirements
2 and 3 differed from each other. Tell about the benefits
derived from using CAD for requirement 3. Include in your
discussion the software you used as well as other software
options that are available.
Resources:
Scouting.org Merit Badges - Requirements
boyscouttrail.com Merit Badges