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bolt
bullone
nut
dado
pneumatic system
sistema pneumatico
working drawing
disegno tecnico
TECHNICAL ENGLISH
A CAD drawing is produced faster,
is easier to make changes in and
is more accurate. Furthermore, it
requires less manual skills, it is
automatically set to standards and
conventions, and drawings can be
saved and stored electronically which
means it is easy to transmit to the
computer-controlled machines that
will be used to make the product.
1
replace
: use instead of something else
2
ranging (from)
: varying from simple to complex, e.g.
colours ranging from black to white
Advantages
Disadvantages
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Autocad (screenshot).
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Brainstorming
Here is a chart for identifying similar measuring tools. Read it andmatch each instrument
with its name.
they have at least one
straight leg
used for drawing
circles and arcs
on metals
locked by a screw
with an adjusting nut.
It’s a…
Spring divider
used for large circles and
arcs; locked by a thumb
screw. It’s a…
Wing compass
it has one leg curved
at the top, the other
leg with a scriber point.
It’s an...
Odd-leg calliper
Iit has curved legs with
a spring and an
adjusting nut.
It’s a…
Spring calliper
used for inscribing
lines on a round
metal bar
used to measure diameter
and compare dimensions
they have two
curved legs
it’s a…
Firm joint calliper
MEASURING
EQUIPMENT
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