 Welcome back MechanicalEI. Did you know that assembly drawings are used to show how to assemble parts of a kit, such as your chair, bed, car parts etc? This makes us wonder, what is an assembly drawing? Before we jump in, check out the previous part of the series to learn about what limits, fits and tolerances are. Now, assembly drawings are used to represent items that consist of more than one component. They show how the components fit together and may include orthogonal plans, sections and elevations or three-dimensional views. Showing the assembled components are an exploded view showing the relationship between the components and how they fit together. Detailed drawings, on the other hand, contain enough information to manufacture the part as well as fully-dimensional orthogonal views of each part, with major information required in the manufacturing process. To convert a details drawing into an assembly drawing, we begin with the front view of the main parts of the machine and then add the rest of the parts in sequence of the assembly. Then project the required views from the front view. There are two major types of assembly drawings. First is general assembly drawings, wherein the main purpose is to identify the individual components and show their working relationship. The second type is working assembly drawing, which is a combined detail and general assembly drawing. It fulfills the function of both types. Other than these, there are many special types of drawings, like patent drawings, which as the name suggests are used for applying and explaining patents, and part drawings, which are drawings of individual components that make up an assembly drawing. Hence, we first saw what assembly drawings are and then went on to see what its different types are. So, like, subscribe and comment with your feedback to help us make better videos. Thanks for watching. Also, thanks a lot for those constructive comments. You help the channel grow. So, here are the top mechanical EIs of our last videos. In the next episode of Mechanical EI, find out what a lathe is.