Polytechnic Practical Labs
Explore practical learning resources for HEXCO National Certificate and National Diploma programmes.
Interactive experiments
- Bisecting a line — Technical Drawing
- A perpendicular from a given point to a line — Technical Drawing
- A line divided into proportional parts — Technical Drawing
- A perpendicular from any point to a line — Technical Drawing
- Parallel lines — Technical Drawing
- Bisecting an angle — Technical Drawing
- Various angles constructed without a protractor — Technical Drawing
- A copied angle — Technical Drawing
- The centre of a given arc or circle — Technical Drawing
- Various geometrical shapes — Technical Drawing
- Straight lines joined to curves by an arc — Technical Drawing
- An ellipse and scales — Technical Drawing
- First angle orthographic projection — Technical Drawing
- Isometric drawing — Technical Drawing
- Bars — Technical Drawing
- Tubes — Technical Drawing
- Shafts — Technical Drawing
- Compression springs — Technical Drawing
- Tension springs — Technical Drawing
- Splined shafts (external) — Technical Drawing
- Splined shafts (internal) — Technical Drawing
- Serrated shafts (external) — Technical Drawing
- Serrated shafts (internal) — Technical Drawing
- Functional dimensioning — Technical Drawing
- Non-functional dimensioning — Technical Drawing
- Auxiliary dimensioning — Technical Drawing
- Chain dimensioning — Technical Drawing
- Datum dimensioning — Technical Drawing
- Types of line — Technical Drawing
- Freehand letters and numerals — Technical Drawing
- Bold lettering for title blocks — Technical Drawing
- Basic assembly drawings — Technical Drawing
- Exploded diagrams — Technical Drawing
- Orthographic from a pictorial drawing — Technical Drawing
- Third angle projection — Technical Drawing
- Freehand sketches in first angle — Technical Drawing
- Isometric circles — Technical Drawing
- Isometric ellipses — Technical Drawing
- The isometric scale — Technical Drawing
- Sectioned diagrams in first angle — Technical Drawing
- Hydraulic power steering — Technical Drawing
- Hydraulic power brakes — Technical Drawing
- Hydraulic tipping mechanisms — Technical Drawing
- Heavy vehicle air brakes — Technical Drawing
- Basic auto-electrical circuits — Technical Drawing
- Full size (1:1) — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Reduction scale (1:2) — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Enlargement scale (2:1) — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Dual scale — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Diagonal scale — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Plain scale — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Stepped block in third angle — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Stepped block in first angle — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Auxiliary views — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Outline — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Centre line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Projection line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Construction line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Dimension line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Leader line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Limit line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Phantom line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Extension line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Break line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Cutting plane line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Hidden detail line — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Open style lettering — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Condensed style lettering — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Sloping style lettering — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Open style lower case — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Open style freehand — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Sloping style freehand — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Matchstick man and woman — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Isometric axis sketch — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Most representative views — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Isometric to first angle — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Cylinder cut by a plane — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Junction of equal cylinders — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Rake of a ship funnel — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Plates for a boiler dome — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Boiler to superheater pipe — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Overhanging boiler front — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Plates of an egg-ended boiler — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Frustum not continued to a point — Fabrication Engineering Drawing
- Rise and radius of a cone — Fabrication Engineering Drawing