T6   ENGINEERING GRAPHICS AND DESIGN
PAPER 1
GRADE 12 
NSC PAST PAPERS AND MEMOS
NOVEMBER 2016

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 

1. This question paper consists of FOUR questions. 
2. Answer ALL the questions.
3. ALL drawings are in first-angle orthographic projection, unless otherwise stated. 
4. ALL drawings must be completed using instruments, unless otherwise stated. 
5. ALL answers must be drawn accurately and neatly. 
6. ALL the questions must be answered on the QUESTION PAPER as instructed. 
7. ALL the pages, irrespective of whether the question was attempted or not, must be re-stapled in numerical sequence in the TOP LEFT-HAND CORNER ONLY. 
8. Proper planning is essential in order to complete all the questions. 
9. Print your examination number in the block provided on every page. 10. Any details or dimensions not given must be assumed in good proportion. 

QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1: ANALYTICAL (CIVIL)
Given: 
The site plan for proposed housing units in a security complex, a title panel and a table of questions. The drawing has not been prepared to the indicated scale. 
Instructions:
Complete the table below by neatly answering the questions, which refer to the accompanying drawing and title panel. [30]

QUESTION 2: SOLID GEOMETRY
Given: 

• The front view and the top view of a right regular hexagonal pyramid and a right equilateral triangular prism. The axes of both solids lie in a common vertical plane. 
• An auxiliary view of the triangular prism 

Specifications: 

• The two solids do not touch. 
• Both solids are cut by cutting plane AA. 

Instructions:
Draw, to scale 1:1, the following views of the TWO solids:
2.1 The given front view
2.2 The sectional top view
2.3 The sectional right view 

• Planning is essential.
• Show ALL necessary construction.
• Show ALL hidden detail on all three views. [37] 

QUESTION 3: PERSPECTIVE 
Given:
Three views of a shelter with a viewing deck and the information needed to draw a two-point perspective drawing

PP - Picture plane
HL - Horizon line
GL - Ground line
SP - Station point 

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Instructions:
Complete the perspective drawing. 

• Align the drawing sheet with the ground line (GL). 
• Determine and label the vanishing points. 
• Show ALL necessary construction. 
• NO hidden detail is required.    [40] 

QUESTION 4: CIVIL DRAWING
Given: 

• The incomplete south elevation of a new house, showing the walls, the door, window and garage openings, the roof and notes .
• The incomplete floor plan showing the walls, positions of the doors, windows, fixtures and the electrical layout 
• A schematic diagram of a roof truss and roof notes 
• The incomplete foundation and external wall details of the living areas and the garage 
• Room designations and floor finishes 
• The rainwater down-pipe 
• A table of roof components 
• A table of electrical symbols 
• A door and window schedule 
• A table of fixtures 
• The incomplete floor plan of the new house, drawn to scale 1: 50, and the incomplete foundation and the break line of the detailed section, drawn to scale 1:20, on page 6 

Instructions:
Answer this question BELOW: (4.1 -4.2)

4.1 Using the given incomplete floor plan, draw, in first-angle orthographic projection and to scale 1 : 50, the following views of the new house:

4.1.1 THE COMPLETE FLOOR PLAN Add the following features to the drawing: 

• • ALL doors and windows
  • ALL fixtures as indicated by the abbreviations
  • ALL electrical fittings as indicated by the numbers
  • ALL hatching detail

4.1.2 THE COMPLETE SOUTH ELEVATION Show the following features on the drawing: 

• • The outside walls, door and window details and the garage opening
  • The roof detail, including the fascia boards, barge boards, gutters and rainwater down-pipes
  • The finished floor level 

4.2 Using the incomplete foundation and break line on page 6, 
draw, to scale 1:20, a DETAILED SECTION on cutting plane A-A of the area in the ellipse shown on the incomplete floor plan.
Show the following features on the drawing: 

• The foundation, wall and garage opening detail 
• The roof detail, including the fascia board and gutter 
• ALL the external features of the new house to the left (west) of the ellipse
• ALL hatching detail. ONLY the substructure hatching may be drawn in neat freehand.

Label the following: 

• The south elevation 
• The room designations and floor finishes 
• Ground level (use the correct abbreviation and show it on ALL the relevant views)

NOTE: ALL drawings must comply with the guidelines and graphical symbols contained in the SANS 10143.    [93]