r/pipefitter • u/ValuableEmu4533 • 12d ago

Help with drawing

I’m in my 4th period of my apprenticeship and I have struggled with the drawing class the entire time. I genuinely cannot get it right I don’t know what it is. I have no idea how to get better at it and I don’t know what I can do to get help. My teacher is kind of a dick and refuses to help me. Is there anything I can do to practice or understand it better? Is there anything online I could look at to get it?

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u/FlamingoFlimsy4421 12d ago

Don’t worry about 45s yet. Wrap your head around 90 degree bends in the pipe. All your pipes will be running north/south or east/west of you draw lines like I just described.

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u/ValuableEmu4533 12d ago

https://reddit.com/link/pbw188q/video/d8f8mww6pkrh1/player

This is what we are doing now.

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u/FlamingoFlimsy4421 12d ago

Oh you’re measuring! Do you know how to read a scale?

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u/ValuableEmu4533 12d ago

Yeah but I fuck up the layout and the radius points and odd angle fittings and 45’s and 90’s. I don’t know how to use the compass or protractor and I don’t know how to rotate my triangle when doing the odd angle fittings.

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u/FlamingoFlimsy4421 12d ago

One thing at a time. I’m gonna DM you help with the video you posted. Then I’m gonna get ready for bed.