# Engineering drawing
## MicroSim spec
- **Recommended sim type:** graph-network
- **Microsimmability score:** 30/100
- **Layout:** drawing region (canvas) on top; control region (sliders/buttons) below.
### Parameters (tunable controls)
- `Nodes` (number of nodes)
- `Edge density` (fraction of possible links present)
- `Edge cost` (weight scale on links)
### What animates
A network of nodes and weighted edges lays out on the canvas; a path or flow is traced and re-routed as topology and costs change.
### Learning objective
Relate routing, critical paths, and delay to network topology and costs.
## Links (Wikipedia order)
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## From the Real GENERATIVE library (beauty pass)
*Engineering drawing — image hotlinked from Wikimedia Commons (via the Real G.E.N.E.R.A.T.I.V.E. course library, Electronics room). [Details & license](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DIN_69893_hsk_63a_drawing.png).*
> An engineering drawing is a type of technical drawing that is used to convey information about an object. A common use is to specify the geometry necessary for the construction of a component and is called a detail drawing. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_drawing))
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> p5.js MicroSim stub · part of Systems Engineering · [Wikipedia source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_drawing)
> Relation: subfield of systems engineering.
## Concept summary
An engineering drawing is a type of technical drawing that is used to convey [[Information|information]] about an object. A common use is to specify the [[Geometry|geometry]] necessary for the construction of a component and is called a detail drawing.
## Build checklist
- [ ] Claim it: set `status: in-progress` + `lease` + `leased_at`
- [ ] Write the child page explaining the concept (tie it back to systems engineering)
- [ ] Finalize parameter ranges and defaults
- [ ] Implement the p5.js sketch (drawing + control regions)
- [ ] Add caption + the learning objective on the page
- [ ] Set `status: done`
## p5.js sketch
```javascript
// MicroSim: Engineering drawing
let controls = {};
function setup() {
// createCanvas(...); create sliders for the parameters above.
}
function draw() {
// background(...); read controls; render graph-network; respond live.
}
```
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## Wikipedia : Wikitube
**Strict pair:** [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_drawing) : [Wikitube](https://en.wikitube.io/wiki/Engineering_drawing)
## Previous hub tags
Tree parents: [[Reliability_engineering]] · [[Systems_engineering]].
Legacy hubs: none.
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*Sources: 2 legacy notes. Minted wave 1, 2026-07-30 (v1.6 order).*