This full-color text is a clear and comprehensive introduction and reference for students and professionals
creating engineering drawings and graphics by hand or using CAD. It offers excellent technical detail, up-to-date
standards, motivating real-world examples, and clearly explained theory and technique in a colorful, highly visual,
concisely written format. Designed as an efficient tool for busy, visually oriented learners, this edition expands
on well-tested material, bringing its content up to date with the latest standards, materials, industries and production
processes. Colored models and animations bring the material to life for the student on the book�s companion website.
For undergraduate courses in Introductory Drafting, Technical Drawing, and Engineering Graphics.
Table of Contents
1. The Worldwide Graphic Language for Design 2. Layouts and Lettering 3. Technical Sketching 4. Orthographic Projection 5. 2D Drawing Representation 6. Sectional Views 7. Auxiliary Views 8. Manufacturing Processes 9. Dimensioning 10. Tolerancing 11. Threads, Fasteners, and Springs 12. Working Drawings