Manual of engineering drawing [electronic resource] : technical product specification and documentation to British and international standards / Colin H. Simmons, Neil Phelps, Dennis E. Maguire.

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Edition:4th ed.
Published: Burlington : Butterworth Heinemann, c2012.
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Format: Electronic eBook
Table of Contents:
  • Drawing office management and organisation
  • Product development and computer aided design
  • Design for manufacture to end of life
  • Intellectual property and engineering design
  • CAD organization and applications
  • Principles of first and third angle orthographic projection
  • Linework and lettering
  • Three dimensional illustrations using isometric and oblique projections
  • Drawing layouts and simplified methods
  • Sections and sectional views
  • Geometrical constructions and tangency
  • Loci applications
  • True lengths and auxiliary views
  • Conic sections and interpenetratation of solids
  • Development of patterns from sheet materials
  • Dimensioning principles
  • Screw threads and conventional representations
  • Nuts, bolts, screws and washers
  • Keys and keyways
  • Worked examples in machine drawings
  • Limits and fits
  • Geometrical tolerances and datum systems
  • Application of geometrical tolerances
  • Maximum material and least material principles
  • Positional tolerancing
  • Surface texture
  • Surface finish and corrosion of metals
  • 3D annotation
  • The duality principle - the essential link between the design intent and the verification of the end product
  • Differences between American ASME Y 14.5M geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) and ISO/BS 8888 geometrical tolerancing standards
  • Cams and gears
  • Springs
  • Welding and welding symbols
  • Engineering diagrams
  • Bearings and applied technology
  • Engineering adhesives
  • Related standards
  • Production drawings
  • Drawing solutions.