Fundamentals of modern drafting
(Book - Regular Print)

1. Introduction to contemporary drafting -- History -- Today's drafters -- Today's industries -- The language of drawing -- The graphic creators -- The design process -- Drafting today -- Types of basic engineering graphics -- 2. Drafting equipment and supplies -- Introduction -- Conventional drafting supplies -- Conventional drafting equipment -- Manual drafting versus CAD -- 3. Sketching and lettering -- Introduction -- Supplies -- Working drawing sketches -- Sketching guidelines and procedures -- 4. Introduction to computer-aided drafting systems -- Evolution of drafting tools -- Computer systems -- PC CAD system components -- 5. Drafting room design teams -- Introduction -- Creativity in the design process -- The process for an engineering product design -- Design team procedure for a simple product -- Design project -- Architectural design -- 6. Drafting conventions and formats -- Standardization -- Line conventions -- Drafting conventions -- Drawing formats -- 7. Geometric construction -- CAD versus drawing instruments -- Geometric forms -- Conventional geometric construction --

8. Multiview drawings -- Multiview orthographic projections -- Selection of views -- Planes of projection -- Angles of projection -- Visualization -- Inclined and oblique surface projections -- Dimensioning -- Drawing procedures -- 9. Dimensioning conventions and surface finishes -- Introduction -- Systems of dimensioning -- Dimensioning elements -- Dimensioning guidelines -- Special dimensioning procedures -- Surface control -- 10. Tolerancing and geometric tolerancing -- Introduction -- Tolerance dimensions -- Tolerance practices -- Mating parts -- 11. Sectional views -- Introduction -- Cutting plane -- Section lining -- Sectional view types -- 12. Auxiliary views and revolutions -- Introduction -- Foreshortening -- Auxiliary planes -- Projection -- Primary auxiliary views -- Secondary auxiliary views -- Completeness of auxiliary views -- Procedures -- Revolutions -- 13. Descriptive geometry -- Introduction -- Points in space -- Geometric planes -- Geometric lines -- 14. Development drawings -- Introduction -- Surface forms -- Pattern drawing terminology -- Parallel line development -- Radial line development -- Triangulation development -- 15. Pictorial drawings -- Introduction -- Axonometric drawings -- Oblique drawings -- Perspective drawings --

16. Fasteners

Introduction

Threaded fasteners

Drafting procedures

Types of threaded fastening devices

Fastener templates

Threaded permanent fasteners

Springs

17. Drafting procedures and storage systems

Introduction

Functional drafting

Revisions

Storage systems

18. Working drawings

Introduction

Working drawings

Working drawing dimensions

19. Welding drawings

Introduction

Welding processes

Welding symbols

Data selection

Welding type symbol applications

Welded joints

20. Gears and cams

Introduction

Gears and drives

Cam mechanisms

21. Piping drawings

Introduction

Pipe connections

Pipe standards

Piping drawings

22. Electronics drafting

Introduction

Electronics industry standards

Electronics drawing symbols

Types of electronic drawings

Standard symbols charts

Drawing schematic diagrams

Drawing connection diagrams

Drawing logic diagrams

23. Tool design drafting

Introduction

Jigs and fixtures

Standard parts

Jig and fixture design

24. Architectural drafting

Gathering information

Residential styles

Design considerations

Design sequence

Working drawings

Support documents

Types of buildings

Ergonomics

Appendix A. Tables

Appendix B. Abbreviations

Glossary.