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The definitive guide to draughting to the latest ISO Standards

Table of Contents

1. Drawing office management and organization
2. Product development and computer aided design
3. Design for Manufacture to end of life
4. Intellectual Property (IP) and Engineering Design
5. CAD organization and applications
6. Principles of first and third angle orthographic projection
7. Linework and lettering
8. Three-dimensional illustrations using isometric and oblique projection
9. Drawing layouts and simplified methods
10. Sections and sectional views
11. Geometrical constructions and tangency
12. Loci applications
13. True lengths and auxiliary views
14. Conic sections and interpenetration of solids
15. Development of patterns from sheet materials
16. Dimensioning principles
17. Screw threads and conventional representations
18. Nuts, bolts, screws and washers
19. Keys and key ways
20. Worked examples in machine drawing
21. Limits and fits
22. Geometrical tolerancing and datums
23. Application of geometrical tolerances
24. Maximum material and least material principles
25. Positional tolerancing
26. Surface texture
27. Surface Finish and Corrosion of Metals
28. 3D annotation
29. The Duality Principle – the essential link between the design intent and the verification of the end product
30. Differences between American ASME Y 14.5M Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD and T) and ISO/BS 8888 geometrical tolerancing, standards
31. Cams and gears
32. Springs
33. Welding and welding symbols
34. Engineering diagrams
35. Bearings and applied technology
36. Engineering adhesives
37. Related standards
38. Production drawings
39. Drawing solutions

About the Author

Colin H. Simmons is an international engineering standards consultant and a member of numerous BSI and ISO committees dealing with technical product documentation and specifications. He is a former practising mechanical design engineer and author of many publications on engineering drawing, product specification and standards. Dennis E. Maguire was a design engineer and senior lecturer at Southall College, UK. Neil Phelps is an experienced mechanical engineer currently working as a design manager within a manufacturing environment. He is a member of BSI and ISO committees responsible for technical documentation and realization, and chairman of the BSI committee covering digital product specification. He has co-authored numerous design and standards-focused publications.