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BASIC BLUEPRINT READING AND SKETCHING, 9E is the ideal book to help individuals develop skills in reading and interpreting industrial drawings and prepare simple technical sketches. It is an interactive book/workbook that provides an understanding of all the technical information contained on a mechanical or CAD drawing and covers the latest ANSI, ISO, AWS and ASME standards. Benefits: NEW! Adds three new Part 1 units and a Glossary of Selected Terms that provide comprehensive content coverage, and several new sketching assignments have replaced less appropriate ones in Part 2. NEW! Updates and revises all references to computers used in drawing, storage, CNC and MFG, CAD/CAM, CADD, CIM robotics, scanning and copying. NEW! Includes new text layout and color in-text, blueprints and assignment to make reading easier, and adds Tonal Shading to seventeen blueprints, enhancing visualizations and comprehension. NEW! Glossary of Selected Terms provides a quick definition of terms without having to skim the text. Updates expanded coverage on geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD and T) to the most current ANSI standards and revises numerous drawings to conform to ANSI Y14-M standards and ISO metric standards. Includes major enhancements to the graphics and line quality of drawings, as well as a more functional use of color help in developing print reading skills with accuracy. Contains very short units of instruction that break up material into manageable chunks of information with abundant assignment, including sketching, that serve to engage reader interest. NEW! Adds the following new units: Unit 5-Projection Lines and Line Combinations; Unit 18-Interchangeable Parts, Allowances and Classes of Fit; Unit 32-Surface Developments and Precision Sheet Metal Drawings. NEW! Modifies over one hundred and eighty figures and drawings, where appropriate, to more clearly represent the best drafting techniques. NEW! Updates all GD&T related Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Thomson Delmar Learning, Division of Thomson Learning

Edition details 9th

City: Florence

Pages: 288

More info: height 274 mm width 216 mm weight 612 gr thickness 18 mm

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Age recommended: General/trade

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC21) 604.25 Library of Congress Subject: Blueprints

Departments: Engineering graphics & technical drawing;

Record updated at: 23 May, 2013 time: 15:06

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