For courses in Engineering Graphics/Technical Drawing and Drafting/Technical Sketching.This authoritative text provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to Technical Drawing and provides instruction to help students create 2D drawings by hand or by using Computer-Aided Drafting. It provides excellent technical detail, up-to-date standards, real-world examples and clearly explained theory and techniques.

1.Splash spread-chapter openers that provides context for the chapter features
2.References and web links-references to standards and links to web sites are at the beginning of each chapter
3.CAD at work - provides tips to using both the 2D and 3D CAD model to generate drawings
4.Portfolio Section- Offers examples of finished drawings showing real world applications of topics presented