Designed by Burrell Clawson, who has been designing machinery and plastic parts for thirty years, these libraries represent over three years of continued refinement. Consistent abbreviations and directions for symbols for easier and quicker CAD user group recognition of symbols and how they are placed. Eliminates dimensional and style confusion in component depictions in a group of CAD users by using consistent nominal dimensions. Simplifies a designer's libraries and symbols while still having information available by having the most common variations and views of standard design components. Aides in drawing detailed machinery components with a wide variety of fasteners, clearance holes, contersinks, counter bores and threaded holes.
All symbols are vector images that can be edited.
The symbols are based on ANSI dimensions and are generally based on the nominal or maximal nominal values set by ANSI standards. The outside dimensional sizes of most MDL symbols are listed at the nominal dimensions given in commercial or ANSI standards. Symbols which are not, such as O-ring grooves, list what dimensions they are drawn to in the text note symbols included at the beginning of each group of like symbols. The Retaining Ring symbols include libraries for standard internal and external retaining rings. Take advantage of the time already spent to bring you the Machinery Designer's libraries.