Engineering Design Graphics: Sketching, Modeling, and Visualization
The straightest line to mastering engineering.Engineering isn’t all right-brain thinking; every engineer must master at least the basics of graphics, sketching, and modeling—both freehand and computer-assisted. Whatever your artistic talents, this book will give you the skills you need to develop your visualization skills and express your engineering vision graphically.Following a unique approach that uses planar projection theory as a framework for discussing freehand sketching techniques,Engineering Design Graphics: Visualization, Sketching and Modelingguides you through critical concepts ranging from projection theory and pictorial sketching to parametric solid modeling and product dissection. From freehand drawing to 3-D CAD, the book introduces you to:Engineering designSketching and other conceptsPlanar projections and pictorial viewsMultiviewsAuxiliary and section viewsDimensioning and tolerancingComputer-aided product design softwareWorking drawingsProduct dissection, reverse engineering and redesignBringing together topics you’d usually need multiple books to cover,Engineering Design Graphicsgives you the skills you need to do visual justice to your brilliant engineering ideas.