Machine Drawing with AutoCAD

Preface

Drawing is the accepted language of engineers. Like any other language, it also serves as a medium of expression and thereby enables engineers to communicate their ideas and thoughts effectively. Unlike spoken languages, this medium remains unchanged even with the crossing of national boundaries.

As a consequence, drawing forms one of the most important components of any engineering curriculum. Any language must follow a set of rules so that it conveys identical meaning to everyone for a particular word or a phrase. Similarly, the rules and construction methodology for engineering drawing have evolved over a long period of time. However, the methods being followed in engineering drawing, in recent times, have been standardised throughout ...