Technical Drawing and Engineering Communication

Develop the drawing skills you need for a successful career in CAD, drafting, or design with this comprehensive, widely successful book, now in its 6th edition! Technical Drawing and Engineering Communication, 6E offers readers the ?total technical drawing experience, ? with coverage that spans from basic to advanced aspects of engineering and industrial technology. It provides a fundamental exposure to design and visualization for computer modeling, while still presenting thorough coverage of more traditional methods of technical drawing. With revisions that reflect the very latest information on CAD, GIS, the Internet, ISO 9000, and solid modeling, this book is a valuable resource, with applications to various drafting disciplines. Benefits: * new, updated photographs ensure readers view the technologies that accurately reflect what they will see on the job * in-depth coverage of mechanical, architectural, and civil drafting is featured, with discipline-specific icons that easily denote the drawing and math problems that pertain to a reader's specific area of study * modern design practices and standards are examined, with coverage that is updated to the latest ANSI standards * back-of-book CD contains mechanical (CAD) drawing files that are correlated to various exercises and problems in the book