Textbook on Engineering Drawing

Contents: 1. Engineering drawing and draughting tools. 2. Principles of graphics. 3. Geometrical constructions. 4. Scales. 5. Curves used in engineering practice. 6. Orothographic projections. 7. Projections of points. 8. Projections of straight lines. 9. Projections of planes. 10. Auxiliary projections. 11. Projections of solids. 12. Sections of solids. 13. Helical surfaces. 14. Developments of surfaces. 15. Intersection of surfaces. 16. Pictorial projections. 17. Free hand sketching. 18. Nomography. 19. Miscellaneous topics. 20. Computer aided draughting using AutoCAD 2007. 21. Building drawing. Appendix-questions with answers. Index. Bibliography.

The subject content in this book is presented by adopting, anew style in the form of step by step construction procedures, so that it can be easily understood.

The book is the first of its kind to follow the latest BIS standards, in the presentation of drawings. This book contains 1000 figures, with numerous examples, satisfying the requirements of students to understand the subject in depth. Short questions and answers are provided at the end of each chapter.