
Engineering Design Graphics
Sketching, Modeling, and Visualization
- 458 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Engineering Design Graphics
Sketching, Modeling, and Visualization
About this book
The most accessible and practical roadmap to visualizing engineering projects
In the newly revised Third Edition of Engineering Design Graphics: Sketching, Modeling, and Visualization, renowned engineering graphics expert James Leake delivers an intuitive and accessible guide to bringing engineering concepts and projects to visual life. Including updated coverage of everything from freehand sketching to solid modeling in CAD, the author comprehensively discusses the tools and skills you'll need to sketch, draw, model, document, design, manufacture, or simulate a project.
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Key takeaways
Apply systematic engineering design processes, including needs assessment, problem definition, and human-centered design thinking, to develop innovative solutions for engineering projects.
Generate precise engineering visualizations, from freehand sketches and multi-view projections to advanced solid and surface models using computer-aided design software, to effectively communicate design intent.
Develop comprehensive product documentation, including dimensioning and tolerancing, and evaluate designs using advanced techniques such as additive manufacturing principles, 3D scanning for reverse engineering, and simulation software.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 Engineering Design
- 2 Human Centered Design and Design Thinking
- 3 Product Dissection
- 4 Freehand Sketching
- 5 Planar Projections and Pictorial Views
- 6 Perspective Projections and Perspective Sketches
- 7 Multiviews
- 8 Section and Auxiliary Views
- 9 Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- 10 CAD: Solid Modeling
- 11 CAD: NURBS and Freeform Surface Modeling
- 12 Product Documentation
- 13 Additive Manufacturing
- 14 3D Scanning
- 15 Simulation
- A ANSI Preferred English Limits and Fits
- B ANSI Preferred Metric Limits and Fits
- Index
- Drawing Sheets
- EULA
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