Technical Drawing, 12th Edition

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Features

• NEW - Content updates throughout—In particular sections on using the Internet in graphics, electronic drawings, and design sections.

• NEW - 100 New Drawing problems.

• NEW - New 4 color signature of key drawing techniques/illustrations.

• NEW - All drawings rechecked for accuracy and standards.

• NEW - Web Animations redone/improved/rekeyed to text. Web also contains 4 valuable reference chapters.

• NEW - Instructor System—Contains Instructor's Guide (hardcopy and Word files), Testbank (hardcopy and Word files), pdf files of art, PowerPoint slides, and AutoCAD files of solutions.

• NEW - New edition of Engineering Drawing Series 3 Workbook with CAD problems.

• NEW - Each new copy comes free with “Semester” SolidWorks 15 week license.

• NEW - Companion Website—Contains: Chapter Summaries; 37 animations keyed to sections/figures in the text. Animations are now in new large format Flash and Windows Media Player version; Edrawings—download these figures from the text to experiment with a new technology in engineering communication. Edrawings work with almost any computer and let you rotate, annotate, and see different views of solid models without any special software; Concept Questions—T/F, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank questions for each chapter that test concepts from the book; Essay review questions—answer questions from the book on-line and email to an instructor; Links—a robust links section on CAD and technical drawing; PowerPoint/PDF files of art from the text. You may also obtain a complete set in the Instructor's CD. Obtain this from your local Pearson / Peachpit Press rep; Reference chapters on Graphs, Alignment Charts, Empirical Equations, and Graphical Mathematics; Glossary of terms; and On-line Syllabus Builder.

Description

The Twelfth Edition of Technical Drawing continues to offer the strongest coverage of basic graphics principles. Edition after edition, this text serves as the authoritative source on the subject. With this new edition, we have acted upon the requests of 10 reviewers and 75 survey respondents to improve certain aspects of this book while preserving its core presentation.

In particular. the new edition features:

• New Instructor System: Contains Instructor's Resource Guide in bath hardcopy and MS Word files. 400 question concept testbank in hardcopy in MS Word, pdf files of text art, MS PowerPoint slides of key figures, and AutaGAD files of solutions.
• www.prenhall.com/giesecke: Updated to contain over 35 large format, Flash and Windows Media Player animations of concepts keyed to sections/figures in the text, Self-Grading Concept Questions—T/F, multiple choice, and fill-in-the-blank questions for each chapter. Essay Review Questions—answer questions from the text on-line and email to an instructor. Reference Chapters an Graphs, alignment Charts, Empirical Equations and Graphical Mathematics, Glossary of Terms, Chapter Summaries and Objectives, Links—a robust links section on GAD and technical drawing, PowerPoint/PDF files of art from the text; and Edrawings—a new solid modeling technology that lets you view, rotate, and annotate solid models without any special software.
• New four-color signature of key drawing techniques/illustrations
• Content Updates throughout including many new Graphics Spotlight features on topics such as idea generation. Internet drawing communication, and using graphics to design surfboards.
• New Drawings problems at the end of many chapters and new screen captures throughout the book.
• All art completely rechecked far accuracy.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

 1. The Graphic Language and Design.


 2. Introduction to CAD.


 3. Instrumental Drawing, Freehand Sketching, and Lettering Techniques.


 4. Geometric Constructions.


 5. Technical Sketching and Shape Description.


 6. Multiview Projection.


 7. Sectional Views.


 8. Auxiliary Views.


 9. Revolutions.


10. Manufacturing Design and Processes.


11. Dimensioning.


12. Tolerancing.


13. Threads, Fasteners, and Springs.


14. Design and Working Drawings.


15. Drawing Reproduction, Control, and the Internet.


16. Axonometric Projection.


17. Oblique Projection.


18. Perspective.


19. Intersections and Developments.


20. Gearing and Cams.


21. Electronic Diagrams.


22. Structural Drawing.


23. Topographic Drawing and Mapping.


24. Piping Drawing.


25. Welding Representation.

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