Design Graphics For Engineering Communication

With the use of real world examples and illustrations, Design Graphics for Engineering Communication introduces students to the fundamental concepts of Engineering Graphics and their role in the design process. The authors highlight common techniques, practices, and standards used in industry in a manner that is motivating and easy to understand. Topics include visualization, orthographic projection, dimensions and tolerances, scaling, and parametric solid modeling. Opportunities to practice, study, and learn abound, with problems at the end of each chapter, quizzes, and assembly modeling projects.

The emphasis of the book reflects the changes that many institutions are incorporating, including the importance of sketching, 3D solid modeling, and the use of design databases throughout the engineering process. FEATURES/BENEFITS Presents sketching and modeling techniques in the context of the design process--Organization more closely reflects industry practice. Users first learn to sketch their ideas, to transform 2D sketches into 3D models, to refine the models and use them for analysis, and finally to use the models to document the design--as they would on a project. Gives the user a strong framework for understanding why they should learn to sketch, when it is appropriate to use different kinds of models, and what they need to discover in order to prepare a model for manufacture. Includes a chapter on exporting and using the model data for downstream applications, including rapid prototypes, that presents additional considerations for creating a useful design database. Emphasizes sketching and visualization techniques throughout the text--"Designer's Notebook" feature highlights the use of sketching in the context of industrial practice. Reinforces the role of sketching in each chapter/through the entire design process. Users learn to use a full range of drawing views and projections in their sketches in early chapters. Actual sketches used as illustrations allow the reader to compare their efforts with other sketches, not instrument or CAD drawings. Encourages users to keep a notebook of sketches by showing how practicing engineers use sketching. Emphasizes solid and parametric modeling software as a means to building a design database--Presents the big picture of the many uses of the CAD database. Anchoring modeling techniques in the context of design helps users build an understanding of design intent as they learn to model. Aids users in evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the software they are learning to use in lab by providing a comparison of modeling methods. Encourages the reader to think about the broader context for their models so they plan for flexibility, downstream applications, and manufacture as they are learning to model. Fosters a real-world approach to engineering communication--Through the use of industry cases that profile practice in major corporation. Present specific instances of general principles presented in the text, giving users a clear idea of the contemporary software tools and techniques used to create design. Show how design goals influence the way models are made. Presents a wide variety of software and presentation tools--That an engineer will use to help visualize design.

This book is designed as a learning tool to help the aspiring engineer learn the language of engineering graphics. In this regard, this book is hardly unique, as there have been literally hundreds of books published in the past that had a similar goal. The main challenge faced by engineering graphics books comes from the difficulty of representing and describing three dimensional information on paper, which is a consequence of the two dimensional nature of printed materials. What makes this book invaluable is the use of Augmented Reality, a technology that will allow you to escape the limitations of traditional materials enabling you, the student, to truly visualize the objects being described in full 3D. To take full advantage of this book you will need a smartphone, tablet or computer with a camera, along with the apps provided.* Many parts of the book are linked to specific augmented reality content through a series of black and white markers that have been seamlessly integrated throughout the pages. In order to experience the content, your device’s camera must be pointed at these markers. The main marker, available at the beginning of the book, is used to interact with the augmented reality models, which will be rendered in real time in your device’s screen. * If you do not have an iOS or Android device, or a computer with a webcam, SOLIDWORKS files of the models used throughout the book are available for download. In addition, STL files are available so the models can be opened using your solid modeling CAD package of choice or printed using a 3D printer.

Introduction to Graphics Communications for Engineers, Third Edition, introduces engineering students to the standard practices used by engineers to communicate graphically. The primary goal of this text is to assist engineering students in learning the techniques and standards of communicating graphically so that design ideas can be clearly communicated and produced. The text concentrates on the concepts and skills needed to sketch and create 2-D and 3-D CAD models.

Fundamentals of Graphics Communication presents a modern approach to engineering and technical graphics. It covers drawing techniques from a modern, CAD-oriented perspective, as well as a traditional perspective. The engineering design process receives special attention throughout this text, through the use of design case studies, a consistent problem-solving methodology, many real examples taken from industry, and a selection of design problems for the student to try. The text is supported by a rich assortment of supplements, including CAD workbooks, additional drawing problems, animation, tutorials, and a dynamic On-Line Learning center for students and instructors.