Mechanical Drafting for Dummies?

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Please forgive me if this post is off-topic.

I've been retasked from tech writing for a special project, creating dimensional drawings for a metal fab shop. I have Corel Draw X3 and Corel Draw 9 available to me, but have done no drafting since pencil/ compass/rule in junior high school shop class.

Not that I mind; I find the idea fascinating. However, I need a good primer on the subject.

May I ask the assembled brain trust to advise on good books which might fulfill this need, something like MECHANICAL DRAFTING FOR DUMMIES or DIMENSIONAL TECHNICAL DRAWING FOR DUMMIES?

Many thanks.

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ecarecar · Accepted Answer

Fundamentals of Engineering DrawingMcGraw-Hillif it is still publishedK7AAY wrote:

bg · Answer

find a copy on the net. The instal program is callled TC2d_LT.exeRather than rolling your own, TC will automatically address some of thestandards used in architectural drawings. I would think that the shop needsto meet building codes. In this case you're better off getting an architect,so he/she can convert what you want into what you can actually have.bg

K7AAY · Answer

Thank you for the tip. However, we already have the software, I need the education in its appropriate use, such as ecarecar suggested.

In a trip to Powell's Technical Books I was lucky enough to find USN manuals which show a new bluejacket how to do this. Other low-cost/no-cost documents of this nature, especially on the web, are exactly what I'm looking for.

Please allow me to clarify. I need to create drawings for objects to be made by a metal fab shop, not to design a metal fab shop. Therefore, building codes does not apply.

Thank you for your response!

bg · Answer

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