Exploring Drafting, 12th Edition
By: John R. Walker, Bernard D. Mathis, and Shauna Ann ScribnerCopyright: 2018
Subject: CAD / Drafting
Grade Level: 9-14
- Exploring Drafting is designed for use in introductory courses as it stresses fundamental skills while teaching essential manual and CAD drafting skills. The new edition includes coverage of geometric constructions, orthographic projection, and dimensioning practices. Techniques and procedures used in creating multiview drawings, sectional views, auxiliary views, pictorial views, and pattern developments are taught. STEM and employability content and activities are found throughout the text.
- Content is appropriate for beginning drafting students at any instructional level.
- The end-of-chapter drawing problems help students build problem-solving skills and practice drafting techniques.
- The text follows ASME practices and serves as an ADDA approved publication.
- Products & Prices College & Career
- Table of Contents
- 1. Why Study Drafting?
2. Careers in Drafting
3. Sketching
4. Drafting Equipment
5. Drafting Techniques
6. Basic Geometric Construction
7. Computer-Aided Drafting and Design
8. Lettering
9. Multiview Drawings
10. Dimensioning
11. Sectional Views
12. Auxiliary Views
13. Pictorials
14. Pattern Development
15. Working Drawings
16. Making Prints
17. Design
18. Models, Mockups, and Prototypes
19. Maps
20. Graphs and Charts
21. Welding Drafting
22. Fasteners
23. Electrical and Electronics Drafting
24. Architectural Drafting
25. Manufacturing Processes - The Look Inside images are for preview purposes only. The format of the actual product may vary from the images shown.
- Correlations
- AlabamaIntroduction to Drafting Design (Grades 9-14) (PDF, 391.1 KB)Intermediate Drafting Design (Grades 9-14) (PDF, 289.66 KB)North CarolinaNCCTE IC61 Drafting I (Grades 9–12) (PDF, 278.21 KB)North Carolina CorrelationNCCTE IC62 Drafting II - Architectural (Grades 9–12) (PDF, 261.03 KB)NCCTE IC63 Drafting III - Architectural (Grades 9–12) (PDF, 281.18 KB)TexasEngineering Design and Presentation I (PDF, 543 KB)UtahArchitectural Design IYouScience® Industry CertificationsCAD Mechanical Design I (PDF, 516 KB)
- About the Author(s)