Mechanical Engineering Drawing Book

[struclearner]

Hello Respectable Professionals,

I am thinking to have a Mechanical Engineering Drawing book for reference, to enhance the understanding & learning/strong foundation of the subject.
I will appreciate for the recommendation & referring to a good book.

Thanks for the help.

 

[drawoh]

struclearner,

ASME Y14.5-2009 Dimensioning and Tolerancing. You might as well go straight to the source.

--
JHG

 

[ewh]

While Y14.5 is an excellent source for understanding GD&T, there are also many textbooks out there which put emphasis on proper drawing creation, which is not covered by Y14.5 (but much of which may be gleaned from other ASME Y14 standards). A few good, used textbooks (French & Verick comes to mind) may be your best bet for gaining an elementary understanding as they tend to be much less expensive than the standards, and while they may veer from the standards sometimes, they do help present what proper drawings consists of. When you feel you understand the subject matter presented in the books, then start studying the standards (because they are usually what professional engineering drawings are based on).

“Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.”
-Dalai Lama XIV

 

[JohnRBaker]

The textbook that I used way back when was "GRAPHICS: With an Introduction to Conceptual Design" by A. S. Levens.

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[berkshire]

Try
Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics (14th Edition) Available on Amizon.
B.E.

You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.

 

[chicopee]

The world is full of ME drawing books, go to any university or college libraries.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Or for that matter, any used book store near a university or community college.

And a piece of advice; don't be too concerned if the books that you find at something like a used book store are just that, well used, since I think you'll find that the older books (and by older I mean as much as 40 to 50 years old) on this subject may actually prove to be better suited for what you're looking for if it's truly "...to enhance the understanding & learning/strong foundation of the subject."

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[struclearner]

Dear alls,

Thank you very much for your information and the names of the book. I do have a copy of ASME Y14.5-2009 Dimensioning and Tolerancing, but as "ewh" explained, it is more about GD&T, the "ENGINEERING drawings and Graphics Technology" by French & Verick is not very expensive.I agree with "Chicopee" idea, to have a look at some of the books in the engineering school library and decide from there for your own copy. The formal "Engineering Drawing" class was taken in first semester, after some years in the field other than the pure Design work, I want to refresh the academic work as entering into the concept design creation area and creating its drawing for across the discipline, communication of the design.
I will be thankful for any other good book referred by professional in the filed/area.

Thanks a lot.