Engineering Communication

Abstract

Consider the quantity of drawings required for the manufacture of an aircraft or a car. The graphical language of draughting is used throughout the world as a means of expression for the engineering designer and draughtsman in helping to create such products. A basic idea can commence with a rough sketch, and is then refined until it is eventually in the form of a finished orthographic drawing. Drawings are required for products, and drawings are required for the manufacture of the machines that make the products. Production aids, such as jigs, fixtures and tools, all begin life on the drawing board.