Written to meet the educational needs of both beginning and advanced students, Drafting & Design features comprehensive instruction in both manual (traditional) drafting and computer-aided drafting (CAD). Step-by-step, detailed drafting procedures are presented throughout the text to illustrate the tools and techniques of both methods. For each drafting task presented, manual and CAD procedures are given in sequence to explain both approaches to drafting.
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