Introduction to contemporary drafting -- History -- Today's drafters -- Today's industries -- The language of drawing -- The graphic creators -- The design process -- Drafting today -- Types of basic engineering graphics -- Drafting equipment and supplies -- Introduction -- Conventional drafting supplies -- Conventional drafting equipment -- Manual drafting versus CAD -- Sketching and lettering -- Introduction -- Supplies -- Working drawing sketches -- Sketching guidelines and procedures -- Introduction to computer-aided drafting systems -- Evolution of drafting tools -- Computer systems -- PC CAD system components -- 5. Drafting room design teams -- Introduction -- Creativity in the design process -- The process for an engineering product design -- Design team procedure for a simple product -- Design project -- Architectural design -- Drafting conventions and formats -- Standardization -- Line conventions -- Drafting conventions -- Drawing formats -- Geometric construction -- CAD versus drawing instruments -- Geometric forms -- Conventional geometric construction

1. Mechanical drawing