Basic Blueprint Reading and Sketching, International Edition

Thomas P. Olivo currently is president of Olivo Associates, an international vocational educational consulting agency and textbook publisher. He was a draftsman and an Industrial Art teacher for several years. Mr. Olivo has taught T&I teachers, as well as several graduate level courses in Engineering Drawing and Curriculum Development in three major universities. He served as a State Supervisor of Technical Education and has co-authored six textbooks with Dr. C.T. Olivo in the areas of blueprint reading and sketching, applied mathematics and applied physics. He has also authored BLUEPRINT READING AND SKETCHING FOR INDUSTRY and numerous self-paced instructional modules in auto mechanics and carpentry. Thomas P. Olivo was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Experienced Teacher Fellowship Award. He has a Master's Degree specializing in materials and Processes of Industry and has completed two years of professional study beyond his Master's Degree while being certified as a Vocational Counselor and School Administrator. Dr. C. Thomas Olivo was the New York State Director of Industrial Education and founder of Delmar Publishers. He was a machinist, a T&I and vocational teacher and a professor. Dr. C. Thomas Olivo received a Bachelor of Science Degree, a Masters of Science Degree and a Doctoral Degree. He was also a recipient of the ASME award for international meritorious service and the author and editor of over sixty vocational textbooks and five hundred publications. Some of the many vocational textbooks Dr. Olivo has authored independently that directly relate to BLUEPRINT READING AND SKETCHING, 9E are PRINCIPLES OF REFRIGERATION and his seven groundbreaking texts on machine tool technology and manufacturing processes.

Section 1 Lines.
Unit 1 Bases for Blueprint Reading and Sketching.
Unit 2 The Alphabet of Lines and Object Lines.
Unit 3 Hidden Lines and Center Lines.
Unit 4 Extension Lines and Dimension Lines.
Unit 5 Projection Lines and Line Combinations.
Section 2 Views.
Unit 6 Three-View Drawings.
Unit 7 Arrangement of Views.
Unit 8 Two-View Drawings.
Unit 9 One-View Drawings.
Unit 10 Auxiliary Views.
Section 3 Dimensions and Notes.
Unit 11 Size and Location Dimensions.
Unit 12 Dimensioning Cylinders, Circles, and Arcs.
Unit 13 Size Dimensions for Holes and Angles.
Unit 14 Location Dimensions for Points, Centers, and Holes.
Unit 15 Dimensioning Large Arcs and Base Line Dimensions.
Unit 16 Tolerances: Fractional and Angular Dimensions.
Unit 17 Unilateral, Lateral, Decimal, Tolerances and Limits.
Unit 18 Interchangeable Parts, Allowances and Classes of Fit.
Unit 19 Representing and Dimensioning External Screw Threads.
Unit 20 Representing and Specifying Internal and Left-Hand Threads.
Unit 21 Dimensioning Tapers and Machined Surfaces.
Unit 22 Dimensioning with Shop Notes.
Section 4 The SI Metric System.
Unit 23 Metric System Dimensioning and ISO Symbols.
Unit 24 First-Angle Projection and Dimensioning.
Unit 25 Metric Screw Threads, Dual Dimensioning, and Tolerancing.
Section 5 Sections.
Unit 26 Cutting Planes, Full Sections, and Section Lining.
Unit 27 Half Sections, Partial Sections, and Full-Section Assembly Drawings.
Section 6 Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Fundamentals.
Unit 28 Datums: Ordinate and Tabular Dimensioning.
Section 7 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
Unit 29 Geometric Dimensioning, Tolerancing, and Datum Referencing.
Section 8 Computer Graphics Technology.
Unit 30 CADD/CAM/CIM and Robotics .
Section 9 Specialty Drawings.
Unit 31 Welding Symbols, Representation, and Dimensioning.
Unit 32 Surface Developments and Precision Sheet Metal Drawings.
Section 10 Working Drawings.
Unit 33 Detail Drawings and Assembly Drawings.
Section 11 Sketching Lines and Basic Forms.
Unit 34 Sketching Horizontal, Vertical, and Slant Lines.
Unit 35 Sketching Curved Lines and Circles.
Unit 36 Sketching Irregular Shapes.
Unit 37 Sketching Fillets, Radii, and Rounded Corners and Edges.
Section 12 Freehand Lettering.
Unit 38 Freehand Vertical Lettering.
Unit 39 Freehand Inclined Lettering.
Section 13 Shop Sketching: Pictorial Drawings.
Unit 40 Orthographic Sketching.
Unit 41 Oblique Sketching.
Unit 42 Isometric Sketching.
Unit 43 Perspective Sketching.
Unit 44 Pictorial Drawings and Dimensions.
Section 14 Sketching for CAD/CNC.
Unit 45 Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional CAD Sketching.
Unit 46 Proportions and Assembly Drawings.
Glossary of Select Terms.
INDEX.