Machine Drawing

What is Machine Drawing

Drawing, as an art, is the picturisation of the imagination of the scene in its totality by an individual—the Artist. It has no standard guidelines and boundaries. Engineering drawing on the other hand is the scientific representation of an object, according to certain national and international standards of practice. It can be understood by all, with the knowledge of basic principles of drawing.

Machine drawing is the indispensable communicating medium employed in industries, to furnish all the information required for the manufacture and assembly of the components of a machine.

Industries are required to follow certain draughting standards as approved by International Organisation for Standards (ISO). When these are followed, drawings prepared by any one can convey the same information to all concerned, irrespective of the firm or even the country. Mechanical engineering students are required to practice the draughting standards in full, so that the students after their training, can adjust very well in industries.

Machine Drawing is written, following the principles of drawing, as recommended by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), in their standards titled “Engineering drawing practice for schools and colleges”; SP:46-1988.

Machine Drawing, incorporating the latest standards published till now and made available to the students. Typical changes brought in the standards, in respect of names of orthographic views are listed below. These eliminate the ambiguity if any that existed earlier.

The latest designations as recommended below are used in machine Drawing.

What are the Views in machine drawing



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