Engineering Descriptive Geometry: A Treatise on Descriptive Geometry as the Basis of Mechanical Drawing, Explaining Geometrically the Operations Customary in the Draughting Room (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

F. W. Bartlett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0666580278 ISBN 13: 9780666580276

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master descriptive geometry for mechanical drawing with clear, step‑by‑step methods.

This treatise presents the geometric operations you need in the draughting room, explained in accessible language and illustrated through reference planes, projections, and core constructions.

Designed to frame the subject around practical drawing work, it builds from fundamental projections to more advanced topics like tracing lines of unlimited length and developing curved surfaces. The material emphasizes concrete techniques you can apply to real drafting tasks, with careful attention to how coordinate systems and plane development relate to drawings.

• Foundations of projection: how reference planes relate to points, lines, and planes in space.
• Working with negative coordinates and extended planes to handle broader drawing scenarios.
• Traces and construction lines for lines parallel to the axes, plus development of curved surfaces such as cylinders and cones.
• Practice problems and step‑by‑step solutions to reinforce concepts and improve drafting accuracy.

Ideal for readers of engineering drawing and descriptive geometry who want solid, practical techniques for mechanical design and visualization.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0666580278
• ISBN 13: 9780666580276
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 194