Help with Recommendation for Basic Drafting Tutorials? 1

[VN1981]

Hello folks,
I am looking for good introductory drafting/drawing tutorial or courses per ASME standards? Most of the courses I've seen are courses of GD&T per AMSE standards. I am looking for more basic drafting tutorials. Also any good resources which would illustrate differences between ISO & ASME drafting standards?

We're trying to make some introductory materials/courses which can be taken up by entry level engineers to give them a flavor of how to do drafting.

 

[3DDave]

Much of drafting was about how to project orthographic views and perfecting hand lettering. Most CAD systems make those tasks obsolete. Of other parts of standards they are usually met by setting CAD software to match the appropriate standard, such as creating 1st or 3rd angle projections, lettering height, and identifying detail views.

Today, the action of "drafting" depends on which exact CAD software that is in use, so look at the specific software documentation for how to make drawings and the settings section for how to match the desired drawing standard.

The old drafting books are available at book sellers like Abe Books and Powell's; probably on e-bay as well, though some authors continue to release books, they mostly won't be software specific.

 

[greenimi]

On the ASME website I found a sample (copy-paste from the asme.org public site)

https://www.asme.org/learning-devel...MI2t7a5aqogwMVxwutBh1x9w-8EAAYASAAEgJ1ePD_BwE

This Self Study course is available on ASME’s Learning Hub, our online learning platform. It covers the majority of information required to understand basic mechanical two-dimensional engineering drawings. Topics covered are:

Basic drawing elements (formats, title block, parts list, revision block, etc.)
Part views (multiview, auxiliary, and isometric)
Section views
General dimensions
Tolerances
Finish and welding symbols.
The course consists of eleven modules, each with a quiz; most also include drawing exercises and supplementary information. Learners will receive downloadable job aids and reference material such as measurement plans, dimensioning symbols and fundamental rules, and real-world part and assembly drawings.

By participating in the class, you will learn how to successfully:

Describe the fundamentals of drawing interpretation
Identify drawing elements, including part views and sections
Describe general dimensions and tolerances
Explain how to present surface texture, fasteners and welding
Who should attend:
Beginning designers, drafters, quality, procurement, tooling, production, manufacturing and shop personnel; more advanced designers, and those involved with tooling, production, inspection, routing in the shop; others involved with purchasing, costing and management; vendors and suppliers.