1st Edition

Engineering Drawing and Product Manufacturing Information with 3D Models ISO Geometrical Product Specification Standards

By Frank Mill Copyright 2025
258 Pages 229 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

258 Pages 229 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Instructing readers on both basic and complex drawing techniques, Engineering Drawing and Product Manufacturing Information with 3D Models is an instructive reference to the use of 3D computer models in modern industry. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the use of 3D computer-aided design (CAD) models for communicating design intent, mainly through the adoption of International... Read more

1. Basic Drawings: Common Projections and Drawing Conventions

2. Basic Dimensioning Methods

3. Introduction to Tolerancing

4. Threads, Splines and Knurling

5. Introduction to Geometric Tolerancing and Form Tolerances

6. Datums

7. Orientation Tolerances

8. Location Tolerances

9. Run-Out Tolerances

10. Curves and Surfaces

11. 3D CAD File Types and Transfers

12. Assemblies and Standard Parts

13. Metrology, Associative Features and Reverse Engineering

14. NC Code

15. Additive Manufacture (AM)

16. Surface Texture

17. Digital Product Definition, Drawings, 3D PMI and the Digital Twin

18. Welding

Biography

Frank Mill is the Emeritus Professor of Digital Design at the University of Edinburgh, where he has taught manufacturing modelling subjects for over 40 years. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers as well as a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). He holds a first-class honours degree in production engineering and a PhD in shape optimization. His teaching is based on his practical experience working as a support engineer for a leading CAD company as well as his design consultancy work for many engineering customers and his personal research in 3D modelling applications in manufacturing. He has taught undergraduate courses in engineering drawing, computer-aided design, manufacturing systems, digital manufacturing, product data management and engineering management as well as postgraduate courses in innovation and enterprise and in advanced 3D modelling.

Frank is a director of ShapeSpace Ltd, a company dedicated to providing software solutions for product modelling applications.