Production and working drawings: conventions, interpretation and presentation

What this note covers

1. Choose the drawing for the communication task
2. Use orthogonal and section views correctly
3. Dimension for manufacture and inspection
4. Control annotation, specification and revision
5. Link drawings to materials and process planning
6. Check and present the final drawing set
7. Worked drawing control: calculate a tolerance chain before release
8. Applied revision-release audit: prevent an obsolete drawing reaching manufacture

8 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes