Understanding Engineering Drawings

Engineering drawings are key tools that engineers use to communicate, but deciphering them isn't always straightforward. In this video we cover the fundamentals, including the different types of views, first and third angle projection methods, dimensioning, tolerancing, best practices when creating drawings, and GD&T (geometric dimensioning and tolerancing).

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Corrections:
04:00 - Several of the views are drawn incorrectly. The right and rear views should be flipped horizontally and the bottom view should be flipped vertically.

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[kexcz]

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