Manual of Engineering Drawing: British and International Standards, Fifth Edition, chronicles ISO and British Standards in engineering drawings, providing many examples that will help readers understand how to translate engineering specifications into a visual medium. The book includes 6 introductory chapters which provide foundational theory and contextual information regarding the broader context of engineering drawing and design. The concepts enclosed will help readers gain the most out of their drawing skills. As the standards referred to in this book change every few years, this new edition presents an important update.

Colin H. Simmons is an international engineering standards consultant and a member of numerous BSI and ISO committees dealing with technical product documentation and specifications. He is a former practising mechanical design engineer and author of many publications on engineering drawing, product specification and standards. Dennis E. Maguire was a design engineer and senior lecturer at Southall College, UK. Neil Phelps is a Production Design Manager. In his present position he manages a multi-discipline team of designers providing tooling and test equipment for production facilities. He is a member of the British Standards Institution (BSI) Technical Committee TDW/4 responsible for Technical Product Realisation and has been involved with the continued development of BS8888 since its introduction. He was also a member of the joint IED/BSI team which developed the joint certification process for training courses in Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing to BS8888. He has co-authored a number of technical and educational publications on the application of Technical Product documentation/specification.