Blueprint Reading for the Machine Trades enables a student with little or no previous experience to read, interpret and use blueprints appropriate to machine tool processes. It begins with an introduction to the basic aspects of blueprint reading, including lines, abbreviations, and the language of blueprints. Each course activity builds to cover increasingly complex concepts. However, there is a thorough introduction to each new concept before it is applied to prints and real-world situations. Mathematics is developed gradually and in the context of blueprints so that students will see the relationship between math and the manufacturing and inspection processes. The course takes a learn-by-doing approach, with numerous exercises that allow the student to apply knowledge each step of the way.
