Blueprint Reading Basics Instructor's Resource Kit

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This is just the Instructor’s Resource Kit on CD-ROM. For the main text (sold separately) click here.

Warren Hammer’s Hammer’s Blueprint Reading Basics, 4th Edition, has been a bestselling classic for nearly two decades, revered for its ease of understanding and for giving readers opportunities to practice what they learned. In the 4th Edition, new author Charles Gillis has updated the entire package, replacing ALL figures with CAD-generated artwork, adding new illustrations, representing metric drawing practices alongside English, and including content from drawing standards such as Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Engineering Drawing Practices, Welding Symbols, Orthographic and Pictorial Views, Surface Texture, Undimensioned Drawings, and Types and Applications of Engineering Drawings, among others.

Designed to accompany the new 4th Edition, this extensive Instructor’s Resource Kit includes:

• Over 600 PowerPoint presentation slides for using the book in the classroom. The arrangement mirrors the book and can be customized by instructors.
• Blueprint Reading Course Recommended Syllabus and Lesson Plans, to be customized to suit each instructor’s needs.
• PDFs of Selected Figures and Tables.
• PDFs of Review Questions and Answers.
• PDFs of Worksheet Problems and Solutions.

Note: Adobe^® Reader or Acrobat, Microsoft^® PowerPoint, and Microsoft® Word are needed to effectively view and use all of the contents of this CD.

While we do not send out review copies of this CD-ROM, qualified instructors can request selected examples by filling out our online Review Copy Request Form (see link above), and specifying this request.

Charles Gillis has 30 years of mechanical design experience, previously serving as a machine design engineer for The Gillette Company. He has been training engineers in blueprint reading, geometric dimensioning & tolerancing, and related topics for 15 years. He is also a contributing author to the renowned Machinery’s Handbook, 32nd edition, as well as the Machine Designer’s Reference, both published by Industrial Press.

Warren Hammer (deceased) had more than 50 years of experience in manufacturing. He originated the Blueprint Reading Basics book, and with this latest revision, his legacy continues to live on.

For information on the contents of this CD-ROM, as well as example files, please fill out our online Review Copy Request form (click on “Educators: Request a Review Copy” above), specifying your request.