Is the Constructional Drawing an International Language for Engineers?

eights: BS 8888:2011 first angle projection drawings from FreeCAD 3D model

“…However, for this creative process actually to lead to an embodiment of the design being manufactured, this creative process must be followed by communication of the content of the design to a manufacturing facility. There are two necessary requirements for success: firstly, the communication must include information on all those aspects of the design that are necessary to complete manufacture, and to verify by inspection that the completed, manufactured artefact matches the design (Quintana et al, 2010); secondly, the communication must be in a well-defined (usually graphical) language, so that it can be understood at the manufacturing facility in a way that permits successful manufacturing and inspection (Dobelis et al, 2018;Quintana et al, 2010). The drive to meet both of these requirements has led to the development of published standards for design communication (Dobelis et al, 2018), of which BS 8888:2011 (Technical product documentation and specification BS 8888, 2011) is one.…”

“…There are two necessary requirements for success: firstly, the communication must include information on all those aspects of the design that are necessary to complete manufacture, and to verify by inspection that the completed, manufactured artefact matches the design (Quintana et al, 2010); secondly, the communication must be in a well-defined (usually graphical) language, so that it can be understood at the manufacturing facility in a way that permits successful manufacturing and inspection (Dobelis et al, 2018;Quintana et al, 2010). The drive to meet both of these requirements has led to the development of published standards for design communication (Dobelis et al, 2018), of which BS 8888:2011 (Technical product documentation and specification BS 8888, 2011) is one. These standards are in a very advanced state of maturity for 2D engineering drawings, but despite efforts in recent years to develop similar standards for 3D models, the standards for 3D models remain somewhat less mature (Quintana et al, 2010).…”