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Basic Print Reading

Prints are manufacturing instructions and generally contain a drawing, dimensions, and notes. Print Reading is the universal form of communication allowing the engineering department and the manufacturing department to communicate all the information that is needed to manufacture a product. Upon completion of the program, you will have gained a new set of skills for reading engineering prints.


Course Outline:

  • The Basics of Manufacturing Prints
  • The Reading of Manufacturing Prints
  • The Total Manufacturing Print
  • Views
  • Dimensions
  • Tolerances
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
  • Surface Finish
  • Threads
  • Machine Terms and Manufacturing Processes
  • Casting, Forging, and Molded Part Prints
  • Welding and Sheet Metal Prints 
  • Gears, Splines, and Cams
  • Types of Manufacturing Prints


Students will be able to:


  • Interpret and describe the technical information provided on industrial prints through drawings, dimensions, and notes.
  • Navigate the total manufacturing print, including lines, scale, language, symbols, title blocks, and other components.
  • Visualize parts from drawings consisting of multiple views, including basic, auxiliary, partial and various types of section views.
  • Identify part dimensions and tolerances including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
  • Calculate minimum and maximum allowable values for dimensions considering tolerances
  • Interpret standard surface finish symbols and screw thread designations.
  • Interpret symbols and notes used to communicate special manufacturing requirements that are not directly illustrated and dimensioned.
  • Analyze drawing features, symbols and notes unique to castings, forgings, and molded part prints.
  • Analyze weld symbols and interpret the unique symbols found on welded part prints and sheet metal prints.
  • Analyze drawing features, symbols and notes unique to gears, splines, and cams.
  • Identify relevant information from a variety of other common types of prints.


Who Should Attend:

  • Machine operators
  • Quality control inspectors
  • NC programmers
  • Shop supervisors
  • Metal-working manufacturing personnel
  • Engineers
  • Engineering managers
  • Other manufacturing professionals interested in learning how to read blueprints or updating their knowledge in this area.


What former students have said

  • "It was an interesting, informative class. Someone with no college or secondary school background could easily follow the class, and easily bring it to their workmanship / work floor." - Student, Columbia Tech, 3/23/2018
  • "Loved the class. Charles kept us moving and thinking in groups and we received quite a bit of knowledge towards reading blueprints" - Rafalaela Melo, Tegra Medical, 12/3/2018
  • "It was an awesome experience and I would love to take more classes in the future" - Dunavan Fahey, Tegra Medical, 12/3/2018

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