The manual provides instructional guidance and reference material in the principles and procedures of general drafting and constitutes the primary study text for personnel in drafting as a military occupational specialty. Included is information on drafting equipment and its use; line weights, conventions and formats; lettering; engineering charts and graphs; geometrical construction; intersections and developments; multiview projections; pictorial drawing and sketching; dimension and notes; and methods of reproduction. The appendixes are lists of references, abbreviations, and illustrations and tables. There is also a subject index. (AG)