Online Course: Blueprint Reading for Machinists - Certificate and CEUs
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Online Class: Blueprint Reading for Machinists

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Basic Course: $35.00
with Certificate & CEUs: $60.00
This course is a comprehensive guide to interpreting drawings commonly found in manufacturing. This is the 'short course' of 'need to know' information for blueprint reading in machine trades. Beginning with the background of blueprints, looking at the types of lines used on a drawing, and how parts are shown in different views. Dimensioning and Tolerancing are explained, as well as an introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing. This course is intended as an introduction to understanding blueprints and being able to visualize and understand the intent of the designer or draftsman as presented in a blueprint. The first step in making quality parts or assemblies is interpreting the drawing correctly and applying the given information to the final product. Completing this course will enhance the learners ability gain employment in a manufacturing/machining area and/or increase their chances of advancement in related areas. Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion. UniversalClass™ offers many wonderful learning tools to help you get the most out of your online course, including an online portfolio service that manages all your course completions. This class has been officially reviewed by our Course Review Committee that scrutinizes course content and instructor participation. This course has received our Committee's highest rating: 4 stars.

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Continuing Education Units (CEU)
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Course Description

The Blueprint Reading for Machinists course is a comprehensive guide to interpreting drawings commonly found in manufacturing. This is the 'short course' of 'need to know' information for blueprint reading in machine trades.  Beginning with the background of blueprints, looking at the types of lines used on a drawing, and how parts are shown in different views. Dimensioning and Tolerancing are explained, as well as an introduction to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.

This course is intended as an introduction to understanding blueprints and being able to visualize and understand the intent of the designer or draftsman as presented in a blueprint.  The first step in making quality parts or assemblies is interpreting the drawing correctly and applying the given information to the final product.

Completing this course will enhance the learners ability gain employment in a manufacturing/machining area and/or increase their chances of advancement in related areas.


Blueprint Reading for Machinists is taught by John Clayton who has over 26 years in manufacturing/machining as a production machinist, toolmaker, supervisor, and Instructor of Machine Tool Technology in technical education. The course will enable the learner to interpret drawings commonly found in a manufacturing/machining environment. Understanding of the concepts of blueprint reading can enable the learner to attain a new position requiring blueprint reading skills.

All materials required for the Blueprint Reading for Machinists course are contained within the course. A student may utilize drawings found in their workplace as reference to concepts presented in the course.


This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.

Course Lessons

  1. Lesson One - Intro to Blueprint Reading - The background of drawings, the standards used to create drawings, some of the basics of any drawing, and units of measurement.
  2. Lesson Two - Lines - The six main types of lines that are used in drawings, other types of lines commonly found in a blueprint, and examples of all types of lines.
  3. Lesson Three - Views - The shape and complexity of a part or assembly will determine the number and types of views on a blueprint. This lesson will address the different views commonly found on a blueprint, with examples of their use and descriptions.
  4. Lesson Four - Dimensioning & Tolerancing - All parts have size features and limitations to those features. This unit details various methods of indicating a feature size and the importance of creating limits for feature sizes.
  5. Lesson Five - Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing - This is an introduction to a higher level of dimensioning and tolerancing becoming more prevalent with the greater demand for consistant quality parts manufactured world-wide.
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Course Title : Blueprint Reading for Machinists
CEU Value : (Continuing Education Units)
Course Number : 8683
Course Type : Technical Skill (Novice)
Course URL : http://bp101.onlineclasses.com
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Instructor : John Clayton
Syllabus : View Syllabus
Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
Course Fee :
Basic Course: $35.00
with CEUs & Certificate: $60.00
NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course. This course may not fulfill any local, state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.
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