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At Washington State University, a first-year CAD course added lecture, guide, a machinist talk, and an assignment using reverse engineering. 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Larsen is a Scholarly Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering  \n(MME) at Washington State University (WSU), Pullman. Her current teaching focuses on design education,  \nincluding CAD design/simulation and capstone design with research interests in engineering education.  \nPrior to joining the faculty in 2022, Emily served for two years as the director of the Washington State  \nAcademic Redshirt program at (WSU), teaching several first-year engineering courses designed for students  \nfrom disadvantaged backgrounds pursuing engineering degrees. She also earned her B.S., M.S., and  \nPh.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University with research on soft robotic  \nmechanisms.  \nDr. Nandita Biswas, Washington State University  \nDr. Nandita Biswas is an Associate Professor in the school of Mechanical and Materials Engineering  \n(MME) at Washington State University, Pullman since 2014 . Before joining MME, she taught undergraduate  \nlevel classes as an instructor in the department of Mathematics at the same university for 3 years. She  \nreceived her M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University, Pullman in  \n2007 [and Ph.D. degree](and Ph.D. degree) from the same department and same university in 2013. Her research interest  \nincludes Material behavior under Impact loading, Design and fabrication of high strain rate testing facility,  \nEngineering Education and Engineering Design.  \nJonathan Steffens, Washington State University  \nJonathan received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and a Ph.D.  \nin Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University. He worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection  \nAgency as a post-doctoral fellow. He was a visiting professor at Lafayette College. Currently, he is  \nan Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department at Washington State  \nUniversity.  \n©American Society for Engineering Education, 2026  \nImproving Clarity of Engineering Drawings Through Introduction of Manufacturing Processes in a First-Year CAD  \nDesign Course  \nAbstract  \nThis research paper investigates how students’ understanding of manufacturing processes influences the clarity and quality of their engineering drawings. The ability to effectively communicate design intent via engineering drawings is a critical skill for successful engineers. Engineering students are often introduced to engineering graphics early in their coursework, but exposure to manufacturing processes typically occurs later in the curriculum. With this sequencing of topics, students are able to generate drawings that portray geometry, but they are unprepared to anticipate the informational needs of machinists and makers, resulting in drawings that are often cluttered or incomplete. At Washington State University, a new activity was incorporated in the first-year Computer-Aided Design course, providing students with a brief introduction to manufacturing processes to supplement their training on engineering drawings. The intervention involved adding a brief lecture on manufacturing processes, a manufacturing drawings guide, a guest talk from a local machinist, and an assignment where students created drawings and manufacturing plans for parts from a jack stand assembly after reverse engineering the parts using measurement tools. These new activities were implemented in the Fall 2025 semester in sections 2 and 3 of the class while the first section—taught by the same instructor as section 2—did not participate in the intervention and served as a control group. The outcomes were assessed by evaluating student drawings from the jack stand parts to compare clarity of dimensions/views, notes on material/finish, tolerances, and ge","cbCaipDL2Pq9Jys1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipDL2Pq9Jys1","pdf",783682,12,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction","[{\"question\":\"How does the paper connect manufacturing-process knowledge to drawing clarity?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that students who understand manufacturing processes can anticipate the information needs of machinists and makers, producing drawings that are less cluttered and more complete.\"},{\"question\":\"What activities were added to the first-year CAD course at Washington State University?\",\"answer\":\"A brief lecture on manufacturing processes, a manufacturing drawings guide, a guest talk from a local machinist, and an assignment requiring students to create drawings and manufacturing plans after reverse engineering parts.\"},{\"question\":\"How were results assessed, and what improved compared with the control group?\",\"answer\":\"The study evaluated student drawings for clarity of dimensions/views, material/finish notes, tolerances, and neatness, and also used pre-and postassessment surveys. 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