There is already a lack of qualified engineers in technical fields in the Czech Republic, even in the coming years a slump in the number of engineering graduates is expected. For this reason at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Machine Design new innovative study materials interconnected with technical practice are being created. These learning materials should make the field of machine design at our Faculty more attractive and it should also enhance the quality of our former students. This paper gives an account of the formation and application of e-learning materials based on the entire design process of a universal center lathe. In this paper the entire structure of the study materials and all of its parts are explained and described with illustrations. All educational materials were created in consultation with experts in the design of machine tools and other technical fields such as the foundry industry, welding engineering and FEM calculation engineering for achieving the best connection with modern mechanical engineering practice.