Beginning AutoCAD 2005

Description

Beginning AutoCAD 2005 is a course based on learning and practising the essentials of 2D drawing using AutoCAD. Bob McFarlane's hands-on approach is uniquely suited to independent learning and use on courses. The focus on 2D drawing in one book, ensures the reader gets a thorough grounding in the subject, with a greater depth of coverage than tends to be available from general introductions to AutoCAD. As a result, this book provides a true, step-by-step, detailed exploration of the AutoCAD functions required at each stage of producing a 2D drawing - an approach often not found in the many software reference guides available.The emphasis on learning through doing makes this book ideal for anyone involved in engineering, construction or architecture - where the focus is on productivity and practical skills. The author has also matched the coverage to the requirements of City and Guilds, Edexcel (BTEC) and SQA syllabuses.New features in AutoCAD 2005 are covered in this book including: Drafting Tools; Drawing Management; Drawing Output; Plot and Publish Tools; Productivity Tools; Sheet Set Manager, and Tool Palette Enhancements. The result is a useful refresher course for anyone using AutoCAD at this level, and those upgrading to the new software release. The course is also designed to be fully relevant to anyone using other recent releases, including AutoCAD 2004.Bob McFarlane is Curriculum Manager for CAD and New Media at Motherwell College, Scotland, and an Autodesk Educational Developer.

CONTENTS:

PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Using the Book2. The AutoCAD 2005 graphics screen3. Drawing, erasing and the selection set4. The 2D drawing aids5. Saving and Opening drawings6. Standard sheet 17. Line creation and co-ordinate entry8. Circle creation9. Object snap10. Arc, donut and ellipse creation11. Layers and standard sheet 212. User exercise 113. Fillet and chamfer14. The offset, extend, trim and change commands15. User exercise 216. Text17. Dimensioning18. Dimension styles 119. Modifying objects20. Grips21. Drawing assistance22. Viewing a drawing23. Hatching24. Point, polygon and solid25. Polylines26. Modifying polylines27. Divide, measure and break28. Lengthen, align and stretch29. Obtaining information from a drawing30. Text fonts and styles31. Multiline Text, Text Tables and Fields32. The array command33. Changing properties34. User exercise 335. Dimension styles 236. Drawing with various units and paper sizes37. Multilines, complex lines and groups38. Blocks39. Wblocks40. Attributes41. External references42. Pictorial drawings43. Model space and paper space44. Templates45. CAD standards46. The AutoCAD Design Center47. Toolbars and tool palettes48. Sheet sets49. 'Electronic' AutoCADActivities Index Index.