Beginning AutoCAD 2004
- 1st Edition - June 16, 2004
- Latest edition
- Author: Bob McFarlane
- Language: English
Beginning AutoCAD 2004 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 indepe… Read more
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Description
Description
Beginning AutoCAD 2004 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 2004 are covered in this book, making it 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 2002.
Bob McFarlane is Curriculum Manager for CAD and New Media at Motherwell College, Scotland, and an Autodesk Educational Developer.
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 2004 are covered in this book, making it 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 2002.
Bob McFarlane is Curriculum Manager for CAD and New Media at Motherwell College, Scotland, and an Autodesk Educational Developer.
Key features
Key features
* A complete course on 2D design with AutoCAD in one book - ideal for independent learning
* Exercises included throughout to aid student learning and self assessment
* Focus on 2D drawing techniques provides in-depth coverage to this key introductory-level use of AutoCAD
* Exercises included throughout to aid student learning and self assessment
* Focus on 2D drawing techniques provides in-depth coverage to this key introductory-level use of AutoCAD
Readership
Readership
First year undergraduate engineering, construction and architecture students, all using CAD. Students taking vocational courses in engineering drawing and design (mechanical engineering and manufacturing).
Professional engineers working with AutoCAD for 2D drawing, or any user wishing to update their knowledge of 2D CAD use from earlier versions of the software.
Professional engineers working with AutoCAD for 2D drawing, or any user wishing to update their knowledge of 2D CAD use from earlier versions of the software.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Preface
1. Using the book
2. The AutoCAD 2004 graphics screen
3. Drawing, erasing and the selection set
4. The 2D drawing aids
5. Saving and opening drawings
6. Standard sheet 1
7. Line creation and co-ordinate input
8. Circle creation
9. Object snap
10. Arc, donut and ellipse creation
11. Layers and standard sheet 2
12. User exercise 1
13. Fillet and chamfer
14. The offset, extend, trim and change commands
15. User exercise 2
16. Text
17. Dimensioning
18. Dimension styles 1
19. Modifying objects
20. Grips
21. Drawing assistance
22. Viewing a drawing
23. Hatching
24. Point, polygon and solid
25. Polylines and splines
26. Modifying polylines and splines
27. Divide, measure and break
28. Lengthen, align and stretch
29. Obtaining information from a drawing
30. Text fonts and styles
31. Multiline text
32. The ARRAY command
33. Changing properties
34. User exercise 3
35. Dimension styles 2
36. Drawing with different sizes
37. Multilines, complex lines and groups
38. Blocks
39. Wblocks
40. Attributes
41. External references
42. Isometric drawings
43. Model space and paper space
44. Templates and standards
45. The AutoCAD Design Center
46. ‘Electronic’ AutoCAD
47. Obtaining a CAD qualification
Activities
Index
1. Using the book
2. The AutoCAD 2004 graphics screen
3. Drawing, erasing and the selection set
4. The 2D drawing aids
5. Saving and opening drawings
6. Standard sheet 1
7. Line creation and co-ordinate input
8. Circle creation
9. Object snap
10. Arc, donut and ellipse creation
11. Layers and standard sheet 2
12. User exercise 1
13. Fillet and chamfer
14. The offset, extend, trim and change commands
15. User exercise 2
16. Text
17. Dimensioning
18. Dimension styles 1
19. Modifying objects
20. Grips
21. Drawing assistance
22. Viewing a drawing
23. Hatching
24. Point, polygon and solid
25. Polylines and splines
26. Modifying polylines and splines
27. Divide, measure and break
28. Lengthen, align and stretch
29. Obtaining information from a drawing
30. Text fonts and styles
31. Multiline text
32. The ARRAY command
33. Changing properties
34. User exercise 3
35. Dimension styles 2
36. Drawing with different sizes
37. Multilines, complex lines and groups
38. Blocks
39. Wblocks
40. Attributes
41. External references
42. Isometric drawings
43. Model space and paper space
44. Templates and standards
45. The AutoCAD Design Center
46. ‘Electronic’ AutoCAD
47. Obtaining a CAD qualification
Activities
Index
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 16, 2004
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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Bob McFarlane
Bob has been writing AutoCAD books since 1993, the first being published for AutoCAD Release 12.
Outside of work, Bob’s interests include Bonsai trees, stamp collecting, remote control aircraft and kite flying. At present Bob spend most of his time with his wife Helen, his children Linda and Stephen and his granddaughter Ciara.
Affiliations and expertise
Autodesk Educational Developer, U.K.