
Up and Running with AutoCAD® 2025
2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling
- 1st Edition - May 31, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Robert C. Kaebisch
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 9 7 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 9 7 2 - 8
Up and Running with AutoCAD® 2025: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling presents a combination of step-by-step instructions, examples, and insightful explanations. The book empha… Read more

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Request a sales quoteUp and Running with AutoCAD® 2025: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling presents a combination of step-by-step instructions, examples, and insightful explanations. The book emphasizes core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture, and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written by a long-time AutoCAD professor and instructor with the user in mind.
- Strips away complexities and reduces AutoCAD® to easy-to-understand, basic concepts
- Teaches the essentials of operating AutoCAD® that build student confidence
- Documents commands with step-by-step explanations, including what the student needs to type in and how AutoCAD® responds
- Combines 2D and 3D content in one affordable volume
Students taking drafting/engineering drawing courses in engineering and engineering technology programs
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the authors
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Level 1. Chapters 1—10
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. AutoCAD fundamentals—Part I
- Learning objectives
- 1.1. Introduction and basic commands
- 1.2. The AutoCAD environment
- 1.3. Interacting with AutoCAD
- 1.4. Practicing the create objects commands
- 1.5. View objects
- 1.6. Practicing the Edit/Modify objects commands
- 1.7. Selection methods
- 1.8. Drawing accuracy - part 1
- 1.9. Drawing accuracy - part 2
- 1.10. OSNAP drafting settings
- Summary
- Chapter 2. AutoCAD fundamentals—Part II
- Learning objectives
- 2.1. GRIPS
- 2.2. Units and scale
- 2.3. Snap and Grid
- 2.4. Cartesian coordinate system
- 2.5. Geometric data entry
- 2.6. Inquiry commands
- 2.7. Additional drafting commands
- Summary
- Review questions
- Spotlight on: architecture
- Introduction
- Chapter 3. Layers, colors, linetypes, and properties
- Learning objectives
- 3.1. Introduction to layers
- 3.2. Introduction to linetypes
- 3.3. Introduction to properties
- 3.4. In-class drawing project: floor plan layout
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 4. Text, mtext, editing, and style
- Learning objectives
- 4.1. Introduction to text and mtext
- 4.2. Text (single line)
- 4.3. Mtext
- 4.4. Style
- 4.5. Spell check
- 4.6. In-Class drawing project: adding text and furniture to floor plan layout
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 5. Hatch patterns
- 5.1. Introduction to Hatch
- 5.2. Hatch procedures
- 5.3. Working with Hatch patterns
- 5.4. Gradient and solid fill
- 5.5. SuperHatch
- 5.6. In-Class drawing project: adding Hatch to floor plan layout
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Spotlight on: mechanical engineering
- Introduction
- Chapter 6. Dimensions
- Learning objectives
- 6.1. Introduction to dimensions
- 6.2. Types of dimensions
- 6.3. Editing dimensions
- 6.4. Customizing dimensions
- 6.5. Center marks and centerlines
- 6.6. In-Class drawing project: adding dimensions to floor plan layout
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 7. Blocks, Wblocks, dynamic blocks, groups, and purge
- Learning objectives
- 7.1. Introduction to blocks
- 7.2. Insert
- 7.3. Purge
- 7.4. Wblocks
- 7.5. Dynamic blocks
- 7.6. Groups
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 8. Polar, rectangular, and path arrays
- Learning objectives
- 8.1. Polar array
- 8.2. Rectangular array
- 8.3. Path array
- 8.4. In-class drawing project: mechanical device
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Spotlight on: interior design
- Introduction
- Chapter 9. Basic printing and output
- Learning objectives
- 9.1. Introduction to printing and plotting
- 9.2. The essentials
- 9.3. The plot dialog box
- 9.4. Page setup manager
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercise
- Chapter 10. Advanced output—Paper Space
- Learning objectives
- 10.1. Introduction to Paper Space
- 10.2. Paper Space concepts
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Level 1. Answers to review questions
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Review questions
- Chapter 2: Review questions
- Chapter 3: Review questions
- Chapter 4: Review questions
- Chapter 5: Review questions
- Chapter 6: Review questions
- Chapter 7: Review questions
- Chapter 8: Review questions
- Chapter 9: Review questions
- Chapter 10: Review questions
- Level 2. Chapters 11—20
- Introduction
- Chapter 11. Advanced linework
- Learning objectives
- 11.1. Introduction to advanced linework
- 11.2. Pline (polyline)
- 11.3. Xline (construction line)
- 11.4. Ray
- 11.5. Spline
- 11.6. Mline (multiline)
- 11.7. Sketch
- 11.8. Level 2 drawing project (1 of 10): architectural floor plan
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 12. Advanced layers
- Learning objectives
- 12.1. Introduction to advanced layers
- 12.2. Script files
- 12.3. Layer State Manager
- 12.4. Layer filtering
- 12.5. Layer Freeze, Isolate, and Walk
- 12.6. Level 2 drawing project (2 of 10): architectural floor plan
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Spotlight on: electrical engineering
- Introduction
- Chapter 13. Advanced dimensions
- Learning objectives
- 13.1. Introduction to advanced dimensions
- 13.2. Dimension Style Manager
- 13.3. Introduction to constraints
- 13.4. Geometric constraints
- 13.5. Dimensional constraints
- 13.6. Dimension-driven design
- 13.7. Level 2 drawing project (3 of 10): architectural floor plan
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 14. Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools
- Learning objectives
- 14.1. Options
- 14.2. Shortcuts
- 14.3. Customize User Interface
- 14.4. Design Center
- 14.5. Express tools
- 14.6. Level 2 drawing project (4 of 10): Architectural floor plan
- Summary
- Review questions
- Chapter 15. Advanced design and file management tools
- Learning objectives
- 15.1. Introduction to advanced design and file management tools
- 15.2. Align
- 15.3. Action recording
- 15.4. Audit and recover
- 15.5. Blend
- 15.6. Break and join
- 15.7. CAD standards
- 15.8. Calculator
- 15.9. Defpoints
- 15.10. Divide and point style
- 15.11. Donut
- 15.12. Draw order
- 15.13. eTransmit
- 15.14. Filter
- 15.15. Hyperlink
- 15.16. Lengthen
- 15.17. Object snap tracking
- 15.18. Overkill
- 15.19. Point and node
- 15.20. Publish
- 15.21. Raster
- 15.22. Revcloud
- 15.23. Sheet sets
- 15.24. Selection methods
- 15.25. Stretch
- 15.26. System variables
- 15.27. Tables
- 15.28. Tool palette
- 15.29. UCS and crosshair rotation
- 15.30. Window tiling
- 15.31. Wipeout
- 15.32. Level 2 drawing project (5 of 10): architectural floor plan
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Spotlight on: civil engineering
- Introduction
- Chapter 16. Importing and exporting data
- Learning objectives
- 16.1. Introduction to importing and exporting data
- 16.2. Importing and exporting to and from MS office applications
- 16.3. Screen shots
- 16.4. JPGs
- 16.5. PDFs
- 16.6. Other cad software
- 16.7. Exporting and the save as feature
- 16.8. Inserting and OLE
- 16.9. Level 2 drawing project (6 Of 10): architectural floor plan
- Summary
- Chapter 17. External references (xrefs)
- Learning objectives
- 17.1. Introduction to xrefs
- 17.2. Using xrefs
- 17.3. Layers in xrefs
- 17.4. Editing and reloading xrefs
- 17.5. Multiple xrefs
- 17.6. Ribbon and xrefs
- 17.7. Level 2 drawing project (7 of 10): architectural floor plan
- Summary
- Review questions
- Chapter 18. Attributes
- Learning objectives
- 18.1. Introduction to attributes
- 18.2. Creating the design
- 18.3. Creating the attribute definitions
- 18.4. Creating the attribute block
- 18.5. Attribute properties and editing
- 18.6. Attribute extraction
- 18.7. Invisible attributes
- 18.8. Level 2 drawing project (8 of 10): architectural floor plan
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercise
- Spotlight on: aerospace engineering
- Introduction
- Chapter 19. Advanced output and pen settings
- Learning objectives
- 19.1. Introduction to advanced output and pen settings
- 19.2. Setting standards
- 19.3. The CTB file
- 19.4. Additional CTB file features
- 19.5. Lineweight VISIBILITY Settings
- 19.6. Level 2 drawing project (9 of 10): architectural floor plan
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercise
- Chapter 20. Isometric drawing
- Learning objectives
- 20.1. Introduction to graphical projection
- 20.2. Isometric projection
- 20.3. Basic technique
- 20.4. Ellipses in isometric drawing
- 20.5. Text and dimensions in isometric drawing
- 20.6. Level 2 drawing project (10 of 10): architectural floor plan
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Level 2. Answers to review questions
- Introduction
- Chapter 11: Review questions
- Chapter 12: Review questions
- Chapter 13: Review questions
- Chapter 14: Review questions
- Chapter 15: Review questions
- Chapter 16: Review questions
- Chapter 17: Review questions
- Chapter 18: Review questions
- Chapter 19: Review questions
- Chapter 20: Review questions
- Level 3. Chapters 21—30
- Introduction
- Chapter 21. 3D Basics
- Learning objectives
- 21.1. Axes, Planes, and Faces
- 21.2. 3D Workspaces, Ribbon, Toolbars, and 3D Options
- 21.3. Entering and Exiting 3D
- 21.4. Projecting into 3D
- 21.5. 3D Dynamic Views
- 21.6. Extrude
- 21.7. Visual Styles: Hide and Shade
- 21.8. Viewcube and Navigation Bar
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 22. Object Manipulation
- Learning objectives
- 22.1. Introduction to Object Manipulation
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Spotlight on: chemical engineering
- Introduction
- Chapter 23. Boolean operations and primitives
- Learning objectives
- 23.1. Introduction to boolean operations
- 23.2. Introduction to primitives
- 23.3. Applying primitives
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 24. Solid Modeling
- Learning objectives
- 24.1. Introduction to Solid Modeling
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 25. Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges
- Learning objectives
- 25.1. Introduction To Advanced Solids, Faces, And Edges
- 25.2. Working With Faces
- 25.3. Working With Edges
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Spotlight on: biomedical engineering
- Introduction
- Chapter 26. Surfaces and meshes
- Learning objectives
- 26.1. Introduction to Surfaces and Meshes
- 26.2. Surfacing Commands
- 26.3. Smooth Mesh Primitives
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 27. Slicing, sectioning, layouts, and vports
- Learning objectives
- 27.1. Introduction to slicing, sectioning, layouts, and vports
- 27.2. Slicing and sectioning
- 27.3. Layouts and details
- 27.4. Flatten and flatshot
- 27.5. Vports
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercise
- Chapter 28. Advanced UCS, Views, Text, and Dimensions in 3D
- Learning objectives
- 28.1. Introduction To Advanced Ucs, Views, Text, And Dimensions In 3d
- 28.2. Advanced Ucs
- Object
- 28.3. Views And View Manager
- 28.4. Text And Dimensions In 3d
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercise
- Spotlight on: drafting, CAD management, teaching, and consulting
- Introduction
- Overview
- AutoCAD training requirements
- Architectural drafting
- Engineering drafting
- CAD management
- Teaching AutoCAD
- AutoCAD consulting
- Chapter 29. Dview, camera, walk and fly, path animation
- Learning objectives
- 29.1. Dynamic view
- 29.2. Cameras
- 29.3. Walk and fly
- 29.4. Path animation
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercises
- Chapter 30. Lighting and rendering
- Learning objectives
- 30.1. Introduction to lighting and rendering
- 30.2. Lighting
- 30.3. Materials and rendering
- Summary
- Review questions
- Exercise
- Level 3. Answers to review questions
- Introduction
- Chapter 21 Review questions
- Chapter 22 Review questions
- Chapter 23 Review questions
- Chapter 24 Review questions
- Chapter 25 Review questions
- Chapter 26 Review questions
- Chapter 27 Review questions
- Chapter 28 Review questions
- Chapter 29 Review questions
- Chapter 30 Review questions
- Appendix A. Additional Information on AutoCAD
- Appendix B. Other CAD software, design and analysis tools, and concepts
- Appendix C. File extensions
- Appendix D. Custom linetypes and hatch patterns
- Appendix E. Principles of CAD management
- Appendix F. AutoLISP basics and advanced customization tools
- Appendix G. PC hardware, printers/plotters, networks, and the cloud
- Appendix H. What are kernels?
- Appendix I. Lighting, rendering, effects, and animation
- Appendix J. 3D printing
- Appendix K. AutoCAD certification exams
- Appendix L. AutoCAD employment
- Appendix M. The future of AutoCAD
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 31, 2024
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 862
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443299711
- eBook ISBN: 9780443299728
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Robert C. Kaebisch
Robert Kaebisch is a professional licensed architect and instructor in the Construction Sciences Group: Architectural/Structural Engineering Technician Program at Gateway Technical College. He teaches a variety of courses including and related to: architecture, construction, residential design and code, commercial design and code, mechanical systems, conflict resolution in construction and building inspections. He teaches a variety of different software in those courses including AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and MS-Office products.
Affiliations and expertise
Licensed Architect; Instructor, Construction Sciences Group: Architectural/Structural Engineering Technician Program, Gateway Technical College, Kenosha, Racine, Elkhorn, Wisconsin, USARead Up and Running with AutoCAD® 2025 on ScienceDirect