Synopses & Reviews
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.
* 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 exclusively on 2D material provides a thorough introduction to the basics of CAD drawing and design
Review
"Well written, user friendly and authoritative" CAD User magazine
Review
tten, user friendly and authoritative" CAD User magazine
About the Author
Bob has been writing AutoCAD books since 1993, the first being published for AutoCAD Release 12. Bob is an Autodesk Educational Developer and has a particular interest in the modelling concepts.
Outside of work, Bobâs 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.
Table of Contents
Preface.
Using the book.
AutoCAD 2005 graphics screen.
Drawing, Erasing and the Selection Set.
The 2D drawing aids.
Saving and Opening drawings.
Standard sheet 1.
Line creation and co-ordinate entry.
Circle creation.
Object snap.
Arc, donut and ellipse creation.
Layers and standard sheet 2.
User exercise 1.
Fillet and chamfer.
The offset, extend, trim and change commands.
User exercise 2.
Text.
Dimensioning.
Dimension styles 1.
Modifying objects.
Grips.
Drawing assistance.
Viewing a drawing.
Hatching.
Point, polygon and solid.
Polylines.
Modifying polylines.
Divide, measure and break.
Lengthen, align and stretch.
Obtaining information from a drawing.
Text fonts and styles.
Multiline text, Text Tables, Fields.
The array command.
Changing properties.
User exercise 3.
Dimension styles 2.
Drawing with various units and paper sizes.
Multilines, complex lines and groups.
Blocks.
Wblocks.
Attributes.
External references.
Pictorial drawings.
Model space and Paper space.
Templates.
CAD Standards.
The AutoCAD Design Center.
Toolbars and Tool Palettes.
Sheet Set.
‘electronic’ AutoCAD.
Obtaining a CAD qualification.
Index.