ABC's of Mechanical Drafting with an Introduction to AutoCad 2000 includes step-by-step instructions provide students with a sound working knowledge of the fundamentals of both manual and computer-aided drafting.

Features:

• Allows readers to absorb concepts without having to interpret unfamiliar drawing objects and provides them with drawings that are specific to their areas of study
• Provides readers with three levels of lessons in coursework to reinforce basic principles and deepen understanding of material
• Provides readers with comparisons between manual drafting and AutoCAD

Contents

Universal Drafting for Everyone

• Introduction to Drafting Fundamentals
• Learning the Basic Tools and Terminology of Drafting
• Manual Drafting Skills: A Masterly Art
• Drawing Basic Shapes and Patterns
• Introduction to Drawing Conventions

Mechanical Concepts

• Orthographic Drawing
• Auxiliary Views
• Sections
• Dimensioning Mechanical Drawings
• Pictorial Drawing and Sketching

Autocad for Beginners

• Introduction to Computer Basics
• Introduction to AutoCAD®
• Beginning to Draw
• View Modification
• Creating Simple Geometric Entities
• Drawing Aids
• Editing and Altering Entities
• Moving and Duplicating Objects
• Layers
• Dimensioning
• Using AutoCAD Text Commands
• Learning to Create Blocks and WBlocks

Index

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