Author: Terence M. Shumaker, David A. Madsen, David P. Madsen, Jeffrey A. Laurich, J.C. Malitzke, and Craig P. Black

AutoCAD and Its Applications: Comprehensive 2020 brings together the complete contents of AutoCAD and Its Applications: Basics and AutoCAD and Its Applications: Advanced into one volume. It provides flexibility in course design and teaching approaches, supporting both introductory and advanced classes. This text provides a complete teaching program for 2D and 3D AutoCAD drafting and design.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

AutoCAD and Its Applications—Comprehensive 2020, 27th Edition

• Front Matter
• Front Matter - Basics
• • 1 - Introduction to AutoCAD
  • 2 - Drawings and Templates
  • 3 - Introduction to Drawing and Editing
  • 4 - Basic Object Commands
  • 5 - Line Standards and Layers
  • 6 - View Tools and Basic Plotting
  • 7 - Object Snap and AutoTrack
  • 8 - Construction Tools and Multiview Drawings
  • 9 - Text Styles and Multiline Text
  • 10 - Single-Line Text and Additional Text Tools
  • 11 - Modifying Objects
  • 12 - Arranging and Patterning Objects
  • 13 - Grips, Properties, and Additional Selection Techniques
  • 14 - Polyline and Spline Editing Tools
  • 15 - Obtaining Drawing Information
  • 16 - Dimension Standards and Styles
  • 17 - Linear and Angular Dimensioning
  • 18 - Dimensioning Features and Alternate Practices
  • 19 - Dimensioning with Tolerances
  • 20 - Editing Dimensions
  • 21 - Tables
  • 22 - Parametric Drafting
  • 23 - Section Views and Graphic Patterns
  • 24 - Standard Blocks
  • 25 - Block Attributes
  • 26 - Introduction to Dynamic Blocks
  • 27 - Additional Dynamic Block Tools
  • 28 - Layout Setup
  • 29 - Plotting Layouts
  • 30 - Annotative Objects
  • 31 - External References
  • 32 - Introduction to Sheet Sets
  • 33 - Additional Sheet Set Tools
  • Index
• Front Matter - Advanced
• • 1 - Introduction to Three-Dimensional Modeling
  • 2 - Creating Primitives and Composites
  • 3 - Viewing and Displaying Three-Dimensional Models
  • 4 - Understanding Three-Dimensional Coordinates and User Coordinate Systems
  • 5 - Using Model Space Viewports
  • 6 - Model Extrusions and Revolutions
  • 7 - Sweeps and Lofts
  • 8 - Creating and Working with Solid Model Features
  • 9 - Mesh Modeling
  • 10 - Advanced Surface Modeling
  • 11 - Subobject Editing
  • 12 - Solid Model Editing
  • 13 - Text and Dimensions in 3D
  • 14 - Model Documentation, Analysis, and File Exchange
  • 15 - Point Clouds
  • 16 - Visual Style Settings and Basic Rendering
  • 17 - Materials in AutoCAD
  • 18 - Lighting
  • 19 - Advanced Rendering
  • 20 - Using Show Motion to View a Model
  • 21 - Cameras, Walkthroughs, and Flybys
  • Index