Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2026
eBook - PDF

Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2026

2D Drawing, 3D Modeling

  1. 700 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2026

2D Drawing, 3D Modeling

About this book

  • Covers 2D drawing and 3D modeling
  • Uses step-by-step tutorials and written for novice users
  • Organization that parallels an introductory engineering course
  • Mechanical, electrical, civil, and architectural based end of chapter problems
  • Prepares you for the AutoCAD Certification Exam

Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2026 provides a step-by-step introduction to Autodesk AutoCAD with commands presented in the context of each tutorial. In fifteen clear and comprehensive chapters, author Shawna Lockhart guides you through all the important commands and techniques in AutoCAD 2026, from 2D drawing to solid modeling and finally finishing with rendering. In each lesson, the author provides step-by-step instructions with frequent illustrations showing exactly what appears on the AutoCAD screen. Later, individual steps are no longer provided, and you are asked to apply what you've learned by completing sequences on your own. A carefully developed pedagogy reinforces this cumulative-learning approach and supports you in becoming a skilled AutoCAD user.

Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2026 begins with three Getting Started chapters that include information to get readers of all levels prepared for the tutorials. The author includes tips that offer suggestions and warnings as you progress through the tutorials. Key Terms and Key Commands are listed at the end of each chapter to recap important topics and commands learned in each tutorial. Also, a glossary of terms and Commands Summary list the key commands used in the tutorials. Each chapter concludes with end of chapter problems providing challenges to a range of abilities in mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering as well as architectural problems.

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Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Preparing for the Tutorials
  3. AutoCADĀ® Basics
  4. Studying for the AutoCADĀ® Certification Exam
  5. Chapter 1: Introduction to AutoCADĀ®
  6. Chapter 2: Basic Construction Techniques
  7. Chapter 3: Basic Editing and Plotting Techniques
  8. Chapter 4: Geometric Constructions
  9. Chapter 5: Template Drawings and More Plotting
  10. Chapter 6: 2D Orthographic Drawings
  11. Chapter 7: Dimensioning
  12. Chapter 8: Advanced Dimensioning
  13. Chapter 9: Section and Auxiliary Views
  14. Chapter 10: Blocks, DesignCenter, and Tool Palettes
  15. Chapter 11: Introduction to Solid and Surface Modeling
  16. Chapter 12: Changing and Plotting Solid Models
  17. Chapter 13: Creating Assembly Drawings from Solid Models
  18. Chapter 14: Solid Modeling for Section and Auxiliary Views
  19. Chapter 15: Rendering
  20. AutoCAD Command Summary
  21. Index