This text is a course based on learning and practising the essentials of 2D design using AutoCAD. It presents a step-by-step course that focuses on the AutoCAD functions that are needed for each stage of producing a 2D drawing. The emphasis on learning through doing should make 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 (BTECT) and SQA syllabuses.

AutoCAD is the major CAD software in use throughout the world both in industry and academia, for the creation of 2D and 3D technical drawings. The new release of the AutoCAD software has now been published as AutoCAD 2006. Beginning AutoCAD 2006 is a course based on learning and practising the techniques of 2D drawing using AutoCAD. The focus on 2D drawing in one book, ensures the reader gets a thorough grounding in the essentials of the subject, with a greater depth of coverage of 2D design than tends to be available from general introductions to AutoCAD. As a result, this book provides a...

AutoCAD is the major CAD software in use throughout the world both in industry and academia, for the creation of 2D and 3D technical drawings. The new release of the AutoCAD software has now been published as AutoCAD 2007. Beginning AutoCAD 2007 is a course based on learning and practising the techniques of 2D drawing using AutoCAD. The focus on 2D drawing in one book ensures the reader gets a thorough grounding in the essentials of the subject, with a greater depth of coverage of 2D design than tends to be available from general introductions. As a result, this book provides a detailed...

Beginning AutoCAD 2007 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...

This practical resource provides a series of Inventor(R) exercises covering several topics, including:

• sketches
• part models
• assemblies
• drawing layouts
• presentations
• sheet metal design
• welding

for users with some familiarity with Autodesk(R) Inventor, or other similar feature-based modelling software such as Solid Works ^(R), CATIA ^(R), Pro/ENGINEER and Creo Parametric, and who want to become proficient. Exercises are set out in a structured way and are suitable for releases of Inventor...