Beginning AutoCAD 2002

New features in AutoCAD 2002 are covered in this book, making it a useful refresher course for anyone using AutoCAD at this level, and upgrading to the new software release. The material in the book is also relevant to anyone using other recent releases, including, AutoCAD 2000.

Preface; What's new in AutoCAD 2002; System requirements and installation; Using the book; AutoCAD 2002 graphics screen; Drawing, erasing and the selection set; The 2D drawing aids; Saving and opening drawings; Standard sheet 1; Line creation and coordinate entry; Circle creation; Object snap; Arc, donut and ellipse creation; Layers and standard sheet 2; User exercise 1; Fillet and chamfer; 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 and splines; Modifying polylines and splines; Divide, measure and break; Lengthen, align and stretch; Obtaining information from a drawing; Text fonts and styles; Multiline text; The ARRAY command; Changing properties; User exercise 3; Dimension styles 2; Drawing with different sizes; Multilines, complex lines and groups; Blocks; WBLOCKS; Attributes; External reference; Isometric drawings; Model space and paper space; Templates and standards; AutoCAD Design Center; The TODAY window; 'Electronic' AutoCAD; Activities; Index.

Students: Engineering, construction and architecture students learning AutoCAD as part of another course. Professionals learning AutoCAD for the first time, or updating their knowledge.

Well written, user friendly and authoritative' CAD User magazine'A well presented and structured book which allows the user to work through the exercises at their own pace. Excellent use of terminology throughout with excellent activities at the rear of the book to practice certain commands.' Engineering Professor