Computer aided drafting using AutoCAD / Pritam Singh Gill.

Includes index.

Part I. AutoCAD 2D design fundamentals (with hands-on type exercises) -- CAD overview - getting started -- AutoCAD fundamentals -- Preparing to draw using AutoCAD --v Drawing 2D-geometry -- Managing object properties -- Viewing 2D drawings -- Object selection -- Editing two-dimensional drawings -- Orthographic views in multi-view drawings -- Creating text -- Drawing dimensions and dimension styles -- Plotting/printing drawings and creating template files -- Creating section views and editing hatches -- Primary auxiliary views and editing with grips -- Parametric drawing tools -- Blocks, adding attributes to block and creating assembly drawings -- External references (XREFS) -- Part II. AutoCAD 3D modeling fundamentals (with hands-on type exercises) -- Specifying 3D coordinates-user coordinate systems and the z-axis -- Viewing 3D drawings -- AutoCAD 2D isometric drawings -- 3D wireframe modeling UCS and viewports -- 3D surface modeling -- 3D solid modeling tools and techniques -- Multiview drawings from 3D models -- Photorealistic rendering in 3D.