Download Ebook Introduction to AutoCAD 2011

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Elsevier Publishing, Newnes Press; 1st Edition (August 16, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 008096575X
• ISBN-13: 978-0080965758

eBook Description:

Introduction to AutoCAD 2011 by Elsevier Publishing, Newnes Press, Full-Colour

Alf Yarwood’s best-selling text provides a comprehensive, step-by-step introduction to the latest release of AutoCAD. It covers all the requirements of City and Guilds courses in Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Engineering

and the drawing modules in BTEC Higher and National Higher Engineering.  After beginning with the basic principles and an introduction to 2D technical drawing, he continues with extensive coverage of all 3D topics such as 3D solid modelling and rendering, taking into account all the new features of the 2011 AutoCAD software. The full-colour, clear presentation makes this the best choice for all beginning students of AutoCAD.

• Accompanied by a comprehensive website with worked solutions, further exercises and multiple choice questions and answers
• A step-by-step approach using extensive full colour illustrations and screen shots throughout
• Written by a prominent AutoCAD author who is a member of the Autodesk Developer Network

The purpose of writing this book is to produce a text suitable for students in Further and/or Higher Education who are required to learn how to use the computer-aided design (CAD) software package AutoCAD® 2011. Students taking examinations based on CAD will find the contents of the book of great assistance. The book is also suitable for those in industry wishing to learn how to construct technical drawings with the aid of AutoCAD 2011 and those who, having used previous releases of AutoCAD, wish to update their skills to AutoCAD 2011.

The chapters in Part 1 – 2D Design, dealing with two-dimensional (2D) drawing, will also be suitable for those wishing to learn how to use AutoCAD LT 2011, the 2D version of this latest release of AutoCAD.

Many readers using previous releases of AutoCAD will find the book’s contents largely suitable for use with those versions, although AutoCAD 2011 has many enhancements over previous releases (some of which are mentioned in Chapter 21).

The contents of the book are basically a graded course of work, consisting of chapters giving explanations and examples of methods of constructions, followed by exercises which allow the reader to practise what has been learned in each chapter. The first 11 chapters are concerned with constructing technical drawing in 2D. These are followed by chapters detailing the construction of 3D solid drawings and rendering them. The final two chapters describe the Internet tools of AutoCAD 2011 and the place of AutoCAD in the design process. The book finishes with two appendices – a list of tools with their abbreviations and a list of some of the set variables upon which AutoCAD 2011 is based.

AutoCAD 2011 is very complex CAD software package. A book of this size cannot possibly cover the complexities of all the methods for constructing 2D and 3D drawings available when working with AutoCAD 2011. However, it is hoped that by the time the reader has worked through the contents of the book, he/she will be sufficiently skilled with methods of producing drawing with the software to be able to go on to more advanced constructions with its use and will have gained an interest in the more advanced possibilities available when using AutoCAD.

Content

Part A – 2D design:

1. Introducing AutoCAD 2011
2. Introducing drawing
3. Osnap, AutoSnap and Dyn
4. Zoom, Pan and templates
5. The Modify tools
6. Dimensions and Text
7. Orthographic and isometric
8. Hatching
9. Blocks and Inserts
10. Other types of file format
11. Sheet Sets

Part B – 3D design

1. Introducing 3D modelling
2. 3D models in viewports
3. The modification of 3D models
4. Rendering
5. Building drawing
6. Three Dimensional Space
7. Editing 3D solid models
8. Other features of 3D modelling
9. Internet tools and Help
10. Design and AutoCAD 2011

Appendix A – Printing/ Plotting

Appendix B – List of tools

Appendix C – Some of the set variables

Index

Author Information

By Alf Yarwood, Member of the Autodesk Developer Network

Alf Yarwood’s best-selling text provides a comprehensive, step-by-step introduction to the latest release of AutoCAD. It covers all the requirements of City and Guilds courses in Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Engineering and the drawing modules in BTEC Higher and National Higher Engineering.  After beginning with the basic principles and an introduction to 2D technical drawing, he continues with extensive coverage of all 3D topics such as 3D solid modelling and rendering, taking into account all the new features of the 2011 AutoCAD software. The full-colour, clear presentation makes this the best choice for all beginning students of AutoCAD.