This learning guide is the second in a sequence of Ascent manuals to learn about AutoCAD 2021. It may be geared to intermediate and advanced skills as it explores more sophisticated techniques that allow users to set up a template, create annotation styles, and work with external references. More advanced editing and construction techniques are introduced, as well as how to add parametric constraints to objects, creating local and global blocks, and setting up layers, styles and templates. The chapters offer some basic practice exercises. This guide is designed to be used with Windows software only.

This learning guide is Part 1 of a two-part manual to learn about AutoCAD 2021. It explores the essential topics of the software. It introduces essential core topics to create and edit 2D drawings. Not every command is explored but the user will be introduced to the AutoCAD workspace and user interface, the basic drawing, editing and viewing tools, drawing objects on layers, blocks, preparing a layout to be plotted and adding text, hatching and dimensions. The chapters offer some basic practice exercises. This guide is designed to be used with Windows software only.

This learning guide is the first in a sequence of Ascent manuals to learn about AutoCAD 2021. It introduces essential core topics in order to create technical 2D drawing on a computer using AutoCAD 2021. Not every command is explored but the user will be introduced to the AutoCAD workspace and user interface, the basic drawing, editing and viewing tools, drawing objects on layers, blocks, preparing a layout to be plotted and adding text, hatching and dimensions. The chapters offer some basic practice exercises. This guide is designed to be used with Windows software only.

This learning guide is Part 2 of a two-part manual to learn about AutoCAD 2021. It explores more sophisticated techniques that allow users to go beyond using a template to understand the process for setting one up. Skills such as more advanced editing and construction techniques are introduced, as well as how to add parametric constraints to objects, creating local and global blocks, and setting up layers, styles and templates. The chapters offer some basic practice exercises. This guide is designed to be used with Windows software only.

This textbook provides useful design information about architectural drafting for the 10, 20 and 30 level students. The book does not focus on showing how to do tasks in any single CAD program, but instead supplies the information and technical theory behind the drafting, leaving it to the users to adjust to their specific CAD program. The resource has a detailed table of contents, a glossary of terms which are bolded throughout the textbook, many useful images and diagrams and chapter review questions.

This comprehensive textbook aims to introduce AutoCAD 2019 program tools and commands to the beginner and provide the novice user with content to improve and expand on their skills to an advanced level. Every chapter is written with clear explanations of the purpose of the tools and commands, and offers diagrams, step-by-step directions, shortcuts, examples, as well as questions to assess your own learning. The table of contents and index help locate specific areas of interest within the resource.