AutoCAD 2020

Thirteen chapters take a new AutoCAD user from a blank screen to finished engineering drawings and solid 3D models, working through the Drafting & Annotation and 3D Modeling workspaces of the 2020 release. The ground covered is practical and in sensible order: drawing aids and layers, editing, dimensions and dimension styles, text, hatching and gradients, blocks and xrefs, layouts, then printing and plotting before the move into three dimensions.

Every chapter is built around step-by-step tutorials based on mechanical parts, and ends with hands-on test drives to try alone. The authors attend to design thinking as well as to the commands themselves. Written for classroom courses and self-paced study alike, it suits engineers, designers and CAD operators who want a methodical, workbook-style route from beginner to confident intermediate.