WHAT IS AUTOCAD?
AutoCAD is a drafting and design software package developed and marketed by Autodesk®,Inc. As of 2013, it has been around for approximately 31 years—several lifetimes in the
software industry. It has grown from modest beginnings to an industry standard, often
imitated, sometimes exceeded, but never equaled. The basic premise of its design is simple
and is the main reason for AutoCAD’s success. Anything you can think of, you can draw
quickly and easily. For many years, AutoCAD remained a superb 2D electronic drafting
board, replacing the pencil and paper for an entire generation of technical professionals. In
recent releases, its 3D capabilities finally matured, and AutoCAD is now also considered an
excellent 3D visualization tool, especially for architecture and interior design.
The software has a rather steep learning curve to become an expert but a surprisingly easy
one to just get started. Most important, it is well worth learning. This is truly global software
that has been adopted by millions of architects, designers, and engineers worldwide. Over
the years, Autodesk expanded this reach by introducing add-on packages that customize
AutoCAD for industry-specific tasks, such as electrical, civil, and mechanical engineering.
However, underneath all these add-ons is still plain AutoCAD. This software remains hugely
popular. Learn it well, as it is still one of the best skills you can add to your resume.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This book is not like most on the market. While many authors certainly view their particulartext as unique and novel in its approach, I rarely reviewed one that was clear to a beginner
student and distilled AutoCAD concepts down to basic, easy to understand explanations. The
problem may be that many of the available books are written by either industry technical
experts or teachers but rarely by someone who is actively both. One really needs to interact
with the industry and the students, in equal measure, to bridge the gap between reality and
the classroom.
After years of AutoCAD design work in the daytime and teaching nights and weekends, I set
out to create a set of classroom notes that outlined, in an easy to understand manner, exactly
how AutoCAD is used and applied, not theoretical musings or clinical descriptions of the
commands. These notes eventually were expanded into the book that you now hold. The
rationale was simple: I need this person to be up and running as soon as possible to do a
job. How do we make this happen?
TEACHING METHODS
My teaching approach has its roots in a certain philosophy I developed while attendingengineering school many years ago. While there, I had sometimes been frustrated with the
complex presentation of what in retrospect amounted to rather simple topics. My favorite
quote was, “Most ideas in engineering are not that hard to understand but often become
so upon explanation.” The moral of that quote was that concepts can usually be distilled
to their essence and explained in an easy and straightforward manner. That is the job of
a teacher: Not to blow away students with technical expertise but to use experience and
top-level knowledge to sort out what is important and what is secondary and to explain the
essentials in plain language.
Such is the approach to this AutoCAD book. I want everything here to be highly practical
and easy to understand. There are few descriptions of procedures or commands that are
rarely used in practice. If we talk about it, you will likely need it. The first thing you must
learn is how to draw a line. You see this command on the first few pages of Chapter 1. It is
essential to present the “core” of AutoCAD, essential knowledge common to just about any
drafting situation, all of it meant to get you up and running quickly. This stripped down
approach proved effective in the classroom and was carefully incorporated into this text.
TEXT ORGANIZATION
This book comes in three parts: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3:Level 1 (Chapters 1–10) is meant to give you a wide breadth of knowledge on many
topics, a sort of “mile wide” approach. These ten chapters comprise, in my
experience, the complete essential knowledge set of an intermediate user. You
then can work on, if not necessarily set up and manage, moderate to complex
drawings. If your CAD requirements are modest or if you are not required to draft
full time, then this is where you stop.
Level 2 (Chapters 11–20) is meant for advanced users who are CAD managers, full-time
AutoCAD draftspersons, architects, or self-employed and must do everything
themselves. The goal here is depth, as many features not deemed critically
important in Level 1 are revisited to explore additional advanced options. Also
introduced are advanced topics necessary to set up and manage complex drawings.
Level 3 (Chapters 21–30) is all about 3D. Solid knowledge of the previous two levels is
highly recommended before starting these chapters. The 3D material covers all
aspects of AutoCAD solid modeling including lights and rendering.
Throughout the book, the following methods are used to present material:
● Explain the new concept or command and why it is important.
● Cover the command step by step (if needed), with your input and AutoCAD responses
shown so you can follow and learn them.
● Give you a chance to apply just-learned knowledge to a real-life exercise, drawing, or
model.
● Test yourself with end-of-chapter quizzes and drawing exercises that ask questions about
the essential knowledge.
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