Synopsis
Get hands-on experience with the most widely used design and drafting software in the world. A Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD(R) Release 14 is the ideal tool for learning the latest release of the most popular engineering design tool. In 15 clear and comprehensive lessons, Shawna Lockhart guides you from the basics, such as parts of the screen and simple command entry, through customizing your AutoCAD toolbars to rendering your models for presentation. In addition to teaching the important commands and techniques in AutoCAD Release 14, Lockhart provides thorough coverage of both modern 3D solid modeling and traditional 2D engineering graphics approaches to topics such as Orthographic Views, Sections, Auxiliary Views, and Assembly Drawings.
The tutorials provide step-by-step instructions, complete with numerous screen illustrations, enabling you to apply the power of AutoCAD Release 14 to create your own engineering drawings. As you progress through the tutorials you apply what you have learned by completing familiar sequences on your own. Each tutorial takes about an hour to complete. To help you learn the concepts, each tutorial includes chapter objectives, definitions of AutoCAD and graphics terminology, and end-of-chapter problems. A quick reference command summary for icons, menus, command names, and keyboard commands is included as a practical reference tool.
Other features of this tutorial manual: Excellent coverage of Dimensioning, Geometric Tolerancing, and Paper Space. Features the use of template drawings to improve your efficiency in creating drawings. Uses the powerful new AutoSnap tool to help you create accurate drawings and models.
For engineering students and practicing professionals who want to get up to speed on AutoCAD, A Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD Release 14 is the right place to start.
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About the Author
Shawna Lockhart teaches engineering design graphics using Pro/ENGINEER in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Montana State University. Prior to teaching, she used CAD in an engineering environment for 9 years. She is the author of four successful AutoCAD tutorial guides and the co-author of an engineering graphics text with emphasis on sketching (or other texts in engineering graphics. In addition, she has received awards for teaching excellence and for encouraging women and people with disabilities to pursue careers in engineering and technology.
From the Back Cover
A Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD®‚ Release 14 is the ideal tool for learning the latest release of the most popular engineering design tool. In 15 clear and comprehensive lessons, Shawna Lockhart guides you from the basics, such as parts of the screen and simple command entry, through customizing your AutoCAD toolbars to rendering your models for presentation. In addition to teaching the important commands and techniques in AutoCAD Release 14, Lockhart provides thorough coverage of both modern 3D solid modeling and traditional 2D engineering graphics approaches to topics such as Orthographic Views, Sections, Auxiliary Views, and Assembly Drawings. The tutorials provide step-by-step instructions, complete with numerous screen illustrations, enabling you to apply the power of AutoCAD Release 14 to create your own engineering drawings. As you progress through the tutorials you apply what you have learned by completing familiar sequences on your own. Each tutorial takes about an hour to complete. To help you learn the concepts, each tutorial includes chapter objectives, definitions of AutoCAD and graphics terminology, and end-of-chapter problems. A quick reference command summary for icons, menus, command names, and keyboard commands is included as a practical reference tool.
Other features of this tutorial manual:
Excellent coverage of Dimensioning, Geometric Tolerancing, and Paper Space. Features the use of template drawings to improve your efficiency in creating drawings. Uses the powerful new AutoSnap(tm) tool to help you create accurate drawings and models. For practicing professionals who want to get up to speed on AutoCAD, A Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD Release 14 is the right place to start.
From the Inside Flap
AutoCAD® is the most widely used design and drafting software for desktop computers in the world. AutoCAD® Release 14 provides you with the capability to create complex and accurate drawings. Its position as the industry standard makes it an essential tool for anyone preparing for a career in engineering, design, or technology.
Because it is the industry standard, AutoCAD is the ideal cornerstone of your design and drafting skill set. With a knowledge of AutoCAD, you will find it easy to add any number of a wide range of applications to create a complete design environment suited to your needs.
This tutorial-based manual will teach you step-by-step to use AutoCAD Release 14 running under a Windows® or Windows NT® operating system to create 2D and 3D models and the engineering drawings that describe them. Written for the novice AutoCAD user, the manual uses a proven tutorial approach that guides you through the creation of actual drawings and models. Information about AutoCAD is presented in a need-to-know fashion that makes it easy to remember. Tips and shortcuts are included where appropriate to help you become an efficient and proficient AutoCAD user. A Command Summary and Glossary make it easy to review what you've learned and to use the manual as a reference.
This manual may be used in conjunction with a basic engineering graphics course, introductory engineering, introductory architecture and/or design courses, or independently for self-study. Completing this entire set of tutorials provides a solid groundwork enabling you to apply AutoCAD in a professional setting including creating standard template drawings; using blocks, libraries, attributes, and Xrefs; managing dimension styles standards; printing and plotting standard drawing views; generating and rendering 3D solid models; applying other Windows software along with AutoCAD to create parts lists; customizing your AutoCAD toolbars, using geometric dimensioning and tolerancing symbols, and even publishing your drawings on the World Wide Web. Features
To facilitate your study of AutoCAD Release 14, this tutorial guide includes:
Step-by-step tutorials written for the novice user A complete chapter on configuring AutoCAD for performance and use with these tutorials Tutorials organized to parallel an introductory engineering graphics course "TIP" boxes that offer suggestions and warnings to students as they progress through the tutorials. Challenging end-of-tutorial drawing exercises, with applications in mechanical, civil, and electrical engineering, as well as architecture Key Terms and Key Commands summaries to recap important topics and commands learned in each tutorial
Organization
The tutorials proceed in a logical fashion to guide you from drawing basic shapes to building three-dimensional models. Later tutorials introduce techniques for automatically generating 2D drawing views from your solid models and for advanced dimensioning including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing symbols. The final tutorial shows you how to create photo-realistic renderings from your models.
Part 1, Getting Started, first helps you configure AutoCAD's environment and menus for the step-by-step instructions in this manual, then takes you on a guided tour of the AutoCAD Release 14 screen display, help facility, and keyboard/mouse usage conventions. Both of the Getting Started chapters address AutoCAD operations under Windows 95 and Windows NT.
Part 2, Tutorials, introduces AutoCAD Release 14 in the context of technical drawing.
Tutorials 1 and 2 introduce AutoCAD's basic drawing commands and build proficiency with the menus, toolbars, and drawing aids.
Tutorials 3 and 4 introduce editing commands and geometric constructions and provide instruction on plotting a drawing.
Tutorial 5 focuses on good drawing management with template drawings, layers, and plotting from paper space.
Tutorial 6 is devoted to the concepts of drawing orthographic views.
Tutorial 7 introduces basic dimensioning and the use of dimension styles.
Tutorial 8 shows how to use blocks and to customize toolbars.
Tutorials 9 and 10 teach 3D solid modeling from a single part to an assembly drawing.
Tutorials 11 introduces editing solid models and creating 2D drawings from a solid model.
Tutorials 12 and 13 introduce section and auxiliary views and show how to create them in 2D and from a 3D model. These tutorials may be undertaken after solid modeling, Tutorials 9 and 10.
Tutorial 14 is devoted to advanced dimensioning topics such as geometric tolerances. It may be used immediately after Tutorial 7, if desired.
Tutorial 15 shows how to render and shade 3D models and export them to 3D Studio. This tutorial may be completed any time after solid modeling (Tutorial 9) if you wish to render models created in later tutorials.
The Glossary defines key terms used in the tutorials. The Command Summaries show where the key commands used in the tutorials can be found.
Acknowledgments
I wish to acknowledge the individuals who contributed to the conceptualization and implementation of these tutorials. First, and foremost, thanks to Marc Finseth of Montana State University, who was a major contributor to this Release 14 version of the text. Thanks also to the many teaching colleagues who responded to inquiries and helped to shape the tutorials in this book. We cannot list all the individuals with whom we spoke in the course of our research, but we are grateful to the reviewers listed below for their help.
James G. Raschka
Delaware County Community College
Reuben Aronovitz
Delaware County Community College
John Matson
Arizona State University
Craig Miller
Purdue University
Michael H. Gregg
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Our thanks go to Doug Baese, Steve Brackman, Craig Bradley, Tom Bryson, Karen Coen-Brown, Joe Evers, Mary Ann Koen, D. Krall, Kim Manner, Shawn Murphy, Torian Roesch, Kyle Tage, John Walker, and Wendy Warren for submitting exercises and creating art files for us; to Shannon Kyles and James Bethune, authors of previous AutoCAD tutorial guides, from which some material was adapted for this manual; and to James Earle, for permission to reprint several exercises from his text.
I wish to thank Jim Purcell, Director of Education; Mark Sturges, Business Development Manager; Jimm Meloy, Worldwide Learning and Training Manager; Carrie Bustillos, Manager ATC Programs; Maureen Barrow, Contracts Administrator; and Daniel Vinson, Consultant, Education Department, who lent their talents to the partnership between Addison-Wesley and Autodesk, Inc. that supported the development of this manual.
Editing, testing, and producing step-by-step tutorials requires a tremendous amount of publishing expertise, and I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge those who worked to make this book complete, technically accurate, and lovely to look at, especially Denise Descoteaux, Morgan Baker, Alwyn Velásquez, Karen Wernholm, Phoebe Ling, Janet Drumm, and Cindy Johnson for their enthusiasm, efficiency, and professionalism throughout this project. Last but not least, I wish to thank the many great students I have had the pleasure to teach at Montana State University and from whom I have learned a great deal.
Shawna D. Lockhart
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