"Autodesk, authorised publisher."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface. Using the book. AutoCAD 2005 graphics screen. Drawing, Erasing and the Selection Set. The 2D drawing aids. Saving and Opening drawings. Standard sheet 1. Line creation and co-ordinate entry. Circle creation. Object snap. Arc, donut and ellipse creation. Layers and standard sheet 2. User exercise 1. Fillet and chamfer. The offset, extend, trim and change commands. User exercise 2. Text. Dimensioning. Dimension styles 1. Modifying objects. Grips. Drawing assistance. Viewing a drawing. Hatching. Point, polygon and solid. Polylines. Modifying polylines. Divide, measure and break. Lengthen, align and stretch. Obtaining information from a drawing. Text fonts and styles. Multiline text, Text Tables, Fields. The array command. Changing properties. User exercise 3. Dimension styles 2. Drawing with various units and paper sizes. Multilines, complex lines and groups. Blocks. Wblocks. Attributes. External references. Pictorial drawings. Model space and Paper space. Templates. CAD Standards. The AutoCAD Design Center. Toolbars and Tool Palettes. Sheet Set. 'electronic' AutoCAD. Obtaining a CAD qualification. Index.

"Beginning AutoCAD 2005 is a course based on learning and practising the essentials of 2D drawing using AutoCAD. Bob McFarlane's hands-on approach is uniquely suited to independent learning and use on courses. The focus on 2D drawing in one book ensures the reader gets a thorough grounding in the subject, with a greater depth of coverage than tends to be available from general introductions to AutoCAD. As a result, this book provides a true, step-by-step, detailed exploration of the AutoCAD functions required at each stage of producing a 2D drawing - an approach often not found in the many software reference guides available."--Jacket

In English text.