Product Description
For Technical Drafting, Basic Drafting, Engineering Graphics, and Beginning AutoCAD courses at the freshman undergraduate level.
Totally self-contained, this book teaches the fundamentals of drafting through the use of sketches on gridded paper done with triangles, a circle template and a minimum of other tools and supplies (only a pencil and eraser are absolutely necessary) - and at the same time integrates a practical and empowering introduction to AutoCAD, providing sample drawings on a diskette that are the same as or similar to the pencil sketches found in the text.
From the Back Cover
Architectural Drawing Using Pencil Sketches and AutoCAD® is written specifically for students studying architectural drawing. The text covers drawing fundamentals for creating both sketches and AutoCAD® drawings. The AutoCAD® commands presented are keyboard commands, which allow the text to be used with multiple versions of AutoCAD®, including AutoCAD® 2002. It includes the following features to help users learn, practice, and master sketching and AutoCAD® skills:
- Easy to follow step-by-step instructions for sketching
- An easy to follow "prompt/response" format that takes users step by step through each new AutoCAD® command/activity
- Practice exercises in every chapter
- Numerous figures and illustrations
- Review questions at the end of every chapter
A CD-ROM of AutoCAD® files to be used in tutorial exercises is also included with this text.