There’s simply no better resource for anyone learning about and/or teaching CAD software than the Beginning AutoCAD Exercise Workbook. Veteran AutoCAD experts and former instructors Shrock and Heather have packed the 2021 version with a vastly improved interior design layout, 30 in-depth lessons with hundreds of useful practice exercises, all new screenshots, along with tried and true features such as “CAD tips” and side-by-side metric/inch measurements. The detailed, step-by-step format makes mastering AutoCAD much easier, in or out of a formal classroom. Readers can download the provided templates used for drawings in the book from the Industrial Press website.
New and/or Improved Features in Beginning AutoCAD 2021
- Streamlined Trim and Extend command—Boundary edges are now selected automatically, making trimming or extending objects far more efficient.
- Revision Cloud enhancements—Users can use one value that measures the chord distance between the end points of each cloud arc to create more consistent revision clouds.
- Measure Geometry: Quick Measure—The area and perimeter of closed objects (and even multiple objects) can be measured with a simple click, all in one go.
- Beginning AutoCAD 2021 contains more content than ever before, yet has been redesigned and reduced by more than 100 pages, making it more manageable to read and carry.
There’s simply no better resource for anyone learning about and/or teaching CAD software than the
Beginning AutoCAD Exercise Workbook. Veteran AutoCAD experts and former instructors Shrock and Heather have packed the 2021 version with a
vastly improved interior design layout, 30 in-depth lessons with hundreds of useful practice exercises, all new screenshots, along with tried and true features such as “CAD tips” and side-by-side metric/inch measurements. The detailed, step-by-step format makes mastering AutoCAD much easier, in or out of a formal classroom. Readers can download the provided templates used for drawings in the book from the Industrial Press website.
New and/or Improved Features in Beginning AutoCAD 2021 - Streamlined Trim and Extend command—Boundary edges are now selected automatically, making trimming or extending objects far more efficient.
- Revision Cloud enhancements—Users can use one value that measures the chord distance between the end points of each cloud arc to create more consistent revision clouds.
- Measure Geometry: Quick Measure—The area and perimeter of closed objects (and even multiple objects) can be measured with a simple click, all in one go.
- Beginning AutoCAD 2021 contains more content than ever before, yet has been redesigned and reduced by more than 100 pages, making it more manageable to read and carry.
Cheryl Shrock is a retired Professor and Chairperson of Computer Aided Design at Orange Coast College in California. The
AutoCAD ExerciseWorkbooks are the result of both her teaching skills and her industry experience. She is an Autodesk® registered author.
Steve Heather has more than 30 years of experience as a practicing mechanical engineer, and has taught AutoCAD to engineering and architectural students at the college level. He is a Beta Tester for Autodesk®, testing the latest AutoCAD software, and a member of the AutoCAD® Customer Council.
Starting AutoCAD Creating & Using a Template
Selecting a Command Drawing Lines
Erase Undo and Redo
Starting a New Drawing Opening Multiple Files
Automatic Save Circle
Rectangle Grid and Increment Snap
Transparency Object Snap
Zoom Drawing Setup
Polygon Ellipse
Point Break
Trim Extend
Move Drag
Explode Copy
Mirror Fillet
Chamfer Single & Multiline Text
Tabs & Indents Columns
Paragraph & Line Spacing Editing
Coordinate Input Absolute Coordinates
Direct Distance Entry (DDE) Measure Tools
Moving the Origin Displaying the UCS Icon
Polar Coordinate Input Dynamic Input
Polar Tracking Using Polar Tracking & DDE
Polar Snap Offset
Properties Palette Quick Properties Panel
Array Scale: Stretch: Rotate
Hatch Types Editing Hatch Set Properties
Linear, Continue, & Baseline Dimensioning Ignoring Hatch Objects
Editing Dimension Text Values Modifying a Dimension Style
Dimension Breaks Jogging a Dimension Line
Adjusting the Distance Between Dimensions Dimensioning Diameters & Radii
Angular Dimensioning Center Mark—Automatic & Manual
Centerline Flip Arrow
Creating a Multileader Style Special Text Characters * Dim Command… and much more!
