Beginning AutoCAD R13 for Windows

Bob McFarlane is a Curriculum Manager (CAD and New Media) at Motherwell College. He is in charge of the following courses to HNC and HND level: a)Computer Aided Draughting and Design b)Architectural Technology with CAD c)Filmcraft and Animation d)Internet and Multimedia Design and Development Bob has been writing AutoCAD books since 1993, the first being published for AutoCAD Release 12. Bob is an Autodesk Educational Developer and has a particular interest in the modelling concepts. Outside of work, Bob s interests include Bonsai trees, stamp collecting, remote control aircraft and kite flying. At present Bob spend most of his time with his wife Helen, his children Linda and Stephen and his granddaughter Ciara.

1 Why AutoCAD Release 13? 2 System requirements and installation 3 Using the book 4 The graphics screen and terminology 5 Drawing and erasing 6 Limits and drawing aids 7 Save, exit and open 8 Standard sheet 1 9 Line co-ordinate input 10 Circle creation 11 Object snap 12 User exercise 1 13 Arc, donut and ellipse creation 14 Fillet and chamfer 15 Offset, extend and trim 16 Layers and standard sheet 2 17 User exercise 2 18 Text 19 Dimensioning 20 Dimension styles 1 21 Construct and modify 22 The selection set 23 Grips 24 Drawing assistance 25 Viewing a drawing 26 Hatching 27 Point, polygon and solid 28 Polylines and splines 29 Modifying polylines and splines 30 Divide, measure and break 31 Lenghten, align and strength 32 Enquiring into a drawing 33 Text font and styles 34 The array command 35 Changing properties 36 Dimension styles 2 37 Drawing to different sizes 38 Groups and filters 39 Multilines 40 Blocks 41 WBLOCKS 42 Attributes 43 Tool customisation Tutorials