Up and Running with AutoCAD® 2025

Robert Kaebisch is a professional licensed architect and instructor in the Construction Sciences Group: Architectural/Structural Engineering Technician Program at Gateway Technical College. He teaches a variety of courses including and related to: architecture, construction, residential design and code, commercial design and code, mechanical systems, conflict resolution in construction and building inspections. He teaches a variety of different software in those courses including AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and MS-Office products.

About the authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. AutoCAD Fundamentals - Part I
2. AutoCAD Fundamentals - Part II Spotlight On: Architecture
3. Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Properties
4. Text, Mtext, Editing and Style Spotlight On: Mechanical Engineering
5. Hatch Patterns
6. Dimensions Spotlights On: Electrical Engineering
7. Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamics Blocks, Groups, and Purge
8. Polar, Rectangular, and Path Arrays Spotlight On: Interior Design
9. Basic Printing and Output
10. Advanced Output - Paper Space Spotlight On: Civil Engineering
11. Advanced Linework
12. Advanced Layers Spotlight On: Aerospace Engineering
13. Advanced Dimensions
14. Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools Spotlight On: Chemical Engineering
15. Advanced Design and File Management Tools
16. Importing and Exporting Data Spotlight On: Biomedical Engineering
17. External References (Xrefs)
18. Attributes Spotlight On: Drafting CAD Management, Teaching, and Consulting
19. Advanced Output and Pen Settings
20. Isometric Drawing
21. 3D Basics
22. Object Manipulation
23. Boolean Operations Primitives
24. Solid Modeling
25. Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges
26. Surfaces and Meshes
27. Slicing, Sectioning, Layouts, and Vports
28. Advanced UCS, Views, Text and Dimensions in 3D
29. Dview, Camera, Walk and Fly, Path Animation
30. Lighting and Rendering
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I
Appendix J
Appendix K
Appendix L
Appendix M