Up and Running with AutoCAD 2017

Elliot Gindis is the founding author of the Up and Running with AutoCAD series of textbooks. He is a former AutoCAD drafter and designer who got his start in New York City in 1996 and has logged in over 25,000 hours of screen time with a wide variety of architecture and engineering companies. From 1999 to 2008 he was on staff with the Pratt Institute of Design and as visiting instructor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced (3D) AutoCAD classes. He was also the president of Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design, an AutoCAD training firm, and has advised, consulted, or assisted more than 60 companies nationwide in using and optimizing AutoCAD. Elliot was part of the AutoDesk Developers Network and was a Certified Technical Trainer. He published the first edition of the Up and Running textbook with Elsevier in 2010, and has supported each subsequent edition until 2020, when Robert Kaebisch took over full-time. Elliot currently resides in the Los Angeles area, and is an engineer in the defense industry.

Level 1: Chapters 1–10

Level 1. Chapters 1–10

Chapter 1. AutoCAD Fundamentals—Part I

Chapter 2. AutoCAD Fundamentals—Part II

Spotlight On: Architecture

Spotlight On: Architecture

Chapter 3. Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Properties

Chapter 4. Text, Mtext, Editing, and Style

Chapter 5. Hatch Patterns

Spotlight On: Mechanical Engineering

Spotlight On: Mechanical Engineering

Chapter 6. Dimensions

Chapter 7. Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamic Blocks, Groups, and Purge

Chapter 8. Polar, Rectangular, and Path Arrays

Spotlight On: Electrical Engineering

Spotlight On: Electrical Engineering

Chapter 9. Basic Printing and Output

Chapter 10. Advanced Output—Paper Space

Level 1: Answers to Review Questions

Level 1. Answers to Review Questions

Level 2: Chapters 11–20

Level 2. Chapters 11–20

Chapter 11. Advanced Linework

Chapter 12. Advanced Layers

Spotlight On: Interior Design

Spotlight On: Interior Design

Chapter 13. Advanced Dimensions

Chapter 14. Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools

Chapter 15. Advanced Design and File Management Tools

Spotlight On: Civil Engineering

Spotlight On: Civil Engineering

Chapter 16. Importing and Exporting Data

Chapter 17. External References (Xrefs)

Chapter 18. Attributes

Spotlight On: Aerospace Engineering

Spotlight On: Aerospace Engineering

Chapter 19. Advanced Output and Pen Settings

Chapter 20. Isometric Drawing

Level 2: Answers to Review Questions

Level 2 Answers to Review Questions

Level 3: Chapters 21–30

Level 3. Chapters 21–30

Chapter 21. 3D Basics

Chapter 22. Object Manipulation

Spotlight On: Chemical Engineering

Spotlight On: Chemical Engineering

Chapter 23. Boolean Operations and Primitives

Chapter 24. Solid Modeling

Chapter 25. Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges

Spotlight On: Biomedical Engineering

Spotlight On: Biomedical Engineering

Chapter 26. Surfaces and Meshes

Chapter 27. Slicing, Sectioning, Layouts, and Vports

Chapter 28. Advanced UCS, Views, Text, and Dimensions in 3D

Spotlight On: Drafting, CAD Management, Teaching, and Consulting

Spotlight On: Drafting, CAD Management, Teaching, and Consulting

Chapter 29. Dview, Camera, Walk and Fly, Path Animation

Chapter 30. Lighting and Rendering

Level 3: Answers to Review Questions

Level 3. Answers to Review Questions