AutoCAD 2025

AutoCAD 2025: A Power Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Users textbook is designed for instructor-led courses as well as for self-paced learning. It is intended to help engineers, designers, and CAD operators interested in learning AutoCAD to create 2D engineering drawings as well as 3D Models. This textbook is a great help for new AutoCAD users and a great teaching aid for classroom training. The textbook consists of 13 chapters, and a total of 550 pages covering major workspaces of AutoCAD such as Drafting & Annotation and 3D Modeling, teaching you to use AutoCAD software for creating, editing, plotting, and managing real-world 2D engineering drawings and 3D Models.This textbook not only focuses on the usage of the tools/commands of AutoCAD but also the concept of design. Every chapter of this textbook contains tutorials that provide users with step-by-step instructions on how to easily create mechanical designs and drawings. Moreover, every chapter ends with hands-on test drives allowing users to experience AutoCAD’s user-friendly and powerful capabilities.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to AutoCADChapter 2. Creating Drawings - IChapter 3. Working with Drawing Aids and LayersChapter 4. Creating Drawings - IIChapter 5. Modifying and Editing Drawings - IChapter 6. Working with Dimensions and Dimensions StyleChapter 7. Editing Dimensions and Adding TextChapter 8. Modifying and Editing Drawings - IIChapter 9. Hatching and GradientsChapter 10. Working with Blocks and XrefsChapter 11. Working with LayoutsChapter 12. Printing and PlottingChapter 13. Introducing 3D Basics and Creating 3D ModelsMain Features of the TextbookComprehensive coverage of toolsStep-by-step real-world tutorials with every chapterHands-on test drives to enhance the skills at the end of every chapterAdditional notes and tipsCustomized content for faculty (PowerPoint Presentations)Free learning resources for faculty and studentsAdditional student and faculty projectsTechnical support for the book by contacting info@cadartifex.com