CAD Design
AutoCAD & AutoCAD LT 2026
A Beginner's Step-by-Step Guide with Hands-On Drafting Examples
Master AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2026 from the ground up with this comprehensive beginner's guide. Learn precision drafting, professional documentation, and industry-standard CAD workflows through hands-on examples and step-by-step instructions.
Pages: 359
Level: beginner
Published: June 2025
ISBN: 9798284868201
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Table of Contents
Inside the Book
Full-Color Printing
Every page features vibrant, full-color screenshots, code highlighting, and visual diagrams that make learning easier and more engaging.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Clear, numbered instructions guide you through every project from start to finish, with no steps skipped.
What You'll Learn
- • AutoCAD interface navigation and workspace management
- • Precision drawing with coordinate input and object snaps
- • Ortho mode and polar tracking for accurate drafting
- • Layer management and line type configuration
- • Fundamental drafting tools and commands
- • Essential editing commands: Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale
- • Trim, Extend, and Fillet operations for drawing modification
- • Polyline creation, editing, and spline curves
- • Geometric shapes and complex object manipulation
- • Creating and managing reusable blocks
- • External references and hatch pattern application
- • Text styles and professional dimensioning systems
- • Leader lines and table creation for documentation
- • Layout and viewport setup for presentations
- • Model space and paper space workflows
- • Plotting, printing, and PDF output configuration
What's Included
Resources you'll get with this book
Reference files
AutoCAD files used in the book
Project files
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