Engineering Graphics with AutoCAD 2020

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Features

• Quickly learn the foundational skills for technical drawing using AutoCAD with step-by-step guidance and nearly 150 exercises to help develop student’s creativity and problem-solving capabilities.
• Step-by-step format throughout the text allows students to work directly from the text to the screen and provides an excellent reference during and after the course.
• Covers the latest in dynamic blocks, user interface improvements, and productivity enhancements.
• Exercise, sample problems and projects appear in each chapter, providing examples of software capabilities and giving students an opportunity to apply their own knowledge to realistic design situations. Includes examples of how to create an animated assembly, apply dimension to a drawing, calculate shear and bending values, and more!
• ANSI standards are discussed when appropriate, introducing students to the appropriate techniques and national standards.
• Illustrations and sample problems provided in every chapter, supporting the step-by-step approach by illustrating how to use AutoCAD and its features to solve various design problems.

Description

In Engineering Graphics with AutoCAD 2020, award-winning CAD instructor and author James Bethune teaches technical drawing using AutoCAD 2020 as its drawing instrument. Taking a step-by-step approach, this textbook encourages students to work at their own pace and uses sample problems and illustrations to guide them through the powerful features of this drawing program. More than 680 exercise problems provide instructors with a variety of assignment material and students with an opportunity to develop their creativity and problem-solving capabilities.

Effective pedagogy throughout the text helps students learn and retain concepts:

• Step-by-step format throughout the text allows students to work directly from the text to the screen and provides an excellent reference during and after the course.
• Latest coverage is provided for dynamic blocks, user interface improvements, and productivity enhancements.
• Exercises, sample problems, and projects appear in each chapter, providing examples of software capabilities and giving students an opportunity to apply their own knowledge to realistic design situations.
• ANSI standards are discussed when appropriate, introducing students to the appropriate techniques and national standards.
• Illustrations and sample problems are provided in every chapter, supporting the step-by-step approach by illustrating how to use AutoCAD 2020 and its features to solve various design problems.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Getting Started
• Chapter 2 Fundamentals of 2D Construction
• Chapter 3 Advanced Commands
• Chapter 4 Sketching
• Chapter 5 Orthographic Views
• Chapter 6 Sectional Views
• Chapter 7 Auxiliary Views
• Chapter 8 Dimensioning
• Chapter 9 Tolerancing
• Chapter 10 Geometric Tolerances
• Chapter 11 Threads and Fasteners
• Chapter 12 Working Drawings
• Chapter 13 Gears, Bearings, and Cams
• Chapter 14 Fundamentals of 3D Drawing
• Chapter 15 Modeling

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