This class will teach the fundamentals of AutoCAD independent of the edition. Even though the textbook and the version of Autocad that we will use is the latest, the instructor will emphasize the most basic commands that apply to recent as well as older versions of Autocad.

For the Introduction to AutoCAD we can use the textbook : The textbook is: Fundamentals of Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 by Elise Moss, SDC publications www.schroff.com

Topics will include:
Viewing and Plotting a drawing-Basic CAD drawing techniques
Understanding Layers- Creating Basic Geometry
Annotating a drawing with Text and Hatching
Drawing Accurately- Creating Selection Sets
Basic Editing Skills
Dimensioning a Drawing

Instructor: Dr. Cosmas Tzavelis, Ph.D., P.E.