AutoCAD 2023 for Architectural Design: A Power Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Users

AutoCAD 2023 for Architectural Design: 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 architects, designers, and CAD operators interested in learning AutoCAD for creating 2D architectural drawings. This textbook is a great help for new AutoCAD users and a great teaching aid for classroom training. The textbook consists of 12 chapters, and a total of 482 pages covering tools and commands of the Drafting & Annotation workspace of AutoCAD, teaching you to use AutoCAD software for creating, editing, plotting, and managing real world 2D architectural drawings.Every chapter of this textbook contains tutorials that provide users with step-by-step instructions for creating architectural designs and drawings with ease. Moreover, every chapter ends with hands-on test drives which allow users to experience themselves the user friendly and technical capabilities of AutoCAD.Table of Contents:Chapter 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 Blocks and XrefsChapter 7. Working with Dimensions and Dimensions StyleChapter 8. Editing Dimensions and Adding TextChapter 9. Modifying and Editing Drawings - IIChapter 10. Hatching and GradientsChapter 11. Working with LayoutsChapter 12. Printing and PlottingMain Features of the Textbook:Comprehensive 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 studentsTechnical support for the book by contacting info@cadartifex.com Read more