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This book addresses advances in technology and introduces students to 2-dimensional drawing skills and commands using the current release of AutoCAD. It continuously builds on concepts covered in previous chapters, contains exercises combined with in-text notes, and offers examples that provide the how and why of AutoCAD fundamentals. Projects are included at the end of each chapter and provide hands-on experience creating various types of mechanical, architectural, civil and electrical drawings. This text is appropriate for Introductory and Intermediate AutoCAD courses. Features: AutoCADs 2-D toolsare presented from the basic concepts to the most powerful tools used in design and engineering. Presents material (in seven parts) that advances with complexity. Introduces AutoCAD, drafting skills, editing techniques, working with complex objects, annotating drawings, outputting your work, and advanced drawing and construction methods. Advanced drawing and construction methodsappear after teaching the tools used in design and engineering. Explains blocks and block attributes, working with external references, and file management and object linking and embedding. A Quick Start chapterappears early in the text (see Chapter 2). Allows students to get up to speed in no time to create and even plot AutoCAD drawings. References corresponding chapters later in the book, allowing readers to delve into topics at their own pace and level. Chapter Objectivesprovide a bulleted list of key concepts for each chapter. Provides students with a roadmap of important concepts and practices that will be introduced in the chapter. Key Termshighlight important vocabulary throughout. Defines key terms in the margins and in more detail in the Glossary at the end of the book. Command Grids appear in the margin alongside the discussion of the command. Presents a visual of the action options using either: Standard Toolbar, Pull-Down Menu, Command Line, or Command Alias, ensuring that students are