

In these videos the authors start off by getting students comfortable with the user interface and demonstrating how to use many of AutoCAD's commands and features.

The authors have also created extensive video training (178 videos, 26 hours total) that is included with every copy of the book. Both mechanical and architectural projects are introduced to capture the interest of more students and to offer a broader appeal. But unlike the massive technical drawing reference texts on the market, Technical Drawing 101 aims to present just the right mix of information and projects that can be reasonably covered by faculty, and assimilated by students, in one semester. Technical Drawing 101 covers topics ranging from the most basic, such as making freehand, multiview sketches of machine parts, to the advanced-creating an AutoCAD dimension style containing the style settings defined by the ASME Y14.5-2009 Dimensioning and Tolerancing standard.
