Digital Drawing for Designers

UPDATED FOR AUTOCAD 2011

"For anyone who is  new to AutoCAD, this clear-cut guide is the closest thing out there to one-on-one teaching. From basics to shortcuts to advanced editing skills, the book takes you through each process step-by step and eliminates any confusion you might encounter."
- D. Hawthorne

Beginning with the building blocks of drawing (lines, circles, and arcs), students progress to the graphic standards that will allow them to create drawings and communicate their design ideas. Advanced features—such as dimensions, blocks, and linking drawings (XREFs)—are also covered. Instructions are conveyed using the language and concepts of manual drawing that all designers know, enabling them to translate them to the digital environment.

We learn best when we can create connections between the new information we are learning and information that we already know. Digital Drawing for Designers is written to create solid connections between hand drawing and digital drawing in AutoCAD.

Written for Architects and Interior Designers, this guide focuses on the knowledge you need to succeed in any office environment.

Digital Drawing for Designers was written to visually communicate AutoCAD commands and concepts. Unique illustrations throughout the book visually communicate AutoCAD commands and concepts.