AutoCAD LT 2020 for Designers, 13th Edition

The AutoCAD LT 2020 for Designers, 13th Edition book explains commands, tools and their applications to solve drafting and design problems. In this textbook, every AutoCAD LT command is thoroughly explained with the help of examples and illustrations. This makes it easy for the users to understand the functions of the tools and their applications in the drawing. After reading this AutoCAD LT book, the user will be able to use AutoCAD LT commands to make a drawing, dimension a drawing, apply constraints to sketches, insert symbols as well as create text, blocks and dynamic blocks.

This AutoCAD LT book also covers basic drafting and design concepts such as dimensioning principles and assembly drawings that equip the users with the essential drafting skills to solve the drawing problems in AutoCAD LT. While reading this textbook, you will learn about Blocks palette, Save to Web & Mobile, and Shared Views that will enhance the usability of the software.

Salient Features of AutoCAD LT 2020 for Designers book:

• Comprehensive book with chapters organized in a pedagogical sequence
• Detailed explanation of all commands and tools
• Summarized content on the first page of the topics that are covered in the chapter
• Hundreds of illustrations for easy understanding of concepts
• Step-by-step instructions to guide the users through the learning process
• More than 30 real-world mechanical engineering designs as examples
• Additional information throughout the book in the form of notes and tips
• Self-Evaluation Tests and Review Questions at the end of each chapter to help the users assess their knowledge
• Additional learning resources at https://allaboutcadcam.blogspot.com

Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction to AutoCAD LT
Chapter 2: Getting Started with AutoCAD LT
Chapter 3: Getting started with Advanced Sketching
Chapter 4: Working with Drawing Aids
Chapter 5: Editing Sketched Objects-I
Chapter 6: Editing Sketched Objects-II
Chapter 7: Creating Texts and Tables
Chapter 8: Basic Dimensioning, Geometric Dimensioning, and Tolerancing
Chapter 9: Editing Dimensions
Chapter 10: Dimension Styles, Multileader Styles, and System Variables
Chapter 11: Hatching Drawings
Chapter 12: Model Space Viewports, Paper Space Viewports, and Layouts
Chapter 13: Plotting Drawings
Chapter 14: Template Drawings
Chapter 15: Working with Blocks
Chapter 16: Defining Block Attributes
Chapter 17: Understanding External References
Chapter 18: Working with Advanced Drawing Options*
Chapter 19: Grouping and Advanced Editing of Sketched Objects*
Chapter 20: Working with Data Exchange & Object Linking and Embedding*
Chapter 21: Conventional Dimensioning and Projection Theory using AutoCAD LT*
Chapter 22: Concepts of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing*
Chapter 23: Isometric Drawings*
Index
(* For free download from www.cadcim.com)

Free Teaching and Learning Resources:
CADCIM Technologies provides the following free teaching and learning resources with this textbook:

• Technical support by contacting techsupport@cadcim.com
• Part files used in tutorials, exercises*, and illustrations
• Instructor Guide with solution to all review questions and instructions to create the models for exercises* (* For Faculty only)

About the Authors:
CADCIM Technologies, Prof. Sham Tickoo of Purdue University Northwest, and the team of dedicated contributing authors at CADCIM Technologies are committed to bring you the best textbooks and free teaching and learning resources on CAD/CAM/CAE, Computer Programming and Applications, GIS, Civil, Animation & VFX, and related technologies. We strive to be the first and the best. That is our promise and our goal.