Engineering Graphics With Autocad® 2002

This authoritative text offers a solid fundamental treatment of engineering graphics to introduce students to the standards and conventions of technical drawing. With a strong emphasis on creating accurate and clear drawings, the book provides state-of-the-art coverage of the AutoCAD 2002 version of software for presenting and applying these standards. This integrated teaching concept is followed throughout the book to equip students with fundamental engineering graphics skills, using a dynamic and up-to-date learning tool. The text starts with simple line drawing commands and progresses through more complex commands, ending with three-dimensional and solid modelling. It also presents a solid modelling approach to descriptive geometry, with discussions on the true lengths of lines and shapes of planes, point and plane locations, and properties between lines and planes.