enough of the background, lets get on to the interesting stuff! the purpose of the basic tutorials contained within this site is to give you a sound understanding of the basics of autocad. as with most new skills, you have to learn to walk before you can run! the drawing shown above will have been created by an experienced autocad user with many years experience behind him. a 3d model of a component created by autocad with a rendered view of the model to the top right). the computerized model can be viewed through a 360º angle, and even 'rendered' with a texture on screen to give an idea of the finished product. 3d 'models' can also be created giving the designer absolute control over the design from start to finish.
accurate, scale drawings can be created and published using autocad’s powerful features. the latest version of autocad (at the time of writing) is autocad 2005. there have been several versions of autocad over the years, with each new version introducing new and more powerful features than its predecessor.
used by civil engineers, architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, aeronautical engineers plus many other disciplines. autodesk's autocad is the industry leader in cad packages. although there are alternative cad packages, autocad is by far the most widely used system.
Lesson 1 introduction autocad is a computer aided design (cad) program used by just about every engineering and design office in the world.