AutoCAD 2020 Tutorial First Level 2D Fundamentals

Randy Shih · Luke Jumper

Jun 2019 · SDC Publications

About this ebook

The primary goal of AutoCAD 2020 Tutorial First Level 2D Fundamentals is to introduce the aspects of Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD). This text is intended to be used as a training guide for students and professionals. This text covers AutoCAD 2020 and the lessons proceed in a pedagogical fashion to guide you from constructing basic shapes to making multiview drawings.

This textbook contains a series of eleven tutorial style lessons designed to introduce beginning CAD users to AutoCAD 2020. It takes a hands-on, exercise-intensive approach to all the important 2D CAD techniques and concepts. This text is also helpful to AutoCAD users upgrading from a previous release of the software. The new improvements and key enhancements of the software are incorporated into the lessons. The 2D-CAD techniques and concepts discussed in this text are also designed to serve as the foundation to the more advanced parametric feature-based CAD packages such as Autodesk Inventor.

The basic premise of this book is that the more designs you create using AutoCAD 2020, the better you learn the software. With this in mind, each lesson introduces a new set of commands and concepts, building on previous lessons. This book is intended to help readers establish a good basis for exploring and growing in the exciting field of Computer Aided Engineering.

Video Training

Included with every new copy of AutoCAD 2020 Tutorial First Level 2D Fundamentals is access to extensive video training. The video training parallels the exercises found in the text and is designed to be watched first before following the instructions in the book. However, the videos do more than just provide you with click by click instructions. Author Luke Jumper also includes a brief discussion of each tool, as well as rich insight into why and how the tools are used. Luke isn’t just telling you what to do, he’s showing and explaining to you how to go through the exercises while providing clear descriptions of the entire process. It’s like having him there guiding you through the book.

These videos will provide you with a wealth of information and bring the text to life. They are also an invaluable resource for people who learn best through a visual experience. These videos deliver a comprehensive overview of the 2D tools found in AutoCAD and perfectly complement and reinforce the exercises in the book.

Ratings and reviews

This book was required for one of my engineering courses. The book is great!! however navigating through the book is a nightmare on google books. This poor review has nothing to do with the book or its content but rather the page numbers in the book. Each chapter starts its page numbers over again. For example, chapter two would be 2-1 through 2-29. When using this online text, only the overall textbook pages are used. So when navigating the book, you will be looking for 4-12 and it would be on page 230 in the book. It is so inefficient to use. Also, they do not see the issue with this and would not refund you for this issue. If you have to get this book a) do not buy it here b) make sure where you buy it the page numbers are more user friendly.

The author spends a tremendous amount of time explaining obsolete tools and old school techniques with menus and toolbars instead of the modern use of tabs and ribbons.