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Learning Draftsight for Windows
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Key Features
- Teaches you to use DraftSight to create, edit and view DWG files
- Covers both Mechanical and Architectural drafting
- Uses a tutorial style approach that builds with every chapter
In Detail
DraftSight is a free, two-dimensional Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) program that can create, edit and view DWG files. This book is focused on teaching you to use DraftSight and will get you started using the software right from the start.
What sets this text apart from others is its ability to provide you with greater choices in the quest for learning CAD software. Every effort has been made to provide an environment which covers the two main uses of the software: Mechanical and Architectural drafting. Although diverse, these fields are related enough such that beginning CAD skills learned in one area can be adapted to the other.
Exercises and activities found in this text are typically grouped as either Mechanical or Architectural. You may decide which path to take, or do both. Skills learned in these areas are transferable to subsets of these groups as well (e.g., electrical, civil, structural, textile design, interior design, and landscape design).
In order to best meet the needs of beginning CAD students, this book has two parts. Part A, “General Skills”, covers the basic commands necessary to effectively create geometry using DraftSight. Part B, “Specialized Skills”, contains optional modules that are designed to address specific needs. Building on what was learned in Part A, you should be able to generate and plot production-quality multi/plan view drawings on your own at the completion of Part B.
After completing this text you will be able to create simple multi-view projections of mechanical objects, as well as plan and elevation views of architectural structures. It is assumed that you approach this book with some background in drafting, including proficiency in orthographic projection, sectioning, and dimensioning practices. The purpose of this text is to assist in learning the DraftSight software program, not drafting skills in general.
Contents
Introduction
Part A. General Skills
Unit 1- Sketching and Editing
- Chapter 1- Getting Started
- Chapter 2- Command Entry
- Chapter 4- Selecting Entities
- Chapter 5- Modifying Entities
- Unit 1 Review- Test Your Knowledge
Unit 2- Drawing and Detailing
- Chapter 6- Coordinate Entry
- Chapter 7- Drawing Aids
- Chapter 8- Drawing Management
- Chapter 9- Creating Annotations
- Chapter 10- Basic Dimensioning
- Chapter 11- Printing and Auxiliary File Creation
Unit 2 Review- Test Your Knowledge
Part B. Specialized Skills
Unit 3- Specialized Mechanical CAD Skills
- Module M1- Mechanical Drawing Templates
- Module M2- Advanced Dimensioning
- Module M3- Assembly Drawings
Unit 4- Specialized Architectural CAD Skills
- Module A1- Architectural Drawing Templates
- Module A2- Symbol Libraries
- Module A3- Advanced Architectural Techniques
Appendix
Mechanical
Architectural
Needs Assessment Instruments
Index
Specifications
ISBN: 978-1-58503-662-2
AUTHOR: Jason Wooden
PUBLISHER: SDC Publications
BINDING TYPE (hardcover/paperback): Paperback
SUBJECT (e.g. fiction, poetry): COM007000 COMPUTERS / CAD-CAM
PUBLICATION DATE: 9/20/2011
PAGES: 218
