Īs the tutorial progresses, some of the instructions will become less complete, on the assumption that you have learned a good deal about the system and can figure out more on your own. We are probably not entirely consistent in these matters, but. Lines beginning with an asterisk contain instructions to carry out a process of some kind.
Those in italics are suggestions or other references to commands. Preface Session One Session Two Session Three Session Four Session Five Session SixĪutoCAD commands are normally in either italics or boldface, but those in boldface are commands you are being instructed to carry out as part of the tutorial so the commands should be typed exactly as shown. We will extend and modify the tutorial on an irregular basis.
Please let us know if you find problems or have suggestions for changes (nicke or nwilkie ). Note that more recent versions of the tutorial may be available at the CSA Web site if you obtained this from another source. Users should be aware that the number of AutoCAD versions in current use means that there will inevitably be discrepancies between the processes recommended here and those that might be most efficient with any particular version of the program. Wilkie's students discovered some errors. In February, 2011, a few corrections were made in the COPY (again) section of Session Three after Ms. As a result, the prior version will be maintained on the web site until the end of 2006. In the course of the update, much more was changed than may be implied by that. At that time AutoCAD 2006 had been in use at CSA, and certain adjustments to the tutorial were required. This latest version of the tutorial was updated in August of 2006, by Mr. Eiteljorg to include changes required for users of AutoCAD 2000 and further modified in January, 2002, after review by Ms. The tutorial was updated in May of 2001 by Mr. If you do print the tutorial, be sure to number the pages immediately they may not be numbered when you print them.
Note, though, that you can download the source code and use it with your web browser without being connected to the web. This document is available as a web page, because we could include formatting in an HTML document but not in a simple ASCII file for downloading. That is the case because this document is thought to be best presented in the form you see here, with a maximum of user flexibility and a minimum of distractions. Note also that this page has not been re-designed in keeping with the August, 2010, re-design of the CSA site in general. It is copyrighted by them but may be freely downloaded, used, and distributed with the following conditions:ġ) this heading must remain with the documentĢ) no charge of any kind may be made for distribution or usage by othersģ) no changes in the document may be made by anyone in the chain of distribution. This tutorial (in HTML form) for AutoCAD beginners was developed by Professor Nancy Wilkie of Carleton College and Harrison Eiteljorg, II, Director of the Center for the Study of Architecture.