SYSTEM COMPONENTS: CAD System Components. Exploring Windows. 2D DRAWING CONSTRUCTION: Exploring AutoCAD. Creating Drawing Aids. Opening, Retrieving, and Saving Drawings. Coordinate Entry Methods. Drawing and Controlling Lines. Drawing Geometric Shapes. Drawing Tools. Drawing Display Options. EHNANCING DRAWINGS: Selecting and Modifying Entities. Modifying and Selecting Drawing Drawing Objects. Polylines. Supplemental Drawing Commands. Linetypes, Layers and Colors. Solids, Bhatch, and Hatch. Inquire Commands. PLACING TEXT AND DIMENSIONS: Placing Text and Dimensions. Placing Text On a Drawing. Introduction to Dimensions. Placing Dimensions on a Drawing. GROUPING INFORMATION: Creating Blocks and Wblocks. Adding Attributes to Enhance Blocks. Combining Drawings Using XREF. EXPANDING AUTOCADS'S APPLICATIONS: Plotting and Printing Hardcopies. AutoCAD and the Internet. Oblique and Isometric Drawings.