Fundamentals of Drafting Using AutoCAD LT

INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY DRAFTING: History. Today"s Drafter"s. Today"s Industries. The Language of Drawing. The Graph Creator"s. The Design Process. Drafting Today. types of Basic Engineering Graphics. DRAFTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES: Introduction. Conventional Drafting Supplies. Conventional Drafting Equipment. Manual Drafting vs. CAD. SKETCHING AND LETTERING: Introduction. Supplies. Working Drawing Sketches. Sketching Guidelines and Procedures. Computer-Aided Drafting and Design. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER-AIDED DRAFTING SYSTEMS: Evolution of Drafting Tools. Computer Systems. PC CAD System Components. AUTOCAD LT PROCEDURES: Introduction. Starting AutoCAD LT2. Drawing Editor. Conventions Used in This Text. Working with AutoCAD LT2. DRAFTING CONVENTIONS AND FORMATS: Standardization. Line Conventions. Drafting Conventions. Drawing Formats. GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION: CAD vs. Drawing Instruments. Geometric Forms. Conventional Geometric Construction. MULTIVIEW DRAWINGS: Multiview Orthographic Projections. Selection of Views. Planes of Projection. Angles of Projection. Visualization. Inclined and Oblique Surface Projections. Dimensioning. Drawing Procedures. DIMENSIONING CONVENTIONS AND SURFACE FINISHES: Introduction. Systems of Dimensioning. Dimensioning Elements. Dimensioning Guidelines. Special Dimensioning Procedures. Surface Control. TOLERANCING AND GEOMETRIC TOLERANCING: Introduction. Tolerance Dimensions. Tolerance Practices. Mating Parts. SECTIONAL VIEWS: Introduction. Cutting Plans. Section Lining. Sectional View Types. AUXILIARY VIEWS AND REVOLUTIONS: Introduction. Foreshortening. Auxiliary Planes. Projection. Primary Auxiliary Views. Secondary Auxiliary Views. Completeness of Auxiliary Views. Procedures. Revolutions. DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY: Introduction. Points in Space. Geometric Planes. Geometric Lines. DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS: Introduction. Surface Forms. Pattern Drawing Terminology. Parallel Line Development. Radial Line Development. PICTORIAL DRAWINGS: Introduction. Axonometric Drawings. Oblique Drawings. Perspective Drawings. FASTENERS: Introduction. Threaded Fasteners. Drafting Procedures. Types of Threaded Fastening Devices. Fastener Templates. Threaded Permanent Fasteners. Springs. DRAFTING PROCEDURES AND STORAGE SYSTEMS: Introduction. Functional Drafting. Revisions. Storage Systems. WORKING SYSTEMS: Introduction. Working Drawings. Working Drawing Dimensions. WELDING DRAWINGS: Introduction. Welding Processes. Welding Symbols. Data Selection. Welding Type Symbol Applications. Welded Joints. GEARS AND CAMS: Introduction. Gears and Drives. Cam Mechanisms. PIPING DRAWINGS: Introduction. Pipe Connections. Pipe Standards. Piping Drawings. ELECTRONICS DRAFTING: Introduction. Electronic Industry Standards. Electronics Drawing Symbols. Types of Electronic Drawings. Standard Symbol Charts. Drawing Schematic Diagrams. Drawing Connection Diagrams. Drawing Logic Diagrams. TOOL DESIGN DRAFTING: Introduction. Jigs and Fixtures. Standard Parts. Jig and Fixture Design. ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING: Gathering Information. Residential Styles. Design Considerations. Design Sequence. Working Drawings. Support Documents. Types of Buildings. Ergonomics. APPENDIX A: Tables. APPENDIX BB: Abbreviations. GLOSSARY. INDEX.