Computer-Aided Design; components of a CAD system; your computer; the Disk Operating System; introduction to AutoCAD; using AutoCAD; drawing with AutoCAD; drawing with co-ordinates; drawing assistance; getting started; text, fonts and styles; using drawing commands; editing the work; setting up a drawing; drawing aids and modes; inquiry and utility commands; introduction to dimensioning; dimensioning with AutoCAD; supplementary draw commands; plotting your work; intermediate draw commands; isometric drawings; intermediate edit commands; intermediate operations; advanced operations; viewpoints and working space; attributes; external reference drawings; customizing AutoCAD; customizing menus; introduction to AutoCAD 3-D; viewing 3-D drawings; the user co-ordinate system; drawing in 3-D. Appendices: Professional CAD techniques; optional work problems; command summary; screen menu command locator; font table; system variables; ACAD prototype drawing settings; hatch patterns; screen menus; pull-down menus; icon menus; dialogue boxes; AutoCAD linestyles.