CADD Primer is a general guide to computer-aided design and drafting and and ideal beginners reference book on CADD. It will give you a head start in learning CADD regardless of the CADD program you may have to use at work or college.

CADD Primer is equally suitable for students learning the essentials of CADD as a design and communication tool in any of the technical disciplines, and professionals requiring an instant information hit on the world of computer-aided design and drawing.

Find out what CADD is, what it can do and how you can use it to best effect.

CADD Primer

• Introduces hundreds of common terms used in CADD
• Illustrates the concepts of working with CADD through simple practical exercises
• Introduces some advanced techniques and shortcut methods used by professionals
• Contains a comprehensive listing of the leading CADD programs and important CADD resources on the WWW
• Is applicable to modern CADD programs such as AutoCAD, IntelliCAD, TurboCAD, Microstation and CADKEY

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• CADD Hardware & Software
• The CADD Basics
• The Drawing Tools
• View-Displays
• The Edit Functions
• Working with Layers
• Introduction to 3D
• Printing & Plotting
• Maximizing CADD
• CADD Industry Resources