design, drafting, CAD, and other engineering courses for over nineteen years. Before joining Purdue University, Prof.
Tickoo has worked as a machinist, quality control engineer, design engineer, engineering consultant, and software
developer. He has received a US patent for his invention Self Adjusting Cargo Organizer for Vehicles.
the worlds leading designing and drafting packages. In this textbook, the author has explained the concepts, tools, and commands
in detail with the help of examples. The author has laid special emphasis on the applications of tools and commands to solve
the designing and drafting problems. The chapters in the textbook are structured in pedagogical sequence that helps the readers
understand the concepts faster and learn the capabilities of the software easily and effectively.
Table of Contents
1. The User Coordinate System
yy The World Coordinate System (WCS)
yy Controlling the Visibility of the UCS Icon
yy Defining the New UCS
yy Managing the UCS through the
Dialog Box
yy System Variables
... and more
2. Getting Started with 3D
yy Starting Three Dimensional (3D)
Modeling in AutoCAD
yy Use of Three-dimensional Drawing
yy Types of 3D Models
yy Conventions Followed in AutoCAD
yy Changing the Viewpoint to View
3D Models
yy In-Canvas Viewport Control
yy 3D Coordinate Systems
yy Trim, Extend, and Fillet Tools in 3D
yy Setting Thickness and Elevation
for New Objects
yy Suppressing the Hidden Edges
yy Creating 3D Polylines
... and more
3. Creating Solid Models
yy What is Solid Modeling?
yy Creating Predefined Solid Primitives
yy Modifying the Visual Styles of Solids
yy Creating Complex Solid Models
yy Creating Complex Solid Models by
Applying Boolean Operations
yy Dynamic UCS
... and more
4. Editing 3D Objects-I
yy Filleting Solid Models
yy Chamfering Solid Models
yy Rotating Solid Models in 3D Space
yy Rotating Solid Models about an Axis
yy Mirroring Solid Models in 3D Space
yy Moving Models in 3D Space
yy Creating Arrays in 3D Space
yy Aligning Solid Models
yy Aligning Solids by Defining an
Alignment Plane
yy Extracting Edges of a Solid Model
yy Converting Objects to Surfaces
yy Converting Objects to Solids
yy Converting Surfaces to Solids
yy Point Cloud
... and more
5. Editing 3D Objects-II
yy Editing Solid Models
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Surface Modeling
yy Surface Modeling
yy Creating Wireframe Elements
yy Creating Surfaces by Using Profiles
yy Creating Surfaces from other Surfaces
yy Editing Surfaces
... and more
Mesh Modeling
yy Introduction
yy Creating Mesh Primitives
yy Creating Surface Meshes
yy Modifying Mesh Objects
yy Editing Mesh Faces
Autocadon Internet
yy Introduction
yy Changed Internet Commands
yy Understanding URLs
yy Drawings on the Internet
yy Inserting a Block from the Internet
yy Accessing Other Files on the Internet
yy Saving a Drawing on the Internet
yy Online Resources
... and more
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