TABLE OF CONTENTS Exercise Workbook for Beginning AutoCAD 2007 is designed for classroom instruction or self-study. There are 30 lessons. Each lesson starts with step-by-step instructions followed by exercises designed for practicing the commands you learned within that lesson.
You may find the order of instruction in this workbook somewhat different from most textbooks. The approach I take is to familiarize you with the drawing commands first. After you are comfortable with the drawing commands, you will be taught to create your own setup drawings. This method is accomplished by supplying you with drawings Workbook Helper and 9A Helper . These drawings are preset and ready for you to open and use. For the first 8 lessons you should not worry about settings, you just draw.
I realize that not everyone will agree with this approach and if this is the case, you may want to change the order in which the lessons are learned. I have had success with this method because my students feel less intimidated and more confident. This feeling of confidence increases student retention. Learning should be fun not a headache.
The exercises in the workbook, that include printing, are designed for a Hewlett Packard 4MV printer capable of printing a 17 X 11 drawing. These exercises can be amended to match your printer or plotter specifications. To configure your printer, refer to Appendix A, Add a Printer / Plotter. But it...
