Practical AutoCAD Tutorial

徐丹China Railway Publishing House · ChinaJan 2026

Rating 3.0
Word count
83K words
Chapters
70
ISBN
9787113315108

Tags

Examinations Engineering DrawingPlane FiguresAssembly DrawingsSoftware OperationPart DrawingsEngineering CasesCase TrainingDrawing SkillsProject-Based TeachingVocational Textbook

Summary

This book is one of the "14th Five-Year Plan" series of textbooks for higher vocational education in the equipment manufacturing category. Grounded in project-based teaching and actual engineering cases, it explains AutoCAD drawing knowledge, with emphasis on developing students' software drawing skills and their ability to solve practical engineering problems. It mainly covers introduction to CAD drawing, drawing plane figures, drawing part drawings, and drawing assembly drawings.

The book breaks away from the traditional knowledge system of computer drawing. It selects typical cases as tasks into which basic drawing and editing commands are integrated, progressing from the simple to the deep, and appropriately incorporates question types from engineering graphics competitions of recent years. Starting from technique and interest, it stimulates students' learning interest and trains their spatial thinking ability and practical application ability. The book starts from cases, is highly operable, is illustrated with abundant figures and text, and is accompanied by digital resources.

This book is suitable as a textbook for the "Computer-Aided Design and Drawing" course for majors such as mechanical design and manufacturing, automation, and electronic information in higher vocational colleges, and can also serve as a self-study reference book for engineering technicians and computer enthusiasts.

Editor's review

The distinctive feature of this textbook is that it breaks away from the traditional knowledge system of computer drawing organized by commands and adopts project-based teaching, integrating basic drawing and editing commands into typical tasks. The book is organized around drawing planar figures, part drawings, and assembly drawings, progressing from easy to difficult, and appropriately incorporates question types from engineering graphics competitions, balancing technicality and interest and helping to train spatial thinking ability. It is richly illustrated, highly operable, and accompanied by digital resources, allowing students to practice while reading. Compared with a pure command manual, it focuses more on the ability to solve practical engineering problems and is suitable for classroom project-based teaching. When reading, it is recommended to operate the software simultaneously, first completing planar figure tasks before moving on to part drawings and assembly drawings, and to refer back to the corresponding task when a command is unclear, forming a "learning by doing" cycle. For students in the equipment manufacturing category at higher vocational colleges, this is a practical, goal-oriented training textbook that is quick to get started with.

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Reading tips

  1. Operate the AutoCAD software simultaneously, completing each task before moving to the next; avoid reading without practicing.
  2. First concentrate on mastering the basic commands in the planar figure section, then move on to part drawings and assembly drawings, proceeding step by step.
  3. Use competition question types from engineering graphics for extension practice to test drawing skills and spatial imagination.
  4. When a command is forgotten, return to the corresponding task to review; this is more conducive to forming operational memory than memorizing commands separately.

About the publisher

China Railway Publishing House China · Founded in 1951

China Railway Publishing House has long centered on railway professional publishing while also covering rail transit, industrial technology, programming and design, finance and economics, and exam preparation, with about 194 relevant titles in the collection. Representative books include the Automated Operation (FAO) System for Urban Rail Transit, Design Innovation and Practice for Urban Rail Transit Vehicle Depots, Analysis and Application Management of the Level-One Maintenance Inspection Robot System for Electric Multiple Units, as well as engineering practice titles such as the Engineering Summary of the Guangdong Section of the Ganzhou–Shenzhen Railway and Safety Risk Control Technology and Typical Cases of Shield Tunneling in Beijing Urban Rail Transit Construction. Beyond technical monographs, the publisher also offers practical titles such as Python Programming Fundamentals and tax and accounting treatment for real estate development enterprises, with authors including He Peng, Tang Tao, Ding Shukui, and Sun Changjun. Based on public information, its publishing strength lies in drawing on line engineering and operational practice while balancing professional textbooks and general-audience titles; more complete details of its publishing structure are limited in public sources.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 内容简介
  3. 前言
  4. 项目一 CAD绘图入门
  5. 任务一 认识工作界面与图形文件管理
  6. 任务描述
  7. 任务实施
  8. 知识链接
  9. 任务二 设置绘图环境
  10. 任务描述
  11. 任务实施
  12. 知识链接
  13. 任务三 输入命令与操作视图
  14. 任务描述
  15. 任务实施
  16. 知识链接
  17. 项目二 绘制平面图形
  18. 任务一 绘制简单图形
  19. 任务描述
  20. 任务实施
  21. 绘图训练
  22. 知识链接
  23. 任务二 绘制阵列类图形
  24. 任务描述
  25. 任务实施
  26. 绘图训练
  27. 知识链接
  28. 任务三 绘制缩放类图形
  29. 任务描述
  30. 任务实施
  31. 绘图训练
  32. 知识链接
  33. 任务四 绘制辅助线
  34. 任务描述
  35. 任务实施
  36. 绘图训练
  37. 知识链接
  38. 任务五 补画第三视图
  39. 任务描述
  40. 任务实施
  41. 绘图训练
  42. 知识链接
  43. 项目三 绘制零件图
  44. 任务一 创建样板文件
  45. 任务描述
  46. 任务实施
  47. 知识链接
  48. 任务二 绘制轴类零件图
  49. 任务描述
  50. 任务实施
  51. 知识链接
  52. 任务三 绘制盘盖类零件图
  53. 任务描述
  54. 任务实施
  55. 知识链接
  56. 项目四 绘制装配图
  57. 任务一 绘制装配图中的专用零件图
  58. 任务描述
  59. 任务实施
  60. 知识链接
  61. 任务二 绘制装配图
  62. 任务描述
  63. 任务实施
  64. 知识链接
  65. 零件图实训题库
  66. 附录
  67. 附录A 创建新图层
  68. 附录B 部分标注符号绘制尺寸要求
  69. 附录C CAD考证阅卷评分标准
  70. 参考文献

FAQ

Can I study this book directly without any CAD foundation? Yes. This book starts from the introduction to CAD drawing and integrates basic drawing and editing commands into typical case tasks, arranging content from easy to difficult. Readers with zero foundation can gradually master it by learning and practicing chapter by chapter in order.
What teaching approach does this book adopt? It adopts project-based teaching, selecting typical cases as tasks and integrating basic drawing and editing commands into the tasks. It focuses on cultivating software drawing skills and the ability to solve practical engineering problems rather than explaining commands one by one.
Which professional direction do the cases in the book lean toward? They mainly revolve around drawing planar figures, part drawings, and assembly drawings, oriented toward majors in the equipment manufacturing category such as mechanical design and manufacturing, and suitable for readers who need to draw mechanical drawings.
The book comes with digital resources. How should they best be used for self-study? It is recommended to use the textbook tasks as the main line and use the digital resources to watch demonstrations or supplement practice. Complete the work yourself first, then check against the resources; this more effectively consolidates drawing steps and techniques.

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About the author

徐丹 Author

Xu Dan is an author whose works span a notably wide range of subjects. Public information about her is limited, and her nationality, dates of birth and death, and professional background cannot be confirmed. Six of her works are held in the collection, covering biography, medicine, art theory, architecture, examination preparation, and tourism, which suggests that she writes for a variety of readerships. In biography, she tells the life story of Grandma Moses in Sugaring Off: The Story of Grandma Moses's Life. In popular medical writing, she contributed to Understanding Rare Diseases: Questions and Answers on Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, which explains this rare condition in a question-and-answer format. Her other works include Art Creativity and Classic Cases, The Image Building of Corporate Architecture, A Practical AutoCAD Course, and Research on Cultural Tourism Development in Liaoning. These titles indicate that she values practical, readable knowledge, balancing professional content with accessible expression and showing a broad, unconventional range of interests.