Up and Running with AutoCAD 2017

Elliot Gindis is the founding author of the Up and Running with AutoCAD series of textbooks. He is a former AutoCAD drafter and designer who got his start in New York City in 1996 and has logged in over 25,000 hours of screen time with a wide variety of architecture and engineering companies. From 1999 to 2008 he was on staff with the Pratt Institute of Design and as visiting instructor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced (3D) AutoCAD classes. He was also the president of Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design, an AutoCAD training firm, and has advised, consulted, or assisted more than 60 companies nationwide in using and optimizing AutoCAD. Elliot was part of the AutoDesk Developers Network and was a Certified Technical Trainer. He published the first edition of the Up and Running textbook with Elsevier in 2010, and has supported each subsequent edition until 2020, when Robert Kaebisch took over full-time. Elliot currently resides in the Los Angeles area, and is an engineer in the defense industry.

• Level 1: Chapters 1–10Level 1. Chapters 1–10Chapter 1. AutoCAD Fundamentals—Part IChapter 2. AutoCAD Fundamentals—Part IISpotlight On: ArchitectureSpotlight On: ArchitectureChapter 3. Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and PropertiesChapter 4. Text, Mtext, Editing, and StyleChapter 5. Hatch PatternsSpotlight On: Mechanical EngineeringSpotlight On: Mechanical EngineeringChapter 6. DimensionsChapter 7. Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamic Blocks, Groups, and PurgeChapter 8. Polar, Rectangular, and Path ArraysSpotlight On: Electrical EngineeringSpotlight On: Electrical EngineeringChapter 9. Basic Printing and OutputChapter 10. Advanced Output—Paper SpaceLevel 1: Answers to Review QuestionsLevel 1. Answers to Review QuestionsLevel 2: Chapters 11–20Level 2. Chapters 11–20Chapter 11. Advanced LineworkChapter 12. Advanced LayersSpotlight On: Interior DesignSpotlight On: Interior DesignChapter 13. Advanced DimensionsChapter 14. Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express ToolsChapter 15. Advanced Design and File Management ToolsSpotlight On: Civil EngineeringSpotlight On: Civil EngineeringChapter 16. Importing and Exporting DataChapter 17. External References (Xrefs)Chapter 18. AttributesSpotlight On: Aerospace EngineeringSpotlight On: Aerospace EngineeringChapter 19. Advanced Output and Pen SettingsChapter 20. Isometric DrawingLevel 2: Answers to Review QuestionsLevel 2 Answers to Review QuestionsLevel 3: Chapters 21–30Level 3. Chapters 21–30Chapter 21. 3D BasicsChapter 22. Object ManipulationSpotlight On: Chemical EngineeringSpotlight On: Chemical EngineeringChapter 23. Boolean Operations and PrimitivesChapter 24. Solid ModelingChapter 25. Advanced Solids, Faces, and EdgesSpotlight On: Biomedical EngineeringSpotlight On: Biomedical EngineeringChapter 26. Surfaces and MeshesChapter 27. Slicing, Sectioning, Layouts, and VportsChapter 28. Advanced UCS, Views, Text, and Dimensions in 3DSpotlight On: Drafting, CAD Management, Teaching, and ConsultingSpotlight On: Drafting, CAD Management, Teaching, and ConsultingChapter 29. Dview, Camera, Walk and Fly, Path AnimationChapter 30. Lighting and RenderingLevel 3: Answers to Review QuestionsLevel 3. Answers to Review Questions