AutoCAD is one of the most powerful and economical software for drafting and designing available in the market today. Keeping this software as the platform, the book Machine Drawing with AutoCAD provides a comprehensive and practical overview of machine drawing. It follows an approach that first uses the manual mode of drafting and then AutoCAD. Starting from 2D drawing, the book takes the reader to the world of solid modeling in a 3D environment.

Salient Features
Uses the basic commands/features of AutoCAD unchanged from release 2000 onwards, making the book version-independent
Helps learn AutoCAD while drawing machine elements with no reference to any book/manual on AutoCAD
Exposure to working in paper space and model space
Drawings explained with 3-D solid models
Simplifies the task of obtaining orthographic projections from Solid Models in 3-D environment
Solved example problems and practice problems

Table of Content
Introduction
Orthographic Projection
Computer-Aided Drafting Packages with AutoCAD
Dimensioning in AutoCAD
Section and Sectional Views
Thread and Fasteners
Keys, Cotter Joints, Pin Joints
Paper Space and Model Space
Solid Modelling
Pulleys
Shaft Coupling, Clutches
Pipe Joints
Valves
Gears
Production Drawing
Miscellaneous Machine Components