Alf Yarwood provides a practical‎,‎ structured course of work matched to the latest release of AutoCAD‎.‎ After introducing first principles and the creation of 2D technical drawings‎,‎ he goes on to demonstrate the construction of 3D solid and surface model drawings and rendering‎.‎ All the new features of the 2009 software release are taken into account and the increasing emphasis on 3D solid modelling in the software is reflected in the book‎.‎ The 2D chapters are also suitable for those learning how to use AutoCAD LT 2009‎.‎ Suitable for all new users of AutoCAD‎,‎ this book is particularly applicable to vocational and introductory level undergraduate courses in engineering and construction‎.‎ It is an ideal textbook for the City & Guilds Computer Aided Design and Engineering qualifications ‎(‎4353 and 2303‎)‎and the relevant CAD units of BTEC National and BTEC Higher National Engineering and Construction schemes from Edexcel‎.‎ A free companion website is available at http‎:‎//books‎.‎elsevier‎.‎com/companions/9780750689830 and features‎:‎ * Work‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎