Introduction to AutoCAD 2023 for Civil Engineering Applications

There is an old saying that an engineer describes every idea with a drawing. With the advances in computer technology and drawing software, it has never been easier, or more important, to learn computer aided design. To be effective, however, a drawing must accurately convey your intended meaning and that requires more than just knowing how to use software.

This book provides you with a clear presentation of the theory of engineering graphics and the use of AutoCAD 2023 as they pertain to civil engineering applications. This combination of theory and its practical application will give you the knowledge and skills necessary to create designs that are accurate and easily understood by others.

• Introduction to AutoCAD 2023 ribbon interface (1-7)
• Dimensioning and tolerancing using AutoCAD 2023 (8-9)
• AutoCAD and annotation (10)
• Use of AutoCAD in land survey data plotting (11-12)
• The use of AutoCAD in hydrology (13-14)
• Transportation engineering and AutoCAD (15-16)
• AutoCAD and architecture technology (17-19)
• Introduction to working drawings (20)
• Plotting from AutoCAD (21)
• External Reference Files - Xref (22)
• Suggested drawing problems (23-24)
• Bibliography (25)
• Index (26)