pt. 1. The basics. 1. Exploring the AutoCAD interface -- 2. Creating your first drawing -- 3. Setting up and using AutoCAD's drafting tools -- 4. Organizing objects with blocks and groups -- 5. Keeping track of layers and blocks -- pt. 2. Mastering intermediate skills. 6. Editing and reusing data to work efficiently -- 7. Mastering viewing tools, hatches, and external references -- 8. Introducing printing and layouts -- 9. Adding text to drawings -- 10. Using fields and tables -- 11. Using dimensions -- pt. 3. Mastering advanced skills : 12. Using attributes -- 13. Copying existing drawings into AutoCAD -- 14. Advanced editing and organizing -- 15. Laying out your printer output -- 16. Making "smart" drawings with parametric tools -- 17. Drawing curves -- 18. Getting and exchanging data from drawings -- pt. 4. Modeling and imaging. 19. Creating 3D drawings -- 20. Using advanced 3D features -- 21. Rendering 3D drawings -- 22. Editing and visualizing 3D solids -- 23. Exploring 3D mesh and surface modeling -- Appendix A: The bottom line.