Alf Yarwood's best-selling text provides a comprehensive, step-by-step introduction to the latest release of AutoCAD. It covers all the requirements of City and Guilds courses in Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Engineering and the drawing modules in BTEC Higher and National Higher Engineering. After beginning with the basic principles and an introduction to 2D technical drawing, he continues with extensive coverage of all 3D topics such as 3D solid modelling and rendering, taking into account all the new features of the 2011 AutoCAD software. The full-colour, clear presentation makes this the best choice for all beginning students of AutoCAD.A free companion website is available at http://books.elsevier.com/companions/9780080965758 and provides worked solutions, AutoCAD drawing files of stages and results for the exercises in the book, as well as further exercises and multiple choice questions and answers. Accompanied by a comprehensive website with worked solutions, further exercises and multiple choice questions and answers A step-by-step approach using extensive full colour illustrations and screen shots throughout Written by a prominent AutoCAD author who is a member of the Autodesk Developer Network