AutoCAD® 2026: Beyond the Basics is designed for those using AutoCAD® 2026 with a Windows operating system. This content is not designed for the AutoCAD for Mac software.
The objective of AutoCAD 2026: Beyond the Basics is to enable you to create, modify, and work with a 2D drawing in the AutoCAD software.
AutoCAD® 2026: Beyond the Basics continues from the topics covered in AutoCAD 2026: Essentials. It covers more sophisticated techniques that extend your mastery of the software. For example, here you go beyond the basic skill of using a template to understand the process of setting up a template, creating annotation styles, and how to work with external references.
Topics Covered:
• Using more advanced editing and construction techniques
• Adding parametric constraints to objects
• Creating local and global blocks
• Setting up layers, styles, and templates
• Attaching external references
Prerequisites:
• Access to the 2026.0 version of the software, to ensure compatibility with this guide. Future software updates that are released by Autodesk may include changes that are not reflected in this guide. The practices and files included with this guide might not be compatible with prior versions (e.g., 2025).
• Knowledge of AutoCAD basics as taught in AutoCAD: Essentials or equivalent experience.
• A working knowledge of your operating system.
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Please Note:
- Dual monitors or separate reader device recommended to facilitate use with software.
- eBooks are intended for single-user use only. License restrictions prevent multi-user or network access.
- eBook is not a printable PDF and intended for electronic use only.
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Instructor Guides are ideal teaching resources that incorporate the following instructional tools within the learning guide: answers to the chapter review questions, suggested timing guide for course delivery, and instructor presentation files.