Sample Chapters - Autodesk

Learn how to capture design intent, enabling you to automate the design workflow to meet various design scenarios in part, assembly, and drawing files.

Learn how to use many of the powerful electrical drawing creation tools in the AutoCAD Electrical software.

This guide is for CAD administrators and focuses on administrative tasks. Hands-on exercises reinforce how to administer Autodesk Vault Basic.

Learn about the concepts and principles of creating 3D parametric models of MEP systems from engineering design through construction documentation.

Learn to create and edit sheet metal parts, generate flat patterns, and document the designs in drawings with the help from this learning guide.

Explore the main features of the advanced 3D Modeling workspace in the AutoCAD 2025 software with this learning guide.

Surveyors and survey technicians - get equipped with the basic knowledge required to use Civil 3D efficiently in a typical daily workflow.

The guide is for Autodesk CAD users who need to access their design files from the Autodesk Vault software.

This guide introduces you to the user interface and the basic building components of the software that make Revit a powerful structural modeling tool.

This learning guide to take you to a higher level of productivity when creating and working with assemblies.

Gain a fundamental knowledge of the accelerated design process that uses data-rich 3D models with high-end visualizations.

This guide helps users achieve a higher level of productivity when designing part models using Inventor.

This practice-intensive guide equips CAM users with basic modeling and assembly skills that are required prior to setting up models in Inventor CAM for manufacturing.

This 2-book set is a cost effective option for users looking to learn fundamental AutoCAD skills.

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.

Get accelerated introductory Inventor training with this guide designed for users who have 3D modeling design experience with other 3D CAD software packages.

This 2-book set is a cost-effective option for civil engineering professionals looking to learn fundamental Civil 3D skills.

Create a full 3D architectural project model, including walls, doors, windows, components, floors, ceilings, roofs, and stairs.

Go beyond the basics for more advanced corridor and pipe network design.