With an emphasis on creating production drawings, this how-to book orients readers to the basics of mechanical drafting as it guides them to proficiency in using mission-critical AutoCAD 2001 features and functions. Following a fast-paced introduction to drawing and editing basic two-dimensional shapes, users will delve into the theory and procedures needed to draw professional-quality orthographic projections, auxiliary views, and sections. Later chapters introduce topics such as placing text, dimensions, and tolerances on drawings. Discussion of ways to speed creation of similar production drawings using DesignCenterO, plus use of the internet to share AutoCAD 2001 drawing files between firms, is also included to ensure development of the skills required to communicate effectively and efficiently in the engineering world."