Please note: The print version of this guide is printed in black and white with images in grayscale.
The
AutoCAD(R) 2025: Beyond the Basics
guide is designed for those using AutoCAD(R) 2025 with a Windows operating system. This guide is not designed for the AutoCAD for Mac software.
The objective of
AutoCAD 2025: Beyond the Basics
is to enable you to create, modify, and work with a 2D drawing in the AutoCAD software.
guide continues on from the topics covered in the
AutoCAD 2025: Essentials
guide. 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 2025.0 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 are not compatible with prior versions (e.g., 2024).
Knowledge of AutoCAD basics as taught in
AutoCAD: Essentials
, or equivalent experience.
A working knowledge of your operating system.