Part II: Basic Part Modeling

The primary goal of this part is to explore and cover the details of engineering drawings, assemblies, and rendering. We have covered these topics briefly in Part I. Each topic has its own chapter in this Part II to understand it in depth. Part II also covers the full set of features that can be used in CAD modeling. In Part I, we purposely have limited our models to the basic features of extrusions and revolves.

Chapter 4 (Features and Macros) is all about learning when and how to use the full set of features available to enable you to design any parts and complex geometry you may run into. Chapter 5 (Drawings) covers the details of drawings including the creation and control of the title block. Chapter 6 (Assemblies) ...

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