Introduction -- Unit I: Setting up drawings -- Quick tour of AutoCAD 2005 -- Understanding CAD concepts -- Setting up drawings -- Unit II: Drafting essentials -- Drawing with basic objects -- Drawing with precision -- Drawing with efficiency -- Unit III: Editing drawings -- Changing object properties -- Correcting mistakes -- Direct editing of objects -- Constructing objects -- Additional editing options -- Unit IV: Text and dimensions -- Placing and editing text -- Placing dimensions -- Editing dimensions -- Geometric dimensions and tolerances -- Tables and fields -- Reporting on drawings -- Unit V: Plotting drawings -- Working with layouts -- Plotting drawings -- Unit VI: Appendices -- A. Computers and Windows -- B. AutoCAD commands, aliases, and keyboard shortcuts -- AutoCAD system variables -- AutoCAD toolbars and menus -- AutoCAD fonts -- AutoCAD linetypes -- AutoCAD hatch patterns -- AutoCAD lineweights -- DesignCenter symbols -- AutoCAD template drawings -- AutoCAD window panes.