Up and Running with AutoCAD 2026: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling - Softcover

Kaebisch, Robert C.; Gindis, Elliot J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443365938 ISBN 13: 9780443365935

Publisher: Academic Press, 2025

Synopsis

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2026: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling presents a combination of step-by-step instructions, examples, and insightful explanations. The book emphasizes core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture, and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written by a long-time AutoCAD professor and instructor with the user in mind.

• Strips away complexities and reduces AutoCAD® to easy-to-understand, basic concepts
• Teaches the essentials of operating AutoCAD® to help build student confidence
• Documents commands with step-by-step explanations, including what the student needs to type in and how AutoCAD® responds
• Combines 2D and 3D content in one affordable volume

About this title

About the Authors

Robert Kaebisch is a professional licensed architect and instructor in the Construction Sciences Group: Architectural/Structural Engineering Technician Program at Gateway Technical College. He teaches a variety of courses including and related to: architecture, construction, residential design and code, commercial design and code, mechanical systems, conflict resolution in construction and building inspections. He teaches a variety of different software in those courses including AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and MS-Office products.

Elliot Gindis is the founding author of the Up and Running with AutoCAD series of textbooks. He is a former AutoCAD drafter and designer who got his start in New York City in 1996 and has logged in over 25,000 hours of screen time with a wide variety of architecture and engineering companies. From 1999 to 2008 he was on staff with the Pratt Institute of Design and as visiting instructor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced (3D) AutoCAD classes. He was also the president of Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design, an AutoCAD training firm, and has advised, consulted, or assisted more than 60 companies nationwide in using and optimizing AutoCAD. Elliot was part of the AutoDesk Developers Network and was a Certified Technical Trainer. He published the first edition of the Up and Running textbook with Elsevier in 2010, and has supported each subsequent edition until 2020, when Robert Kaebisch took over full-time. Elliot currently resides in the Los Angeles area, and is an engineer in the defense industry.

From the Back Cover

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2026: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling presents a combination of step-by-step instructions, examples, and insightful explanations. The book emphasizes core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture, and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written by a long-time AutoCAD professor and instructor with the user in mind.

Key features

• Strips away complexities and reduces AutoCAD® to easy-to-understand, basic concepts
• Teaches the essentials of operating AutoCAD® that build student confidence
• Documents commands with step-by-step explanations, including what the student needs to type in and how AutoCAD® responds
• Combines 2D and 3D content in one affordable volume

About the authors

Robert Kaebisch has used and taught AutoCAD® since the mid-1990s and is a professional licensed Architect, Chair of the Engineering Department, and an Instructor in the Construction Sciences Group: Architectural/Structural Engineering Technician Program at Gateway Technical College in Wisconsin. He teaches a variety of courses including and related to architecture, construction, residential design and code, commercial design and code, mechanical systems, conflict resolution in construction, and building inspections. He also instructs several architecture-related software classes including AutoCAD, Revit, and SketchUp. Robert is part of the Autodesk® Developers Network and holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture and a certificate in construction project management. He is currently pursuing his MBA at Marquette University.

Elliot Gindis is the founding author of the Up and Running with AutoCAD® series of textbooks. He is a former AutoCAD drafter and designer who got his start in New York City in 1996 and has logged over 25,000 hours of screen time with a wide variety of architecture and engineering companies. From 1999 to 2008, he was on staff with the Pratt Institute of Design and as a visiting instructor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced (3D) AutoCAD classes. He was also the president of Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design, an AutoCAD training firm, and has advised, consulted, or assisted more than 60 companies nationwide in using and optimizing AutoCAD. Elliot was part of the AutoDesk Developers Network and was a Certified Technical Trainer. He published the first edition of the Up and Running textbook with Elsevier in 2010.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443365938
• ISBN 13: 9780443365935
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 860