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Part II
AutoCAD
®
Mechanical 6
Tutorials
The tutorials in this section teach you how to use the AutoCAD
Mechanical 6 software. The
lessons include step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations.
You learn how to work with templates and layers, model space and layouts, dimensions,
steel shapes and bills of material (BOMs) and parts lists. You also calculate moments of iner-
tia and deflection lines, including chain, spring and cam calculation. You will also learn
how to prepare your designs for final documentation. Specific drawing files for each lesson
are included with the program. These drawing files provide design elements that help you
understand and learn AutoCAD Mechanical 6 concepts.
