The tutorial is designed to help technical students and designers learn about AutoCAD graphics in the course "Engineering Graphics and Technical Design." The tutorial provides guidance for running ESKD drawings in the AutoCAD graphics editor. The necessary and sufficient set of program commands for understanding the principles of drawing in 2D space is presented. Shows best practices for drawing elements. The manual takes into account changes in the State standards of the Unified System of Design Documentation (ESKD) for 01.01.2012.