目前高职院校“机械制图”教学中对AutoCAD的应用存在一些误区,使教学难以获得理想效果。文章阐述了“机械制图”教学中进行的探索——利用AutoCAD绘图软件提高高职学生的学习兴趣、加强机械制图原理的教学,培养高职学生的空间想象力。教学效果表明,通过这些途径,最终能提高学生读图和绘图的技能。 At present, there are some misunderstandings about the application of AutoCAD in the teaching of “Mechanical Drawing” in higher vocational colleges, which makes teaching difficult to obtain the ideal result. The paper expounds the exploration of teaching in “Mechanical Drawing” - using AutoCAD drawing software to improve students’ interest in learning, strengthening the teaching of mechanical drawing principle and cultivating the space imagination of higher vocational students. Teaching results show that through these channels, students can eventually improve their reading and drawing skills.