Autocad 2008 And Autocad Lt 2008: No Experience Required

Autocad 2008 And Autocad Lt 2008: No Experience Required Book Description

AutoCAD: No Experience Required teaches AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT essentials to new users with concise explanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions, and a hands-on tutorial project that runs throughout the book. The opening chapters of this fully revised book introduce readers to the AutoCAD interface, basic commands, and creating drawings. The middle chapters build upon the basics and introduce more advanced features and skills, such as grouping, elevations, hatches, and using text in drawings. The final chapters round out a beginners skill set by introducing dimensioning, external references, layouts and printing, and using 3D. The book also features a glossary and a supporting web site with the project files, a bonus chapter on using the internet with AutoCAD, an appendix on attributes, and another appendix on dynamic blocks. Introduction ? Getting to know AutoCAD ? Basic Commands to Get Started ? Setting Up a Drawing ? Gaining Drawing Strategies: Part 1 ? Gaining Drawing Strategies: Part 2 ? Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing ? Grouping Objects into Blocks ? Controlling Text in a Drawing ? Dynamic Blocks and Tables ? Generating Elevations ? Working with Hatches and Fills ? Dimensioning a Drawing ? Managing External References ? Using Layouts and Sheet Sets ? Printing an AutoCAD Drawing ? Creating 3D Geometry ? Materials and Animation Glossary Index David Frey has been working in the fields of architecture and construction for more than 20 years and teaching AutoCAD to AEC design professionals, engineers, students, and teachers for 14 years. He is the author of seven previous best-selling editions of AutoCAD: No Experience Required. David holds a Masters degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Jon McFarland manages a design department at a property development company, where he uses AutoCAD and VIZ to create visualizations of proposed facility construction and expansions. He has also taught AutoCAD, VIZ, and 3ds Max courses at the university level. This book is for AutoCAD novices, students, teachers (instructor materials will be available) who want to learn the products essential functions. Its discussions and exercises are useful to a wide range of disciplines, from architects to Mechanical and Civil Engineers, and it will prepare readers to delve into the more advanced topics and projects covered in Mastering AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. This book will have exceptionally wide appeal as it covers both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT (nearly 7 million users combined).

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