Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 656 pages
- Published by: Sybex August 16, 2001
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0782140165
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0782140163
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 7.3 x 1.6 inches
- Weighs: 2.6 pounds
Product Description
AutoCAD 2002: No Experience Required is your step-by-step introduction to the latest version of AutoCAD, the drafting and design program that has become the industry standard in architecture, landscaping, engineering, and construction. Inside, practical examples and straightforward explanations show you exactly what you need to know to create, develop, and complete a sophisticated AutoCAD project.
Gain the AutoCAD Skills That Matter Most - Finding your way around AutoCAD
- Understanding basic commands
- Applying AutoCAD's coordinate systems
- Setting up a drawing
- Mastering drawing strategies
- Accessing right-click context menus
- Employing Polar and Object Snap Tracking
- Setting up layers, colors, and linetypes
- Using blocks and Wblocks
- Dragging AutoCAD objects from one drawing to another
- Generating elevations
- Working with hatches and fills
- Controlling text in a drawing
- Dimensioning a drawing
- Managing external references
- Using layouts and printing an AutoCAD drawing
- Sharing drawings on the Internet
- Viewing 3D models dynamically with 3D Orbit
- Rendering a 3D model
- Setting up attributes
Back Cover Copy
AutoCAD 2002: No Experience Required is your step-by-step introduction to the latest version of AutoCAD, the drafting and design program that has become the industry standard in architecture, landscaping, engineering, and construction. Inside, practical examples and straightforward explanations show you exactly what you need to know to create, develop, and complete a sophisticated AutoCAD project.
Gain the AutoCAD Skills That Matter Most - Finding your way around AutoCAD
- Understanding basic commands
- Applying AutoCAD's coordinate systems
- Setting up a drawing
- Mastering drawing strategies
- Accessing right-click context menus
- Employing Polar and Object Snap Tracking
- Setting up layers, colors, and linetypes
- Using blocks and Wblocks
- Dragging AutoCAD objects from one drawing to another
- Generating elevations
- Working with hatches and fills
- Controlling text in a drawing
- Dimensioning a drawing
- Managing external references
- Using layouts and printing an AutoCAD drawing
- Sharing drawings on the Internet
- Viewing 3D models dynamically with 3D Orbit
- Rendering a 3D model
- Setting up attributes
Reader ReviewsI wanted to learn AutoCAD but did not have the time or money to take a course. I had no experience with AutoCAD before getting this book, seriously, I could not draw a line. This book walked me through AutoCAD basics without once skipping a keystroke. The author ensured I did not get left behind, yet maintained a reasonable pace of introducing new functions. I am completely satisfied with this book as my introduction to AutoCAD 2002...