AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD LT 2007: No Experience Required

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 696 pages
• Published by: Sybex
• Edition: 1st Edition May 8, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0470008776
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470008775
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Weighs: 2.2 pounds

Book Description
AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD LT 2007: No Experience Required is the perfect step-by-step introduction to the world's leading CAD software. Inside this clear-cut guide are concise explanations and practical tutorials that explain how to plan and develop a complete AutoCAD project. Follow the tutorials sequentially, which have been fully updated for AutoCAD 2007, or jump in at any chapter by downloading the drawing files from the Sybex Web site. Either way, you'll quickly develop a solid grounding in the essentials and learn how to use AutoCAD's productivity tools to get your work done efficiently.


The latest edition of this perennial topseller also covers AutoCAD's revamped 3D design features and includes a glossary and a supporting Web site with project files, bonus chapters, and appendices.

Gain the AutoCAD skills you need:
* Get to know the AutoCAD interface, basic commands, and how to create drawings
* Build on your skills with grouping, elevations, hatches, and using text in drawings
* Graduate to dimensioning, setting external references; and mastering layouts, plotting, and printing
* Understand the new 3D capabilities that make AutoCAD 2007 the complete design tool

Access the supporting Web site for more instruction, including:
* Project files from the book
* Bonus chapter on using the Internet with AutoCAD
* Bonus appendices on attributes and dynamic blocks

Back Cover Copy
AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD LT 2007: No Experience Required is the perfect step-by-step introduction to the world's leading CAD software. Inside this clear-cut guide are concise explanations and practical tutorials that explain how to plan and develop a complete AutoCAD project. Follow the tutorials sequentially, which have been fully updated for AutoCAD 2007, or jump in at any chapter by downloading the drawing files from the Sybex Web site. Either way, you'll quickly develop a solid grounding in the essentials and learn how to use AutoCAD's productivity tools to get your work done efficiently.

The latest edition of this perennial topseller also covers AutoCAD's revamped 3D design features and includes a glossary and a supporting Web site with project files, bonus chapters, and appendices.

Gain the AutoCAD skills you need:

• Get to know the AutoCAD interface, basic commands, and how to create drawings
• Build on your skills with grouping, elevations, hatches, and using text in drawings
• Graduate to dimensioning, setting external references; and mastering layouts, plotting, and printing
• Understand the new 3D capabilities that make AutoCAD 2007 the complete design tool

Access the supporting Web site for more instruction, including:

• Project files from the book
• Bonus chapter on using the Internet with AutoCAD
• Bonus appendices on attributes and dynamic blocks

Reader Reviews
Just as any study text should be, this book is plodding in its presentation. As an engineer familiar with AutoCAD 11 but very rusty indeed, this manual was a relief. I easily mastered all of its concepts and even managed to figure it out ahead of the author's demonstration. For its price, this is the place to go for any beginner or, like me, an old dog learning, or in my case, re-learning old tricks. The book starts out slow with basic line commands and builds slowly. It was difficult sometimes, and I sometimes referred to a second book as a reference; this is usually a good idea unless you are a masochist -- buy a second highly recommended book. Later, the manual goes into more sophisticated drawings. It has not been effortless but the author should be commended for achieving his goal of making learning AutoCAD as painless as possible. And, the price is reasonable. In 2002, I took an AutoCAD LT class. It was far more difficult and less comprehensible than this manual. It seems to me, that a company could save money by using this text instead and allowing self-paced training. The second book I purchased as a backup is twice as expensive although it has a training CD. I planned to use it but decide it was unnecessary. Perhaps, I will use it as a refresher. After completing Frey's manual, I plan to go on to more complicated training material. Why should I apologize for being a perfectionist? This is an outstanding text on AutoCAD 2007. As I completed the last sections of the book, I found a few errors. While the crucial chapters in the beginning are accurate, a few errors crept into the later chapters. Fortunately, the student should be able to maneuver around these problems with the skills learned at that point. If my review was helpful, please vote. Thanks. Comment | | (Report this)