Autocad and Its Applications Basics: Release 14

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 1135 pages
• Published by: Goodheart Wilcox Company October 1997
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 156637409X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1566374095
• Book Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 1.9 inches
• Weighs: 5.1 pounds

Reader Reviews
This review is from: AutoCAD And Its Applications: Basics (Autocad 2005) (Paperback) While this text covers a great deal of information and is required at community colleges it's as exciting to read as drug warning labels. And you practically need a rossetta stone to drag the pertinent information out of the chapters. The student CD included requires the student to have AutoCad loaded on their computer to access it. So you need to invest another $800 or so in a seperate computer program in order to access the student disk at home. Otherwise...well, it makes a cool drink coaster. I only acquired this book because it was required for my class. I hardly even cracked the cover. I used my 2004 copy of "Mastering AutoCad" by George Omura and highly recommend that instead. I only refered to Shumaker's book when encountering a 2005 upgrade (of which there aren't many). Omura's book has an easy to use index, goes beyond "the basics" and includes a disk with a trial version of ACAD that you can use for at least thirty days. I could look up commands and subjects in the index, breeze through the overview and be functional in minutes. Shumaker's book is adequate if you have zero ACAD experience, the patience of Job to trudge through the text, no other options or someone is offering to just GIVE it to you. Otherwise and for personal use, go for Omura. Oh, and don't forget, AutoCad has a HELP menu (F1) if you happen to be stuck for an answer during a test. Comment | | (Report this)