AutoCAD 2000: One Step at a Time-Advanced

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 790 pages
• Published by: Prentice Hall March 3, 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0130832197
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0130832191
• Book Dimensions: 9.7 x 8 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 3.2 pounds

Product Description
A text designed for advanced AutoCAD users that is ideal for either classroom use or independent study. This book takes a three-pronged approach to teaching AutoCAD by integrating text, CD-ROM, and web-based support to create a complete learning system.

Book - If you want to learn AutoCAD 2000 fast, you'll love AutoCAD 2000 -- One Step at a Time -- Advanced, the total integrated system for mastering AutoCAD. You get 17 AutoCAD lessons -- each one filled with hands-on, step-by-step instructions, tips, tricks, and "Do This" exercises that explain the task, show how it's done, and point to any tools that might make the task easier. The accompanying CD-ROM k eeps on providing instruction long after you've completed the lessons. You'll find twenty drawing tasks, each captured as a multimedia presentation, so you can watch the drawing created right on screen -- and listen to an expert talk you through the process. You're even linked to an AutoCAD Web site that offers a self-assessment tool designed to help you test your understanding of key concepts! Clear, friendly, and encouraging, AutoCAD 2000 -- One Step at a Time -- Advanced integrates text, CD-ROM a nd web support to deliver one powerful AutoCAD learning system.For everyone who wants to master AutoCAD 2000 quickly and easily.

CD - This CD keeps on providing instruction when you have left the classroom, or are studying on your own. Twenty drawing tasks are captured as multimedia presentations for your review. Each lesson is keyed to a specific section in the text marked with a CD icon. When you review these lessons on your computer, you will see a drawing being created right on screen using the steps shown in the text. As the AutoCAD cursor moves across the screen, a voice accompanies the movements and provides audio instruction and reinforcement. In addition, the CD contains easy to find files of all the drawing lessons in the book.

Worldwide Web - This text has an accompanying website that offers a self-assessment tool to test your understanding of important concepts. It contains sets of questions keyed to approximately half the lessons in the text that test your understanding of key concepts. Take these quizzes online as practice exams, and you will receive immediate feedback on your progress.

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A book designed for novice AutoCAD users that is ideal for independent study. Sykes uses a step-by-step approach and over 1800 graphics to make learning AutoCAD 2000 easy. This book takes a three pronged approach to teaching AutoCAD by integrating book, CD-ROM, and web-based support to create a complete learning system.

FEATURES/BENEFITS

• 120 Do This guided exercises- Divided into three columns: Steps, Command Sequence, and Tools.
• Provides users with the step-by-step instructions that explain the task, show it being done, and any tools that might make it easier-along with how the results of the task should appear on the computer screen.
• Visual approach-Includes over 1800 graphics and 100 drawing files.
• Supports book instructions with a generous use of detailed screen shots, actual drawings, and helpful graphics that appeal to users.
• Free Multimedia CD-25 drawings tasks are captured as multimedia presentations for review. Presentations are keyed to specific Do This lessons in the book with a CD icon. CD also contains starter- drawing files for the book's lessons.
• Companion Website (www.prenhall.com/sykes).
• This accompanying web-site provides a self-assessment tool to test understanding of key concepts. Questions are keyed to half of the Do This exercises and act as online practice quizzes.
• "Extra Steps" section-In each lesson.
• Provides readers with added features, bits of knowledge, or suggestions for further study used to promote learning after covering the basic material.
• Tips and "tricks".
• Helps bring the reader fully up to speed with drawing concepts, and enhances their understanding of topics.
• Review questions and exercises.
• Reinforces learned material.
• Several independent projects.
• Giving users setup information and encouraging them to refer to previous lessons to complete projects for a variety of disciplines and extreme proficiency levels.
• Clear writing style.