AutoCAD 2008 & AutoCAD LT 2008: No Experience Required

Description

Presenting you with the perfect step-by-step introduction to the world’s leading CAD software, this this perennial bestseller is completely revised and features comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the latest AutoCAD features, such as dynamic blocks, external references, and 3D design. You’ll get concise explanations and practical tutorials that you can follow sequentially or jump in at any chapter by downloading the drawing files from the Sybex Web site, www.sybex.com/go/acadner2008. Either way, you’ll master AutoCAD features, get a thorough grounding in its essentials, and see quick results.

For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

1. Getting to know AutoCAD.

2. Basic Commands to Get Started.

3. Setting Up a Drawing.

4. Gaining Drawing Strategies: Part 1.

5. Gaining Drawing Strategies: Part 2.

6. Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing.

7. Grouping Objects into Blocks.

8. Controlling Text in a Drawing.

9. Dynamic Blocks and Tables.

10. Generating Elevations.

11. Working with Hatches and Fills.

12. Dimensioning a Drawing.

13. Managing External References.

14. Using Layouts and Sheet Sets.

15. Printing an AutoCAD Drawing.

16. Creating 3D Geometry.

17. Materials and Animation.

Glossary.

Index.