Harnessing AutoCAD with AutoCAD 2005 Update

Description

This most recent edition of the Harnessing AutoCAD continues in the tradition of previous versions by providing the widest selection of discipline-specific exercises and projects for learning how to use today's leading desktop design and drawing software. A smart how-to and reference book, Harnessing AutoCAD 2004 with AutoCAD 2005 UPDATE contains up-to-the-minute functionality including extensively illustrated examples of prompt-response sequences, whereby certain commands prompt users for additional information such as coordinates or dimensions to complete a function. The companion Exercise Manual has also been updated, featuring problems in complete project format for practicing concepts and commands learned in a chapter or section, as well as for testing single concepts and commands. This complete package is appropriate for either the novice or advanced user.

inclusion of all new AutoCAD 2005 content in a separate chapter at the end of the text
step-by-step explanations and examples illustrate the new Sheet Set Manager feature, a CAD manager's dream come true
detailed explanation of the enhancements to the already powerful Tool Palletes
step-by-step explanation to create TEXT.SYMBOL TABLES for Finish Schedules, Revision Histories, Specifications, Drawing Indexes, and Notes
ample, easy-to-follow instructions and must-know techniques set readers up for success when working through exercises and projects
the comprehensive appendices list commands, system and dimension variables, interface concepts, fonts, fill and hatch patterns, linetypes, hardware requirements, and plotter and printer devices
for those using releases prior to R2004, this book will serve as a base of comprehensive learning for either R2004 or R2005

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Getting Started. Fundamentals I. Fundamentals II. Fundamentals III. Fundamentals IV. Fundamentals V. Dimensioning. Plotting/Printing. Hatching and Boundaries. Block References and Attributes. External References. AutoCAD Design Center. Utility Commands. Internet Utilities. AutoCAD 3D. Rendering. The Tablet and Digitizing. Customizing AutoCAD. Visual LISP.
Appendix A: Hardware Requirements.
Appendix B: Listing of AutoCAD Commands and Dimensioning Variables.
Appendix C: AutoCAD Toolbars.
Appendix D: System Variables.
Appendix E: Hatch and Fill Patterns.
Appendix F: Fonts.
Appendix G: Line types and Lineweights.
Appendix H: Command Aliases