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| Designed for introductory AutoCAD users, Discovering AutoCAD 2006 offers a hands-on, activity-based approach to the use of AutoCAD as a drafting tool - complete with techniques, tips, shortcuts, and insights that improve efficiency. Topics and tasks are carefully grouped to lead students logically through the AutoCAD command set, with the level of difficulty increasing steadily as skills are acquired through experience and practice. Straightforward explanations focus on what is relevant to actual drawing procedures, and illustrations show exactly what to expect on the computer screen. The 2006 edition features new material on creating tables and fields, a new appendix on tools for collaboration, and a text specific website containing drawing projects, Internet activities, self-scoring quizzes and more!
Features:
Lessons are broken down into tasks listed at the beginning of each section.
- Introduce readers to the AutoCAD commands using a structured, intuitive approach.
- Anticipate what information the student will need at each new phase of the learning curve.
General Procedure Boxes appear as new commands are introduced.
- Provide a simple overview of basic command procedures in a step-by-step format.
Detailed Graphics appear throughout the text.
- Demonstrate what readers should expect to see on their screen and encourage self-paced study.
Unique Icons and Typeface appear within the chapter.
- Identify hands-on AutoCAD instructions.
Drawing Problems appear at the end of the chapter.
- Require readers to apply newly learned techniques immediately to realistic drawing situations.
- Include drawing suggestions, timesaving tips, and meaningful explanations of how to use techniques in actual applications.
Working Drawings accompany drawing problems.
- Appear in a large, clearly dimensioned format on each right-hand page.
Table of Contents
Part I: Basic Two-Dimensional Entities
1. Lines
2. Circles and Drawing Aids
3. Layers, Colors, and Linetypes
4. Template Drawings
5. Arcs and Polar Arrays
6. Object Snap
Part II: Text, Dimensions, and Other Complex Entities
7. Text
8. Dimensions
9. Polylines
10. Blocks, Attributes, and External References.
Part III: Isometric Drawing and Three-Dimensional Modeling
11. Isometric Drawing
12. Wireframe Models
13. Surface Models
14. Solid Models
Appendices
Appendix A. Drawing Projects
Appendix B. Creating Customized Toolbars
Appendix C. Menus and Macros
Appendix D. Data Exchange Formats
Appendix E. Additional Tools for Collaboration.
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