AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT All-in-One Desk Reference For DummiesCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780471752608 Year: 2006 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US) Pages: 816 Description: AutoCAD is the leading software tool for creating technical and architectural drawings, but it definitely doesn't lead in the "easy to master" category. That's why there's AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT All in One Desk Reference For Dummies? the perfect way to break a complex topic into bite size, easy to understand pieces. Once you get the hang

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780471752608
Year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 816


Description:
AutoCAD is the leading software tool for creating technical and
architectural drawings, but it definitely doesn't lead in the "easy
to master" category. That's why there's AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies?the perfect way to
break a complex topic into bite-size, easy-to-understand pieces.


Once you get the hang of using AutoCAD and its slightly less
feature-rich cousin, AutoCAD LT, you discover that it offers
wonderful advantages. AutoCAD allows you to


Create precision to 14 significant digits

Re-use portions of your drawings by copying and pasting

Draw things full size and print your drawings in any scale

Produce drawings that are easier to read when reduced

Electronically share and distribute drawings

Design in 2D or 3D



So obviously, the trick is to speed up that "getting the hang of
it" process. That's where AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT All-in-One Desk
Reference For Dummies comes in especially handy. Ten
easy-to-follow minibooks cover every aspect of AutoCAD, including
the latest features of AutoCAD 2007, so you can find just what you
need to know quickly and easily. You'll get the scoop on


AutoCAD basics, such as setting up drawings, finding your way
around the interface, and using all the tools

Drawing and modifying objects in 2D and annotating your
drawings

3D modeling and viewing, working with solids and surfaces, and
rendering

Understanding how AutoCAD LT differs from AutoCAD and deciding
which program you need

Advanced drafting skills, including or