Product Description
* Shows how to use the leading technical drawing software-AutoCAD-and its less-expensive sister product, AutoCAD LT, in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style * Shows first-time AutoCAD users how to create precise and efficient 2-D technical drawings and get started with 3-D technical drawings * Topics covered include creating a basic layout; drawing and editing; writing text in drawings; plotting, creating, and editing external reference files; CAD standards; and drawing on the Internet * Explores new features in the latest version of AutoCAD, including text improvements, streamlined Plot and Page Setup dialogue boxes, increased emphasis on tool palettes, better tools for transmitting sets of electronic files, and much more * Includes a new chapter on sheet sets and a new collection of features for creating, managing, and publishing all of the drawings that make up a project
From the Back Cover
Use sheet sets, collaborate nicely, and go LT for 2005
Find out how to use DWF, live up to new standards, and share files online
AutoCAD can be complicated, but this book isn’t! Here’s where you’ll discover how to set up a drawing, toe the lines, add dimension and text, share your stuff, and more, in AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT. Now you’ll be able to create a presentable, usable, printable, and sharable drawing without getting old before your time.
The Dummies Way
Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Tear-out cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
Manage projects with sheet sets
Import data into drawings using text tables
Collaborate with other users
Standardize drawing components with tool palettes
Use the streamlined Plot and Page Setup features
Product Details
Paperback: 432 pages
Publisher: For Dummies (May 14, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764571389
ISBN-13: 978-0764571381
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches