AutoCAD 2014 Essentials

Learn crucial AutoCAD tools and techniques with this AutodeskOfficial Press Book
Quickly become productive using AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD LT 2014with this full color Autodesk Official Press guide. This uniquelearning resource features concise, straightforward explanationsand real-world, hands-on exercises and tutorials. Following a quickdiscussion of concepts and goals, each chapter moves on to anapproachable hands-on exercise designed to reinforce real-worldtactics and techniques. Compelling, full-color screenshotsillustrate tutorial steps, and chapters conclude with related andmore open-ended projects to further reinforce the chapter'slessons.
Starting and ending files for the exercises are also availablefor download, so you can compare your results with those ofprofessionals. You'll follow a workflow-based approach that mirrorsthe development of projects in the real world, learning 2D drawingskills, editing entities, working with splines and polylines, usinglayers and objects, creating and editing text, dimensioning,modeling in 3D, and much more.
* Hands-on exercises and their downloadable tutorial files arebased on the real-world task of drawing a house
* Covers crucial features and techniques, including 2D drawingworking with layers, organizing objects with groups and blocks,using hatch patterns and gradients, using constraints and layouts,importing data, 3D modeling, and
* Includes content to help prepare you for Autodesk's AutoCADcertification program
AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD LT 2014 Essentials is theAutodesk Official Press guide that helps you quickly andconfidently learn the newest version of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.