AutoCAD 2000
No Experience Required
1st Edition
Published on 5. May 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-0-7821-2498-9 (ISBN)
Description
AutoCAD 2000: No Experience Required is your step-by-step introduction to the latest version of AutoCAD, the computer drafting and design program that has become the industry standard in architecture, landscaping, engineering, and construction. Inside, practical examples and straightforward explanations show you exactly what you need to know to create a project -- and will help you master every essential AutoCAD feature.
Coverage includes:
* Find your way around AutoCAD
* Understand basic commands
* Set up a drawing
* Master drawing strategies
* Set up layers, colors, and linetypes
* Use blocks and wblocks
* Generate elevations
* Work with hatches and fills
* Control text in a drawing
* Dimension a drawing
* Manage external references
* Use layouts
* Print an AutoCAD drawing
Coverage includes:
* Find your way around AutoCAD
* Understand basic commands
* Set up a drawing
* Master drawing strategies
* Set up layers, colors, and linetypes
* Use blocks and wblocks
* Generate elevations
* Work with hatches and fills
* Control text in a drawing
* Dimension a drawing
* Manage external references
* Use layouts
* Print an AutoCAD drawing
More details
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Adult education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23 cm
Width: 19 cm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
1220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7821-2498-9 (9780782124989)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
David Frey has a Masters degree in Architecture from UC-Berkeley and a BA in English Literature. He has been working in the fields of architecture and construction for over twenty years and has been teaching AutoCAD to architects, engineers, and high school and college students for the last six years. He originally learned AutoCAD from the writings of George Omura.
Content
Introduction.
1. Getting to Know AutoCAD.
2. Basic Commands to Get Started.
3. Setting Up a Drawing.
4. Gaining Drawing Strategies: Part 1.
5. Gaining Drawing Strategies: Part 2.
6. Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing.
7. Using Blocks and Wblocking.
8. Generating Elevations.
9. Working with Hatches and Fills.
10. Controlling Text in a Drawing.
11. Dimensioning a Drawing.
12. Managing External References.
13. Using Layouts to Set Up a Print.
14. Printing an AutoCAD Drawing.
Appendix A: A Look at Drawing in 3D.
Appendix B: An Introduction to Attributes.
Glossary.
Index.
1. Getting to Know AutoCAD.
2. Basic Commands to Get Started.
3. Setting Up a Drawing.
4. Gaining Drawing Strategies: Part 1.
5. Gaining Drawing Strategies: Part 2.
6. Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing.
7. Using Blocks and Wblocking.
8. Generating Elevations.
9. Working with Hatches and Fills.
10. Controlling Text in a Drawing.
11. Dimensioning a Drawing.
12. Managing External References.
13. Using Layouts to Set Up a Print.
14. Printing an AutoCAD Drawing.
Appendix A: A Look at Drawing in 3D.
Appendix B: An Introduction to Attributes.
Glossary.
Index.