Advancing with Autocad R14 for Windows 95 and Windows NT
Published on 26. February 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
166 pages
978-0-340-74053-8 (ISBN)
Description
AutoCAD users with some experience will find this book the perfect tutor for more advanced topics like attributes and customisation methods as well as for increasing their proficiency and productivity. Bob McFarlane remains a popular and respected author; his fluent style and carefully crafted exercises present even the most technically challenging concepts clearly and imaginatively. The ideal 'next step' for readers of 'Beginning AutoCAD R14', 'Advancing with AutoCAD R14' is an effective tutorial that is suitable both for students working alone and for classroom use. The book is ideal for the more advanced City and Guilds schemes as well as the National and Higher Certificates in Draughting and Design. Professional engineers using CAD in the workplace will also find this a useful reference guide.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Approx. 100 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 195 mm
Weight
445 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-74053-8 (9780340740538)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Bob McFarlane is a Curriculum Manager (CAD and New Media) at Motherwell College. He is in charge of the following courses to HNC and HND level: a)Computer Aided Draughting and Design b)Architectural Technology with CAD c)Filmcraft and Animation d)Internet and Multimedia Design and Development Bob has been writing AutoCAD books since 1993, the first being published for AutoCAD Release 12. Bob is an Autodesk Educational Developer and has a particular interest in the modelling concepts. Outside of work, Bob s interests include Bonsai trees, stamp collecting, remote control aircraft and kite flying. At present Bob spend most of his time with his wife Helen, his children Linda and Stephen and his granddaughter Ciara.
Content
The standard sheet * Attributes * Editing attributes * Extracting attribute data * External references * Customising linetypes * Creating hatch patterns * Creating shapes * Slides * Script files * Customising menus * Data exchange * Object linking and embedding * Linking with a database * And finally.