AutoCAD 2000: One Step at a Time - Basics with Cdrom

ISBN-10: 0130832103

ISBN-13: 9780130832108

A book designed for novice AutoCAD users that is ideal for independent study. Sykes uses a step-by-step approach and over 1800 graphics to make learning AutoCAD 2000 easy. This book takes a three pronged approach to teaching AutoCAD by integrating print, CD-ROM, and web-based support to create a complete learning system.\ FEATURES/BENEFITS\ \ 120 Do This guided exercises— Divided into three columns: Steps, Command Sequence, and Tools.\ \ \ Provides users with the step-by-step instructions...

A text designed for novice AutoCAD users that is ideal for either classroom use or independent study. This book takes a three-pronged approach to teaching AutoCAD by integrating text, CD-ROM, and web-based support to create a complete learning system. Book - Includes 20 AutoCAD lessons designed to bring you fully up to speed with 2-D drawing. Lessons are clearly marked for purpose and content, and provide hands-on, step-by-step instructions to help the student master the task. All instructions come in an easy to follow 3 column format labeled Do This! that clearly presents the task at hand. Lessons contain tips, tricks, projects, and quizzes developed by the author through years of experience as a designer and CAD guru. CD - This CD keeps on providing instruction when you have left the classroom, or are studying on your own. 25 drawing tasks are captured as multimedia presentations for your review. Each lesson is keyed to a specific section in the text marked with a CD icon. When you review these lessons on your computer, you will see a drawing being created right on screen using the steps shown in the text. As the AutoCAD cursor moves across the screen, a voice accompanies the movements and provides audio instruction and reinforcement. In addition, the CD contains easy to find files of all the drawing lessons in the book. Worldwide Web - This text has an accompanying website that offers a self-assessment tool to test your understanding of important concepts. It contains sets of questions keyed to approximately half the lessons in the text that test your understanding of key concepts. Take these quizzes online as practice exams, and you will receive immediate feedback on your progress.

Preface CD-ROM Setup Lesson 1: Setup. Lesson 2: Drawing Basics- Lines and Coordinates. Lesson 3: Putting It On Paper. Lesson 4: Drawing Aids. Lesson 5: Display Controls and Basic Text. Lesson 6: Geometric Shapes (Other Than Lines and Rectangles). Lesson 7: Adding Flavor to Your Drawings with Layers. Lesson 8: Editing Your Drawing- Modification Procedures. Lesson 9: More Complex Lines- Polylines (and Light Weight Polylines). Lesson 10: More Editing Tools. Lesson 11: Some Useful Drawing Tips. Lesson 12: Guidelines and Splines. Lesson 13: Advanced Lines- Multilines. Lesson 14: Advanced Text. Lesson 15: Basic Dimensioning. Lesson 16: Customizing Dimensions. Lesson 17: Advanced Modification Techniques. Lesson 18: Hatching and Section Lines. Lesson 19: Many as One- Groups and Blocks. Lesson 20: Advanced Blocks.