Harnessing AutoCAD 2006

ISBN-10: 1418020354

ISBN-13: 9781418020354

Harnessing AutoCADÂ® 2006 continues in the tradition of previous editions by providing the widest selection of discipline-specific exercises and projects for learning how to use today's leading desktop design and drawing software. A smart how-to and reference, this book contains up-to-the-minute functionality including extensively illustrated examples of "prompt-response" sequences, whereby certain commands prompt users for additional information such as coordinates or dimensions to complete...

Harnessing AutoCAD® 2006 continues in the tradition of previous editions by providing the widest selection of discipline-specific exercises and projects for learning how to use today's leading desktop design and drawing software. A smart how-to and reference, this book contains up-to-the-minute functionality including extensively illustrated examples of "prompt-response" sequences, whereby certain commands prompt users for additional information such as coordinates or dimensions to complete a function. The companion Exercise Manual has also been updated, and is included in its entirety on the CD-ROM in the back of the book. This manual features problems in complete project format for practicing concepts and commands learned in a chapter or section, as well as for testing single concepts and commands. This complete package is appropriate for either the novice or advanced user.

Introduction Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 2 Fundamentals I Chapter 3 Fundamentals II Chapter 4 Fundamentals III Chapter 5 Fundamentals IV Chapter 6 Fundamentals V Chapter 7 Dimensioning Chapter 8 Plotting and Layouts Chapter 9 Hatching and Boundaries Chapter 10 Block References and Attributes Chapter 11 External References Chapter 12 AutoCAD DesignCenter Chapter 13 Utility Commands Chapter 14 Drawing Sets Chapter 15 AutoCAD 3D Chapter 16 Rendering Chapter 17 Customizing AutoCAD Chapter 19 Visual LISP