Download Ebook AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required

eBook Details:

• Paperback: 1008 pages
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Sybex Press; (July 6, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470602163
• ISBN-13: 978-0470602164

eBook Description:

A step-by-step tutorial on AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT basics

AutoCAD is the leading drawing software, used by design and drafting professionals to create 2D and 3D technical drawings. This tutorial is aimed at AutoCAD novices and provides you with the essentials you need so you can acquire the necessary skills to work in AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT immediately.

You’ll begin with the basics and gradually progress to more advanced topics and features, such as grouping, elevations, hatches, and using text in drawings. Concise explanations, focused examples, and step-by-step instructions round out this hands-on tutorial.

• Begins with the basics of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, the leading 2D and 3D drawing software
• Progresses to more advanced topics and skill sets and covers grouping, hatches, and text in drawings
• Introduces dimensioning, external references, layouts and printing, and using 3D Contains helpful examples and step-by-step instructions so you can get started using AutoCAD immediately

Featuring the most up-to-date techniques, tactics, industry standards, and methods, this tutorial will get you started using AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT right away.

From the Back Cover

AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required by Sybex Press, Wiley Publishing

AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required is the perfect step-by-step introduction to Autodesk’s powerful CAD software. This new edition, thoroughly revised and updated by well-known AutoCAD expert Donnie Gladfelter, helps you quickly see results as you proceed through an engaging, hands-on tutorial. Learn how to plan, develop, document, and present a complete AutoCAD project by following each step sequentially, or, if you prefer, jump in at any stage by downloading the drawing files from the book’s companion website. You’ll master all essential AutoCAD features, get a thorough grounding in the basics, learn the very latest industry standards and techniques, and quickly become productive with AutoCAD 2011.

• Quickly master the AutoCAD 2011 interface and start using basic commands and setting up your own drawings right away
• Build on your skills with groups, elevations, hatches, and multiline text
• Develop sophisticated drawings as you graduate to dimensioning, creating external references, using tables, leveraging dynamic blocks, and mastering layouts and printing
• Master parametric tools to keep your drawing elements consistent
• Use the U.S. National CAD Standard to create a complete document set
• Use modern drafting practices to correctly dimension and annotate drawings
• Create sophisticated drawings using blocks, hatches, fields, and more
• Build, visualize, and analyze your drawing using 3D solids and the new 3D surfaces feature

Author Information

Donnie Gladfelter is a highly visible and respected thought leader in the CAD community. He is well known for his CAD Geek blog (www.thecadgeek.com), has written many articles for the popular AUGIWorld magazine, and is a top-rated speaker at Autodesk University and other industry events. He has worked with the development team at Autodesk to help shape future versions of AutoCAD, and the company has featured him in numerous video interviews, including their popular “Ask the Expert” series. Donnie also helps empower CAD professionals by providing training and services to companies around the world as a member of the Autodesk User Group International Board of Directors.