Ebook: AutoCAD Express

This book guides the new AutoCAD user through the important features of the programming language to produce drawings quickly and accurately. It is intended to be an instructional book. It starts by explaining what AutoCAD is and how it fits into the general CAD field, and how it compares with other micro-based CAD systems. A variety of aspects are covered, from starting up, cursor display control, drawing and editing, to printing, plotting and increasing the productivity of AutoCAD. Particular guidance is given on potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. Worked examples throughout the text illustrate various commands and are coordinated to produce a recognisable drawing by the end of the book. The author is a lecturer in CAD at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He has extensive experience in training students in the use of AutoCAD.

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This book guides the new AutoCAD user through the important features of the programming language to produce drawings quickly and accurately. It is intended to be an instructional book. It starts by explaining what AutoCAD is and how it fits into the general CAD field, and how it compares with other micro-based CAD systems. A variety of aspects are covered, from starting up, cursor display control, drawing and editing, to printing, plotting and increasing the productivity of AutoCAD. Particular guidance is given on potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. Worked examples throughout the text illustrate various commands and are coordinated to produce a recognisable drawing by the end of the book. The author is a lecturer in CAD at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He has extensive experience in training students in the use of AutoCAD.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Starting AutoCAD....Pages 7-31
Cursor and Display Control....Pages 33-55
Drawing and Editing....Pages 57-82
Constructive Editing....Pages 83-111
Super-Entities....Pages 113-143
Advanced Drawing and Dimensioning....Pages 145-169
Adding Depth to Your Drawings with 3D CAD....Pages 171-208
The Hard Copy — Printing and Plotting....Pages 209-226
Bespoke AutoCAD....Pages 227-245
AutoLISP as a Practical Tool....Pages 247-268
Add-On Programs for AutoCAD....Pages 269-285
Back Matter....Pages 287-312

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This book guides the new AutoCAD user through the important features of the programming language to produce drawings quickly and accurately. It is intended to be an instructional book. It starts by explaining what AutoCAD is and how it fits into the general CAD field, and how it compares with other micro-based CAD systems. A variety of aspects are covered, from starting up, cursor display control, drawing and editing, to printing, plotting and increasing the productivity of AutoCAD. Particular guidance is given on potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. Worked examples throughout the text illustrate various commands and are coordinated to produce a recognisable drawing by the end of the book. The author is a lecturer in CAD at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He has extensive experience in training students in the use of AutoCAD.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Starting AutoCAD....Pages 7-31
Cursor and Display Control....Pages 33-55
Drawing and Editing....Pages 57-82
Constructive Editing....Pages 83-111
Super-Entities....Pages 113-143
Advanced Drawing and Dimensioning....Pages 145-169
Adding Depth to Your Drawings with 3D CAD....Pages 171-208
The Hard Copy — Printing and Plotting....Pages 209-226
Bespoke AutoCAD....Pages 227-245
AutoLISP as a Practical Tool....Pages 247-268
Add-On Programs for AutoCAD....Pages 269-285
Back Matter....Pages 287-312
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