AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010: No Experience Required

Completely updated on the latest releases of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, this book provides you with the skills needed to work in AutoCAD immediately and a step-by-step tutorial teaches you all the basics so you can quickly achieve results when creating 2D and 3D technical drawings. You ll look at dimensioning, external references, layouts and printing, and using 3D and move on to examining more advanced features such as grouping, elevations, hatches, and using text in drawings. The companion Web site contains project files, a bonus Chapteron using the Internet with AutoCAD, an appendix on attributes, and another appendix on dynamic blocks. 888 pp.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter1 Getting to Know AutoCAD.
• Chapter2 Learning Basic Commands to Get Started.
• Chapter3 Setting Up a Drawing.
• Chapter4 Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 1.
• Chapter5 Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 2.
• Chapter6 Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing.
• Chapter7 Combining Objects into Blocks.
• Chapter8 Controlling Text in a Drawing.
• Chapter9 Using Dynamic Blocks and Tables.
• Chapter10 Generating Elevations.
• Chapter11 Working with Hatches, Gradients, and Tool Palettes.
• Chapter12 Dimensioning a Drawing.
• Chapter13 Managing External References.
• Chapter14 Using Layouts to Set Up a Print.
• Chapter15 Printing an AutoCAD Drawing.
• Chapter16 Creating 3D Geometry.
• Chapter17 Rendering and Materials.