AutoCAD and Its Applications – Advanced 2008 builds upon the fundamental skills and techniques taught in AutoCAD and Its Applications – Basics 2008. The Advanced text provides thorough instruction in 3D modeling, visualization, and AutoCAD customization, and introduces students to programming AutoCAD. It includes more than 100 step-by-step exercises that provide hands-on reinforcement of topics covered in the text. The exercises are identified by specific references in the text and are delivered in electronic form on the included Student CD. The CD-based exercises permit the students to refer to the steps on-screen while working in AutoCAD.

• Text provides step-by-step instruction in the use of AutoCAD commands. Chapter tests, available both in the book and on the Student CD, serve to review commands and key AutoCAD concepts.
• Many modeling and customizing problems supplement each chapter. Problems are presented as 3D illustrations, actual plotted drawings, and engineering sketches.
• "Caution" and "Note" icons call attention to special information in the text.

• Introduction to Three-Dimensional Drawing
• Creating Primitives and Composites
• Viewing and Displaying Three-Dimensional Models
• Understanding Three-Dimensional Coordinates and User Coordinate Systems
• Using Model Space Viewports
• Text and Dimensions
• Extrusions and Revolutions
• Sweeps and Lofts
• Modeling Details
• Subobject Editing
• Model Editing
• Model Display and Analysis

• Visual Styles and Rendering
• Materials in AutoCAD
• Lighting
• Advanced Rendering Settings
• Walkthroughs, Flybys, and Sun Studies
• Using Raster, Vector, and Web Graphics

• Customizing the AutoCAD Environment
• Customizing Toolbars, Pull-Down Menus, and the Dashboard
• Customizing Shortcut Keys, Shortcut Menus, and Double-Click Actions
• Tool Palette Customization
• User Profiles and Workspaces

• Introduction to AutoLISP
• Beyond AutoLISP Basics
• Introduction to DCL
• Introduction to VBA