AutoCAD and Its Applications Advanced 2009, 16th Edition

The AutoCAD and Its Applications Advanced 2009, 16th Edition text offers students thorough instruction in visualization, 3-D modeling and AutoCAD customization. The text teaches the fundamental skills and techniques, and also introduces students to programming AutoCAD. This resource contains more than 100 step-by-step exercises that provide a hands-on reinforcement of topics. The exercises are provided in electronic form on the student CD included with the book, permitting students to refer to the steps on screen while working through the AutoCAD program. 704 pp.

Table Contents:

• 1. Introduction to Three-Dimensional Modeling
• 2. Creating Primitives and Composites
• 3. Viewing and Displaying Three-Dimensional Models
• 4. Understanding Three-Dimensional Coordinates and User Coordinate Systems
• 5. Using Model Space Viewports
• 6. Text and Dimensions in 3D
• 7. Solid Model Extrusions and Revolutions
• 8. Sweeps and Lofts
• 9. Creating and Working with Solid Model Details
• 10. Subobject Editing
• 11. Solid Model Editing
• 12. Solid Model Display and Analysis
• 13. Visual Style Settings and Basic Rendering
• 14. Materials in AutoCAD
• 15. Lighting
• 16. Advanced Rendering
• 17. Cameras, Walkthroughs, and Flybys
• 18. Using Raster, Vector, and Web Graphics Customizing
• 19. Customizing the AutoCAD Environment
• 20. Customizing Tools and Tool Locations
• 21. Customizing Key and Click Actions
• 22. Customizing Tool Palettes
• 23. User Profiles and Workspaces
• 24. Recording and Using Actions
• 25. Introduction to AutoLISP
• 26. Beyond AutoLISP Basics
• 27. Introduction to Diologue Control Language (DCL)
• 28. Introduction to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)