Introducing AutoCAD 2008 View Larger Image | George Omura
Sybex, Paperback, Published April 2007, 408 pages, ISBN 0470121505 | List Price: $29.99
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Quickly Master AutoCAD 2008 Essentials
This practical guide helps users of all skill levels learn the basics of AutoCAD
2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 easily and efficiently. In this fresh new take on the
popular Just Enough AutoCAD, bestselling AutoCAD author and expert George Omura
offers clear explanations, a task-based approach, and pages of real-world examples
and exercises to make this thorough book more valuable and useful than ever.
Whether you're new to AutoCAD or just looking for a quick refresher, you'll
find the fast, focused introduction to AutoCAD you need to get quickly up to
speed.
• Discover what's new in AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008
• Master the basics of drawing and editing
• Add and edit notes and dimensions
• Learn the fundamentals of 2D drawings and 3D models
• Understand layers, blocks, groups, and external references
• Find areas and distances quickly
• Extract hidden data
• Generate 3D shapes from lines, arcs, and splines
• Quickly convert 2D drawings into shaded 3D models
• Create spiral shapes using the Helix command
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Chapter 1. Getting Familiar with AutoCAD.
Chapter 2. Understanding the Drafting Tools.
Chapter 3. Drawing 2D Objects.
Chapter 4. Editing AutoCAD Objects.
Chapter 5. Editing with the Modify Toolbar.
Chapter 6. Creating 3D Drawings.
Chapter 7. Getting Organized with Layers.
Chapter 8. Blocks, Groups, Xrefs, and the DesignCenter.
Chapter 9. Creating Text.
Chapter 10. Using Dimensions.
Chapter 11. Gathering Information.
Chapter 12. Laying out and Printing Your Drawings.
Index.
About the Author
George Omura is a licensed architect, Autodesk Authorized Author, and CAD specialist
with more than 20 years of experience in AutoCAD and over 30 years of experience
in architecture. He has worked on design projects ranging from resort hotels
to metropolitan transit systems to the San Francisco Library project. George
has written numerous other AutoCAD books for Sybex, including Mastering AutoCAD
2007 and AutoCAD LT 2007, Just Enough AutoCAD 2007, and Mastering Autodesk VIZ
2007.
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