AutoCAD 2002: No Experience Required at Dominant Systems Book Store

AutoCAD 2002: No Experience Required is your step-by-step introduction to the latest version of AutoCAD, the drafting and design program that has become the industry standard in architecture, landscaping, engineering, and construction. Inside, practical examples and straightforward explanations show you exactly what you need to know to create, develop, and complete a sophisticated AutoCAD project.

Gain the AutoCAD Skills That Matter Most

Finding your way around AutoCAD
Understanding basic commands
Applying AutoCAD's coordinate systems
Setting up a drawing
Mastering drawing strategies
Accessing right-click context menus
Employing Polar and Object Snap Tracking
Setting up layers, colors, and linetypes
Using blocks and Wblocks
Dragging AutoCAD objects from one drawing to another
Generating elevations
Working with hatches and fills
Controlling text in a drawing
Dimensioning a drawing
Managing external references
Using layouts and printing an AutoCAD drawing
Sharing drawings on the Internet
Viewing 3D models dynamically with 3D Orbit
Rendering a 3D model
Setting up attributes

Customer Reviews & Comments
I told a potential employer that I'm good with AutoCAD. I had never touched AutoCAD and after playing around with it for a bit, it was obvious that I wasn't going to figure it out by browsing the menus. But I have a lot of computer experience and I learn fast. This book started at the absolute basics--drawing a random line--and progressed using the example of a little cabin, until by the end of the book I was rotating it in three dimentions and rendering it with shadows and a background image. One feature of the book I liked is that the author shows several different ways to do the same thing. It took me about five days to get through the whole thing, and when Monday rolled around and I went to interview, I knew more about AutoCAD than the guy who was hiring, which (though he didn't know much) is all that mattered. I since have acquired another book that I'll use to become an expert, but now I at least know how the program works and can do basic necessary procedures. I don't know what else is out there but this book was exactly what I was looking for and I'm glad I bought it.

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