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A four-color, task-based guide to AutoCAD
This Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers the fundamentals of AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD LT 2013 and teaches you everything you need to become quickly productive with the software. Learn to draw in 2D, shape complex curves, manage objects with layers, organize with blocks and groups, add dimensions and annotation, work with layouts, model in 3D, create realistic renderings, and more. Whether you're an aspiring CAD/CAM professional, preparing for certification, or updating your skills, this is the fast, thorough grounding you need in AutoCAD.
The perfect guide for AutoCAD beginners, this Autodesk Official Training Guide uses approachable real-world exercises to explain AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Takes a workflow-based approach and presents AutoCAD tasks, tools, and core functionality in the context of designing a house Features hands-on tutorials illustrated with full-color screenshots Covers basic 2D drawing skills, editing entities, working with splines and polylines, using layers and objects, organizing objects with groups and blocks, and using hatch patterns and gradients Examines working with blocks and cross-references, creating and editing text, dimensioning, using constraints and layouts, printing, editing and importing data, modeling in 3D, and presenting the designAutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Essentials helps AutoCAD newcomers understand the software and gain confidence in their skills.
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Scott Onstott is a consultant, lecturer, author, and independent video producer who has 14 years of experience teaching and writing about architectural and design visualization software. He is the author of Enhancing Architectural Drawings and Models with Photoshop as well as AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 Essentials, and coauthor of AutoCAD: Professional Tips and Techniques.
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Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1
Chapter 2 Basic Drawing Skills 15
Chapter 3 Using Drawing Aids 39
Chapter 4 Editing Entities 53
Chapter 5 Shaping Curves 79
Chapter 6 Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance 97
Chapter 7 Organizing Objects 121
Chapter 8 Hatching and Gradients 145
Chapter 9 Working with Blocks and Xrefs 163
Chapter 10 Creating and Editing Text 183
Chapter 11 Dimensioning 197
Chapter 12 Keeping In Control with Constraints 217
Chapter 13 Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects 231
Chapter 14 Printing and Plot ting 253
Chapter 15 Storing, Presenting, and Extracting Data 277
Chapter 16 Navigating 3D Models 299
Chapter 17 Modeling in 3D 317
Chapter 18 Presenting and Documenting 3D Design 345
Appendix Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Cer tif ication 369
Index 375
