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AutoCAD Books
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By George Omura
Sybex Paperback (1248 pages)
 | List Price: $49.99* Lowest New Price: $27.37* Lowest Used Price: $26.45* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:28 Pacific 30 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description: Go beyond AutoCAD essentials to create amazing 2D and 3D technical drawings AutoCADis the leading drawing software used by design and drafting professionals to create 2D and 3D technical drawings. Mastering AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT guides you through AutoCAD essentials using concise explanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions, and hands-on projects for both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. You'll understand the basics of the interface and drafting tools, as well as how to effectively use hatches, fields, and tables. - Details attributes, dynamic blocks, drawing curves, and solid fills, as well as exploring 3D modeling and imaging
- Explores the fully revised 3D rendering features and the new 3D Surface modeling tools
- Covers the new 2D features like the updated Hatch tools, object transparency and Isolate/Hide objects
- Discusses customization and integration, as well as useful tools and utilities
- Includes a searchable PDF of the entire book, a trial version of AutoCAD, and before-and-after tutorial files
Accompanied by a DVD with more than a dozen video tutorials, this book will help you master AutoCAD and bring your technical drawings to life. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title. |
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By George Omura
Sybex Paperback (1224 pages)
 | List Price: $49.99* Lowest New Price: $26.95* Lowest Used Price: $24.26* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:28 Pacific 30 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - ISBN13: 9780470466032
- Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Product Description: An award-winning author presents a detailed tutorial covering every feature of this popular program Each year, Mastering AutoCAD appears at the top of the AutoCAD book sales charts; it's the world's all-time bestselling series on the AutoCAD design software. This revision thoroughly covers all the new features and gives you a complete education in AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Whether you're an architect or drafter, involved in another discipline that uses CAD software, or an AutoCAD instructor, you'll benefit from Omura's comprehensive coverage. - Award-winning Autodesk Authorized Author, George Omura, has written more than 20 books on AutoCAD
- Uses concise explanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions, and hands-on projects to fully cover both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
- Introduces the basics of the interface and drafting tools, then moves into intermediate skills such as effectively using hatches, fields, and tables
- Elaborates on the more important skills for real world applications like layouts, plotting, and quick 3D modeling
- Showcases the newest features including parametric design, free-form 3D mesh modeling, and enhanced PDF support
- Details advanced skills including attributes, dynamic blocks, drawing curves, and macro programming
- Explores 3D modeling and imaging, and discusses customization and integration
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DVD includes video tutorials, a searchable PDF of the book, "before and after" tutorial files, a trial version of AutoCAD 2010, and additional tools and utilities Mastering AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010 is equally effective as a tutorial and a stand-alone reference for this extremely popular technical drawing software. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title. |
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By Donnie Gladfelter
Sybex Paperback (1008 pages)
 | List Price: $34.99* Lowest New Price: $18.55* Lowest Used Price: $17.25* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:28 Pacific 30 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description: A step-by-step tutorial on AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT basics AutoCAD is the leading drawing software, used by design and drafting professionals to create 2D and 3D technical drawings. This tutorial is aimed at AutoCAD novices and provides you with the essentials you need so you can acquire the necessary skills to work in AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT immediately. You'll begin with the basics and gradually progress to more advanced topics and features, such as grouping, elevations, hatches, and using text in drawings. Concise explanations, focused examples, and step-by-step instructions round out this hands-on tutorial. - Begins with the basics of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, the leading 2D and 3D drawing software
- Progresses to more advanced topics and skill sets and covers grouping, hatches, and text in drawings
- Introduces dimensioning, external references, layouts and printing, and using 3D Contains helpful examples and step-by-step instructions so you can get started using AutoCAD immediately
Featuring the most up-to-date techniques, tactics, industry standards, and methods, this tutorial will get you started using AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT right away. |
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By Jon McFarland
Sybex Paperback (888 pages)
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Click Here | Product Description: Completely updated on the latest releases of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, this book provides you with the skills needed to work in AutoCAD immediately and a step-by-step tutorial teaches you all the basics so you can quickly achieve results when creating 2D and 3D technical drawings. You’ll look at dimensioning, external references, layouts and printing, and using 3D and move on to examining more advanced features such as grouping, elevations, hatches, and using text in drawings. The companion Web site contains project files, a bonus chapter on using the Internet with AutoCAD, an appendix on attributes, and another appendix on dynamic blocks. |
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By David Byrnes
For Dummies Paperback (456 pages)
 | List Price: $29.99* Lowest New Price: $12.22* Lowest Used Price: $17.19* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:28 Pacific 30 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - ISBN13: 9780470433454
- Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Product Description: AutoCAD is the hot computer-aided design software known for both its powerful tools and its complexity. AutoCAD 2010 for Dummies is the bestselling guide that walks you through this complicated program so you can build complex 3D technical drawings, edit like a pro, enter new dimensions, and plot with style. AutoCAD 2010 for Dummies helps you navigate the program, use the AutoCAD Design Center, create a basic layout and work with dimension, and put your drawings on the Internet. You’ll soon be setting up the AutoCAD environment, using the AutoCAD Ribbon, creating annotation and dimension drawings, exploring 3D models, and cruising comfortably through AutoCAD 2010. - Understand object selection and learn all about commanding and selecting, one-by-one selection, and perfecting selecting
- Use the AutoCAD tool kit and learn to copy between drawings, manipulate images, and polish your properties
- Turn on your annotative objects and say more in multiline text
- Understand the anatomy of a dimension, then draw and edit your own
- Get up to speed on how to create block definitions, insert blocks, and more
- Discover techniques for setting up a layout in paper space
- Push the boundary of hatch and define hatch objects
- Learn to design in Web format and draw on the Internet
With AutoCAD, the only limits are your imagination. AutoCAD 2010 for Dummies prepares you to use this powerful software to design and document your ideas in 2D and 3D. |
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By David Byrnes
For Dummies Paperback (528 pages)
 | List Price: $29.99* Lowest New Price: $16.32* Lowest Used Price: $16.68* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:28 Pacific 30 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - ISBN13: 9780470595398
- Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Product Description: A great way to get up and running fast with AutoCAD "X"! If you're just learning AutoCAD, this friendly, For Dummies guide is perfect for you. You’ll get up to speed on all the basics and start creating 2D and 3D technical drawings sooner than you might imagine. Learn how to create a basic drawing, use AutoCAD Design Center, edit your drawings, work with dimensions, add text, and much more. The book is straightforward, easy to follow, and includes practical tips and notes that demystify this complex software even further. - Gets you quickly up to speed on AutoCAD "X," the leading technical drawing software from Autodesk
- Covers how to create a basic drawing, use AutoCAD Design Center, edit your drawings, use blocks, work with dimensions, add text, and draw on the Internet
- Includes updates on the latest features in AutoCAD “X” focusing on those that matter most to beginners
- Uses the popular For Dummies approach, which breaks down this intimidating topic into helpful, practical advice and how-tos for real people
AutoCAD "X" For Dummies is what you need to get up to speed and start designing with this market-leading software! |
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By Terence M. Shumaker & David P. Madsen
Goodheart-Willcox (duplicate of GOODW) Hardcover (943 pages)
 | List Price: $69.00* Lowest New Price: $54.00* Lowest Used Price: $47.61* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:28 Pacific 30 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description: AutoCAD and Its Applications Basics 2010 provides instruction for mastering AutoCAD commands, tools, and drawing and dimensioning techniques. Step-by-step tutorial exercises provide hands-on reinforcement of topics covered in the text. The exercises are delivered with a Student Companion Web site, permitting students to refer to the steps on-screen while working in AutoCAD. |
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By Dan Abbott
Sybex Paperback (446 pages)
 | List Price: $39.99* Lowest New Price: $21.56* Lowest Used Price: $21.52* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:28 Pacific 30 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - ISBN13: 9780470109939
- Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Product Description: "I've been using AutoCAD for 22 years and have written a hundred books on the subject. I reviewed many CAD books back in the days when book reviews were common in CAD publications; some were innovative, others were just sad. But for nearly a decade, it's been mostly silence on the book review front. Then earlier in the summer, a book arrived in the mail from Sybex: AutoCAD Secrets Every User Should Know by Dan Abbott. Reading it, I got excited: here's a book for every AutoCAD user, even old-timers like me." - Ralph Grabowski, Editor, upFront.eZine.com: The Business of CAD Learn the "why" behind the "how" in this one-of-a-kind reference packed with tips and techniques from award-winning AutoCAD expert Dan Abbott. This info-packed guide reveals some of the best kept AutoCAD secrets on technical standards, AutoLISP programming, DOS functions, scripts, 3D, and everything in between. Based on his popular "Things Every AutoCAD User Should Know" session at Autodesk University and other industry events, Dan gives you the answers to frequently asked AutoCAD questions in his direct and entertaining style while using real-world case studies to put your skills into practice. Read it cover to cover or dive right in to the sections you need most, then get ready to improve your productivity, save more time, and become an AutoCAD all-star. |
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By Ellen Finkelstein
Wiley Paperback (1296 pages)
 | List Price: $49.99* Lowest New Price: $25.92* Lowest Used Price: $24.94* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:28 Pacific 30 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - ISBN13: 9780470436400
- Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Product Description: 10th anniversary edition of the bestselling AutoCAD Bible Even AutoCAD developers turn to this book for answers! Find out what fans of all the previous bestselling editions of this book already know: this is the top all-in-one guide to everything you need to master AutoCAD. Whether you're a novice looking to start with the basics and progress to programming, or an AutoCAD veteran exploring what's new or seeking a quick refresher, every feature is covered. Start drawing today in AutoCAD 2010 with the one book you need to succeed. - Start drawing right away with a Quick Start project
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Draw, view, and edit in 2D, then add text and dimensions -
Reference other drawings and link data to objects -
Build, view, and present complex 3D drawings -
Customize commands, create shortcuts, and use scripts and macros -
Program AutoCAD using AutoLISP® and VBA What's on the DVD? - Trial versions of both AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010
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Over 300 before-and-after drawings from working AutoCAD professionals -
A selection of helpful add-on programs -
The entire book in searchable PDF -
Videos on the two big new features of AutoCAD 2010— Parametric Constraints and Mesh Solids System Requirements: Please see the DVD appendix for details and system requirements. Control your drawings with the new parametric constraints Draw and display sophisticated 2D and 3D models Create organic, molded solids with 3D meshes Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. |
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By Shawna Lockhart
Schroff Development Corporation Paperback (702 pages)
 | List Price: $69.95* Lowest New Price: $45.00* Lowest Used Price: $42.99* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 05:28 Pacific 30 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description: A Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2011 provides a step-by-step introduction to AutoCAD with commands presented in the context of each tutorial. In fifteen clear and comprehensive chapters, author Shawna Lockhart guides readers through all the important commands and techniques in AutoCAD 2011, from 2D drawing to solid modeling and finally finishing with rendering. In each lesson, the author provides step-by-step instructions with frequent illustrations showing exactly what appears on the AutoCAD screen. Later, individual steps are no longer provided, and readers are asked to apply what they've learned by completing sequences on their own. A carefully developed pedagogy reinforces this cumulative-learning approach and supports readers in becoming skilled AutoCAD users. A Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2011 begins with three Getting Started chapters that include information to get readers of all levels prepared for the tutorials. The author includes tips that offer suggestions and warnings as you progress through the tutorials. Key Terms and Key Commands are listed at the end of each chapter to recap important topics and commands learned in each tutorial. Also, a glossary of terms and Commands Summary lists the key commands used in the tutorials. Each chapter concludes with end of chapter problems providing challenges to a range of abilities in mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering as well as architectural problems. Table of Contents Getting Started: Preparing for the Tutorials Getting Started: AutoCAD Basics Getting Started: Studying for the Certification Exam 1. Introduction to the AutoCAD Software 2. Basic Construction Techniques 3. Basic Editing and Plotting Techniques 4. Geometric Constructions 5. Template Drawings and More Plotting 6. 2D Orthographic Drawings 7. Dimensioning 8. Advanced Dimensioning 9. Section and Auxiliary Views 10. Blocks, DesignCenter, and Custom Tool Palettes 11. Introduction to Solid & Surface Modeling 12. Changing and Plotting Solid Models 13. Creating Assembly Drawings from Solid Models 14. Solid Modeling for Section and Auxiliary Views 15. Rendering Glossary Appendix A: AutoCAD Command Summary Index |
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