3D Modeling in AutoCAD: Creating and Using 3D Models in AutoCAD 2000 [Paperback]

John E. Wilson (Author), Arnie Williams (Preface)

Book Description

Series: Cadence Magazine AutoCAD Masters | Publication Date: December 1999

Examples and exercises guide the reader to proficiency in AutoCAD 3D design and drafting. Includes CD-ROM packed with utilities and exercises.

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About the Author

John E. Wilson, a columnist for CADENCE magazine, operates a design and drafting service based on AutoCAD in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. His work has ranged from control diagrams for electrical motors to design and manufacture of instrumentation and test equipment for extreme environments at a nuclear power plant experimental facility. He is also the author of AutoCAD: A Visual Approach -- 3D Basics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 484 pages
• Publisher: Backbeat Books; Bk&CD Rom edition (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879305517
• ISBN-13: 978-0879305512
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,666,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3D Modeling in Autocad, March 15, 2000

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Paul Kabot (So. California, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3D Modeling in AutoCAD: Creating and Using 3D Models in AutoCAD 2000 (Paperback)

This book by John E.Wilson provides answers for a reader at any level of expertise. It gives you clear examples of useful problems instead of dwelling on obscure ones. All options of a command are shown and explained so you really learn to use the software to full advantage. I really like the detail because I can now pick up the other areas I never understood. I especially like the chapter on rendering and applying textures. I tried some of the examples and the rendered parts look real, especially the transparent ones.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3D Modeling in AutoCAD 2000, March 12, 2000

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This review is from: 3D Modeling in AutoCAD: Creating and Using 3D Models in AutoCAD 2000 (Paperback)

An excellent reference with very thorough, easy to follow explanations and exercises. John Wilson is an exemplary instructor, laying a solid foundation, and then building onto it in a logical manner. If you have any difficulty understanding "Paper Space", for instance, read John's explanation - he makes it crystal clear.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3D Modeling in AutoCAD: Creating and Using 3D Models in Auto, November 14, 2000

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"shopdrawingsconsultant" (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews

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As a 3D AutoCAD instructor, I am delighted with this book and as a textbook! My students are successfully able to 3-D model most objects, independently, without emphasis on step-by-step directions. Althrough this book provides step-by-step instructions as Chapter exercises; primarily, each Chapter explains the variety of modelling usages for surfacing and creating solids. This book guides the student with alternatives to solving 3-D modelling techniques.