AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008: No Experience Required [Paperback]

David Frey (Author), Jon McFarland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 7, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0470126531 | ISBN-13: 978-0470126530 | Edition: 1

Presenting you with the perfect step-by-step introduction to the world’s leading CAD software, this this perennial bestseller is completely revised and features comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the latest AutoCAD features, such as dynamic blocks, external references, and 3D design. You’ll get concise explanations and practical tutorials that you can follow sequentially or jump in at any chapter by downloading the drawing files from the Sybex Web site, www.sybex.com/go/acadner2008. Either way, you’ll master AutoCAD features, get a thorough grounding in its essentials, and see quick results.

For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.

 

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AutoCAD® 2008 and AutoCAD LT® 2008

No Experience Required

AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008: No Experience Required is the perfect step-by-step introduction to the world's leading CAD software. It provides concise explanations and practical tutorials that clearly show you how to plan and develop a customized AutoCAD project. Follow the tutorials sequentially or just jump in at any chapter by downloading the drawing files from the Sybex Web site, www.sybex.com/go/acadner2008. Either way, you'll master AutoCAD features, get a thorough grounding in its essentials, and see quick results.

Completely revised, refreshed, and better than ever, this perennial bestseller includes comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the latest AutoCAD features, such as dynamic blocks, external references, and 3D design. It also offers a glossary and a supporting Web site with project files.

• Utilize the AutoCAD interface as you learn basic commands and set up your own drawings

• Build on your skills with groups, elevations, hatches, and by using text in drawings

• Develop sophisticated drawings as you graduate to dimensioning, creating external references, using tables, leveraging dynamic blocks, and mastering layouts and printing

• Take advantage of the 3D capabilities that make AutoCAD 2008 the complete design tool

Understand how to properly use hatch patterns to add a wealth of visual information to a drawing

Learn to define the appearance of working 3D drawings using the different visual styles

See how AutoCAD's dynamic block feature lets you create and adjust blocks to meet design requirements

About the Author

David Frey ( San Rafael, California) has been working in the fields of architecture and construction for more than 20 years and teaching AutoCAD to AEC design professionals, engineers, students, and teachers for 14 years. He is the author of seven previous best-selling editions of AutoCAD: No Experience Required. David holds a Master’s degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley.

Jon McFarland (Cleveland) manages a design department at a property development company, where he uses AutoCAD and VIZ to create visualizations of proposed facility construction and expansions. He has also taught AutoCAD, VIZ, and 3ds Max courses at the university level.

Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (May 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470126531
• ISBN-13: 978-0470126530
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #697,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thourough coverage for a beginner, August 25, 2007

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Joe Smith "Joe Joe" (Phoenix) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008: No Experience Required (Paperback)

I found the book very complete, covering all the common commands and tools necessary for drawing complex diagrams. Also included are explanations on drawing set-up, drawing blocks, text, title blocks, tables, printing layouts, viewports, etc. Pretty much every facet of the program is at least introduced (except LISP), including 3-D.
While I will be using the program primarily in drawing electrical diagrams, the concepts and methods used for architectural drawings are exactly the same.
If you are a beginner and want to get up to speed fast, this is the book you're looking for.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Misleading Title, July 29, 2007

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Sergio Reyes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008: No Experience Required (Paperback)

The book's title was no experience required for autocad 2008 and LT. Well all they covered was homebuilding. I do mostly mechanical work. It did not even touch the subject of parts or anything of that sort. Great work if you want to build a house, just not what I needed.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for Construction Industry, December 17, 2007

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Dale T. Hylton "Inkuyo" (Bothell, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008: No Experience Required (Paperback)

This book teaches cad well for the construction industry. If you need to learn the basics, it is good. Only a few changes of importance for those of us who are used to AutoCAD 2000. If you are a user of AutoCAD 2000, then 2008 only ads a few benefits.