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0470433450 978-0470433454 May 11, 2009 1
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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Build complex drawings, edit like a pro, enter new dimensions, and plot with style

With AutoCAD, the only limit is your imagination! This powerful software gives you the tools to design and document your ideas, and here's the bestselling guide to show you how. You'll soon be setting up the AutoCAD environment, using the AutoCAD Ribbon, creating annotation and dimension drawings, and more!

  • Manage your properties — from stacking up and manipulating layers to using named objects and the AutoCAD DesignCenter
  • Get a grip on object selection — learn all about commanding and selecting, one-by-one selection, and perfecting selecting

  • Take advantage of the AutoCAD tool kit — discover how to copy between drawings, manipulate images, and polish your properties

  • Create text with character — find out how to turn on your annotative objects and say more in multiline text

  • Explore new dimensions — understand the anatomy of a dimension and then draw and edit your own

  • Build your blocks — get up to speed on creating static and dynamic blocks, defining attributes, inserting blocks, and more

  • Bring it to the Web — gain a better understanding of the Internet and AutoCAD so you can share your work

Open the book and find:

  • Techniques for setting up a layout in paper space
  • Tips on object selection and using grips

  • How to move, copy, and stretch

  • Why to use dimensions in CAD

  • Ways to push the hatch boundary and define hatch objects

  • Sixteen steps for achieving plotting success

  • How to use constraints to automate revisions

  • Real-world tips to raise your level of AutoCAD expertise

About the Author

David Byrnes is a senior civil engineer and structural drafter with a major international engineering company. He taught CAD and 3D modeling at the Emily Carr University of Art & Design for 15 years and has contributed to or coauthored more than a dozen AutoCAD books.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 456 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (May 11, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470433450
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470433454
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #76,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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David Byrnes is one of those grizzled old-timers you'll find mentioned every so often in AutoCAD 2009 For Dummies. He began his drafting career on the boards in 1979 and discovered computer-assisted doodling (you always wondered what CAD stood for, didn't you?) shortly thereafter. He first learned AutoCAD with version 1.4, around the time when personal computers switched from steam to diesel power. Dave is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has been an AutoCAD consultant and trainer since 1988, since which he has been a contributing author to ten books on AutoCAD. He teaches AutoCAD and other computer graphics applications at Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design and British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver. Dave has been with the AutoCAD For Dummies series for longer than he cares to remember. He was technical editor for four AutoCAD For Dummies and two AutoCAD LT For Dummies titles and then coauthor of two more AutoCAD For Dummies editions. AutoCAD 2009 For Dummies is his second outing as a solo act.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference, June 16, 2009
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Excellent reference for those who have little knowledge of Auto Cad and want to learn it quickly. Step by step instructions as well as short cuts once you have mastered basics. Unlike many of the Auto Cad teachers I have encountered, the book does not pretend that learning Auto Cad is the functional equivalent of earning a Master's Degree in Computer Science. This book demystifies Auto Cad, and focuses on making you productive. You can ponder the cross pollenating connectedness of computer software operations on your own.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, August 23, 2009
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This is the best book I have seen for the beginner. Everything is very detailed in the sequence of commands and well indexed for those emergency moments. I have recommended it to everyone in my class. It is just a great reference!
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3.0 out of 5 stars this is ok, September 10, 2009
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This book is good for someone who does not have knowledge on CAD at all.
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