AutoCAD 2002 Complete [Paperback]

Greg Jarboe, Hollis Thomases, Mari Smith, Chris Treadaway Dave Evans (Author), Sybex (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0782129676 | ISBN-13: 978-0782129670 | Publication Date: December 12, 2001 | Edition: 1

AutoCAD 2002 Complete is a one-of-a-kind book--valuable both for its broad content and its low price. This book will teach you everything you need to know about the latest release of the world's leading computer-aided design software. With AutoCAD 2002 Complete you'll quickly take advantage of all that AutoCAD 2002 has to offer. Learn basic commands, create drawings, add text and hatch patterns, and use blocks to work more efficiently. Generate 3D scenes and enhance your 3D modeling skills. Customize AutoCAD and create AutoLISP routines and VBA macros to automate tasks. AutoCAD 2002 Complete introduces you to the work of some of Sybex's finest authors, so you'll know where to go to learn even more about this powerful design and drafting program and related tools.
Inside:
Getting Started with AutoCAD 2002
* Starting Up AutoCAD 2002
* Understanding How Commands Work
* Creating Your First Drawing
Learning Basic Drafting
* Basic Commands
* Drawing Strategies
* Putting Text into a Drawing
* Creating Hatch Patterns
* Using Dimensions
* Grouping Objects into Blocks
* Storing and Linking Data with Graphics
3D Modeling
* Using Advanced 3D Features
* Mastering 3D Solids
* Integrating AutoCAD and 3D Studio VIZ
Customization and Programming
* Customization: Taking AutoCAD to the Limit
* Integrating AutoCAD into Your Projects and Organization
* Developing a Simple VBA Application
* Creating VBA Macros
* Exploring the IDE
* VBA Programming Concepts
* Understanding the AutoCAD Database
* Accessing the Drawing Database
* Data Types in a Drawing Database

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

AutoCAD 2002 Complete is a one-of-a-kind book—valuable both for its broad content and its low price. This book will teach you everything you need to know about the latest release of the world’s leading computer-aided design software. With AutoCAD 2002 Complete you'll quickly take advantage of all that AutoCAD 2002 has to offer. Learn basic commands, create drawings, add text and hatch patterns, and use blocks to work more efficiently. Generate 3D scenes and enhance your 3D modeling skills. Customize AutoCAD and create AutoLISP routines and VBA macros to automate tasks. AutoCAD 2002 Complete introduces you to the work of some of Sybex’s finest authors, so you’ll know where to go to learn even more about this powerful design and drafting program and related tools.

Inside:
Getting Started with AutoCAD 2002

• Starting Up AutoCAD 2002
• Understanding How Commands Work
• Creating Your First Drawing

Learning Basic Drafting

• Basic Commands
• Drawing Strategies
• Putting Text into a Drawing
• Creating Hatch Patterns
• Using Dimensions
• Grouping Objects into Blocks
• Storing and Linking Data with Graphics

3D Modeling

• Using Advanced 3D Features
• Mastering 3D Solids
• Integrating AutoCAD and 3D Studio VIZ

Customization and Programming

• Customization: Taking AutoCAD to the Limit
• Integrating AutoCAD into Your Projects and Organization
• Developing a Simple VBA Application
• Creating VBA Macros
• Exploring the IDE
• VBA Programming Concepts
• Understanding the AutoCAD Database
• Accessing the Drawing Database
• Data Types in a Drawing Database

About the Author

Sybex, Inc.: Sybex editors and authors have pulled together the best information from these books: Mastering AutoCAD 2000 Premium Ed.;, Mastering AutoCAD X; AutoCAD X: No Experience Required; AutoCAD Instant Reference; Mastering AutoCAD VBA; Mastering AutoCAD for Mechanical Engineers;and Mastering AutoCAD Objects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1120 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (December 12, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782129676
• ISBN-13: 978-0782129670
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.9 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,107,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars AutoCAD 2002 Complete. What a misleading title...!!!, February 16, 2004

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Henri Y. Corbel "HYC" (Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: AutoCAD 2002 Complete (Paperback)

This book is a fraud. I've been struggling with it for about a month and I can say that this is not for someone who doesn't have any previous AutoCAD experience. I used CADs software since 1985, so I'm not exactly a newcomer in the CAD business. But it is my first contact with AutoCAD and I picked up ....the wrong book. I got caught by the title and the price. Big mistake.
First: Several chapters are written for Autocad 2000 (Cheap way to write a new book). The problem is that menus are differents, vocabulary is different, screens are differents. Now go figure how it works.
Second: Key info is missing. Chapter 12 (That's where I am at the moment), really sucks. I figured out the missing info because I spent 3 days looking in the help files (I got lucky). So far it's my worst experience, but the previous reading was not particularly a kind of "Follow the instructions" experience either.
This book is badly written, probably by an AutoCAD expert, who doesn't have a clue of "How to pass a message".

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars auto cad 2002 complete, December 22, 2011

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manuelcossio "Manuel Cossio" (Lima, Peru) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AutoCAD 2002 Complete (Paperback)

The note on Introduction page three it's written" you can load files from this book from Sybex's website [...]. Search for "Autocad 2002 Complete" to locate this file". However I have been looking for these files and do not appear in anyplace. Where shall I look for them so I can do the exercises on the book speccially 11.36 and followings where suddenly from nowhere appear a table, lamp, walls, etc.
I appreciate if you give a hint
Manuel Cossio