AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 Essentials (Autodesk Official Training Guides) [Paperback]

Scott Onstott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 7, 2011 | ISBN-10: 1118016793 | ISBN-13: 978-1118016794 | Edition: 1

Learn the Essentials on Autodesk's powerhouse architectural software

The new Essentials series from Sybex helps you quickly learn and use Autodesk software. This beautiful, task-based, full-color Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers the fundamentals of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Readers learn how to draw in 2D, shape complex curves, manage objects with layers, organize with blocks and groups, add dimensions and annotation, work with layouts, plot and print, model in 3D, create realistic renderings, and much more.

This four-color Essentials book features real-world tutorials, downloadable before-and-after exercise files, and additional suggested exercises. This book is recommended as a Certification Preparation study guide resource for the AutoCAD Associate and Professional exams.

• Covers AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 fundamentals, so you become quickly productive with the software
• Prepares you for the AutoCAD 2012 Associate and Professional certification exam
• Uses straightforward explanations and real-world, hands-on exercises and tutorials to teach the software's core features and functions
• Helps you develop the skills you'll need throughout a production pipeline, whether you're a beginner or a more experienced user brushing up on the basics

If you want to learn AutoCAD essentials, AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 Essentials is the place to start.

Editorial Reviews

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‘This beautiful, task-based, full-color Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers the fundamentals of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT'. (www.opticalkeyhole.com, November 2011)

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Learn AutoCAD Quickly and Easily

This Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers the fundamentals of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT and teaches you everything you need to become quickly productive with the software. You'll learn how to draw in 2D, shape complex curves, manage objects with layers, organize with blocks and groups, add dimensions and annotation, work with layouts, plot and print, model in 3D, create realistic renderings, and much more. Whether you are an aspiring CAD/CAM professional or just brushing up on the basics, this is the fast and thorough grounding you need in AutoCAD.

Learn these AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT essentials—and more:

• Drawing lines, circles, arcs—and other 2D drawing basics

• Editing entities and shaping curves

• Making hatches transparent and adding gradient fills

• Organizing objects with blocks, groups, and xrefs

• Understanding and creating dimension styles

• Adding geometric constraints and editing constrained objects

• Modeling in 3D and navigating 3D models

• Creating photorealistic renderings and animated walkthroughs

See how you can easily add solid hatches, pattern fills, and gradients

Walk or fly through 3D models in perspective

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter-opening learning objectives

• Step-by-step tutorials

• Four-color screenshots and illustrations

• Concise chapter summaries and suggested practice exercises

• Downloadable exercise files

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (June 7, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118016793
• ISBN-13: 978-1118016794
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #17 in Books > Computers & Technology > Graphic Design > CAD

More About the Author

I went to college at UC Berkeley and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Architecture in 1992. I began my career doing manual drafting and soon transitioned to AutoCAD. I discovered that I enjoyed using computers and fully embraced the change technology brought to Architecture.

I gained experience in several prominent engineering, architecture and interiors firms in San Francisco. I worked as Draftsman, CAD Designer, Job Captain, Animator, and Programmer before becoming an independent consultant. I taught over 45 semester courses at three Bay Area colleges and have now written and edited dozens of technical computer books.

In 2003 my wife and I moved to Canada where we enjoy living on a remote island in beautiful British Columbia.

I do not work for the companies whose software I teach. Having an independent perspective makes all the difference, giving me objective insight into programs' strengths and weaknesses.

Being fluent in many diverse programs gives me a broad knowledge base which helps me uncover interesting and efficient ways to use software packages together.

Having professionally known 3D software since the early 1990s, I (mostly) remember the jumps and starts in its evolution--I like to think this knowledge gives me an edge in prognosticating its future.

Finally, teaching over a thousand students in real classrooms has taught me how important context and timing are in assimilating new information, and hopefully this experience informs my teaching style.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, February 8, 2012

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This review is from: AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 Essentials (Autodesk Official Training Guides) (Paperback)

This book has been a good resource for me in picking up the changes in the current version of Revit. I keep it by my computer for when I have questions rather than spend time searching the Autodesk database.