AutoCAD 2000 Interactive Training CD (Complete Support Training CD) [CD-ROM]

Barry Wagar (Author), Nancy, A Fulton (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 5, 1999

This CD delivers seven step-by-step, hands-on courses, covering 2D drawing and editing commands, creating symbols and symbol libraries, dimensioning drawing geometry, creating layouts, using plot styles and plot style tables, creating custom menus, toolbars and scripts, an introduction to AutoLISP, and 3D modeling commands. Undertake the courses in order to receive a very complete course in AutoCAD, or review just the courses and projects that meet your immediate needs. More than 80 hours of training on a single CD.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Dozens of step-by-step tutorials and hundreds of pictures lead you through the most comprehensive AutoCAD 2000 available available on a single CD.

To run this CD your system requires only Netscape or Interet Explorer, and TCP/IP installed. If you can view this page, you can run this CD. You do not have to be online to use the CD. Installing the CD requires almost no space on your workstation.

Purchasing the CD gives you substantial discounts on additional training products for AutoCAD, 3D Studio MAX and 3D Studio VIZ.

Instructors around the world use our modular, interactive training products to teach courses in AutoCAD, 3D Studio VIZ & 3D Studio MAX.

From the Author

I designed the CD to support new AutoCAD & 3D Studio VIZ users and self-trained users who need to fill in the gaps and master new skills fast. It delivers hundreds of hours of training, and can serve as an interactive reference and support tool for users in production design environments.

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Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: OpenCAD International Inc; 1st edition (September 5, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 1891873083
• ISBN-13: 978-1891873089
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,071,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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66 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This CD blew me away!, January 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: AutoCAD 2000 Interactive Training CD (Complete Support Training CD) (CD-ROM)

I can't believe this CD is so good! I never knew it was possible to get training, REAL TRAINING, without going to a class. But this CD really delivers. In under two weeks, I've gone from a beginner to an Expert. (Well, I'm making 3D models which seems like expert stuff to me.) Oh, and I got stuck and sent an email to the publisher. Within 24 hours I had an ANSWER from a REAL LIVE PERSON that got me going again. Tell me another publisher that cares enough about its readers to answer their questions. This CD is like a teacher in a box!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really a Great Product, May 24, 2002

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Jennifer Beghert (Milpitas, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AutoCAD 2000 Interactive Training CD (Complete Support Training CD) (CD-ROM)

I bought this author's Autodesk VIZ CD and liked it so much I decided to try the AutoCAD 2000 CD because that's what I use. I really liked it too. The things I like best are:

1) Its cheaper than other CD's and covers more commands.
2) It also covers more than even the big books like
Inside AutoCAD. Its _all_ tutorials so its easy to
understand.
3) Its easy to install. Just follow the directions.
4) Its easy to use. I like using ALT + TAB to switch back
and forth between it and AutoCAD. The READ THIS FIRST
page is the only thing I had to read in order to
understand exactly how to use it.
5) Its easy to print the tutorials. I set my properties
when I print to put two pages on each piece of paper
to save printer ink. I read the tutorials like magazine
articles - they very easy to follow because there are lots
of pictures. You should do this too. The tutorials are long
sometimes.
6) No animations, which is good because they suck up space
and you can't print them, and they are boring to watch -
if I wanted animations I would buy a video which there
are two million of.
7) The index is very good - commands are easy to find
8) It covers everything - beginner, intermediate,
advanced topics. Lines, arcs, circles -> object tracking
and dimension styles -> dimension families, plot style
tables -> 3D commands & custom menus/toolbars. I think
its like 80 hours or more of training. I haven't finished
it yet.
9) The author writes back if you email her questions about
the tutorials. I didn't understand Otrack (even after
I did the tutorial which I didn't read carefully enough)
and she wrote back when I emailed her. She knew exactly
what I was doing wrong. She's very polite.

I recommend this CD very highly. In fact I like both the
things I purchased from this company. The VIZ CD is very good too.

One warning - this isn't a "for dummies" product. Its for people that actually want to learn the product and use it to do real work. If you are looking for something really easy this product might not work well for you.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Like The Man Said!, April 19, 2002

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Jason Levine (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: AutoCAD 2000 Interactive Training CD (Complete Support Training CD) (CD-ROM)

Easy to install, lots and lots of projects, covers the easy stuff and works up to the hard stuff. I bought it for my office and now everyone is borrowing it. The publisher does answer questions about the tutorials by the way. You email them - they email you back. Pretty cool.