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Using AutoCAD 2005: Basics

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Any body who says this is a "GOOD BOOK" didn't pay enough attention. You don't even have to get far in the book before you find mistakes. For instance it says arcs are drawn in a counterclockwise direction but then all the examples are drawn in a clockwise direction. So it doesn't matter if YOU KNOW HOW TO USE IT or not the book has mistakes and a lot of them.

It real does start with the basics, explaining everything. Explains things thoroughly without loosing your interest and most importantly allows me to be on track with the class. It's a very good book especially if you plan to use autocad professionally!!

Honestly, I can't fathom how this book could be published by Autodesk Press. This book has to be an embarrassment to Autodesk. It is ridden with poor examples that were obviously thrown in very quickly to fill space; the examples aren't very illustrative of how to correctly use features. Experienced engineers and architects would scoff at this book.

Contrast this book with "Mastering AutoCAD 2005" or even "AutoCAD 2005 Bible". Those texts are not laid out as nicely, but they have accurate information that is error-free. If you're an engineer, I would supplement one of those books with an Engineering Graphics book to learn proper techniques.

The book reads as if it were written by my 5th grade nephew. The grammar is pretty bad, and subjects and verbs often disagree with one another. Some sentences are so poorly structured that the whole point of an entire paragraph is lost. Sometimes, I believe the author forgot what he was writing about and moves on to another topic, never finishing the last topic. Clearly, the book was ran through a spell checker and then published -- no real editing could have taken place.

I'm ashamed to have wasted almost $50 on this. This book looks like it is high quality at first glance, but it is written very poorly. I think Autodesk may have provided an outline of what to write (a very good outline) to a low-paid author to churn out a book to bring in some extra profits.

While just beginning my experience in CAD, this book takes you thru the steps very simply. I'm really enjoying it.

Although this book can be helpful it has many many mistakes. The author even makes mistakes on basic computer commands. The examples are often bad with misleading diagrams. I have even found examples that have mistakes in them, they say one thing but do another. I would recommend trying another book first.