Autocad 2000 for Dummies (Paperback)

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Product Description

With AutoCAD 2000 For Dummies, you'll quickly discover just how easy it is to create professional-quality designs and drawings. Authors Mark Middlebrook and Bud Smith show you how to set up a design, draw and edit lines, add text and dimensions, even incorporate AutoCAD documents into your Web pages-all while avoiding those common gotchas." Whether you're a new AutoCAD user or you've just upgraded to AutoCAD 2000, this easy-to-use reference delivers all the answers you need to get up to speed.

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Discover the new AutoCAD 2000 features-and put them to work
• Take full advantage of color and lineweight with the new AutoCAD 2000 approach
• Use both menu and toolbar access to commands
• Set up a drawing so that it prints without problems
• Speed up your work by using the command line as an accelerator
• Enhance your Web pages with the new AutoCAD 2000 Web access features
• Increase accessibility of your AutoCAD drawings by using AutoCAD DesignCenter

From the Back Cover

Sort Out the New Features of AutoCAD 2000!

Create, Modify, and Print Your Drawings — Without Hassles With AutoCAD® 2000 For Dummies®, you'll quickly discover just how easy it is to create professional-quality designs and drawings. Authors Mark Middlebrook and Bud Smith show you how to set up a design, draw and edit lines, add text and dimensions, even incorporate AutoCAD documents into your Web pages — all while avoiding those common "gotchas." Whether you're a new AutoCAD user or you've just upgraded to AutoCAD 2000, this easy-to-use reference delivers all the answers you need to get up to speed.

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Discover the new AutoCAD 2000 features — and put them to work
• Take full advantage of color and lineweight with the new AutoCAD 2000 approach
• Use both menu and toolbar access to commands
• Set up a drawing so that it prints without problems
• Speed up your work by using the command line as an accelerator
• Enhance your Web pages with the new AutoCAD 2000 Web access features
• Increase accessibility of your AutoCAD drawings by using AutoCAD DesignCenter

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Product Details

• Paperback: 386 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (September 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764505580
• ISBN-13: 978-0764505584
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #387,300 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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58 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is a fun, easy to read reference book, September 20, 1999

By A Customer

9/7/99

I was browsing through AutoCAD 2000 For Dummies in particular Part IV - Having it your way. I was especially interested in some of the 3D features so I started reading this portion of the book. I found the tips and warnings given to be very helpful, clear and to the point. In my opinion, the best part of this book is when the author makes remarks with the new features offered by AutoCAD 2000, like the new 3D orbit, which I consider amazing! This reference book makes it easy to include the new features AutoCAD 2000 has to offer in the day-to-day work without loosing time by having to read one of those huge manuals. It is a fun, easy to read reference book that will help users of AutoCAD to find quick answers. I would say it is definitely a keeper!

Helena Gurascier Structural Engineering Student and AutoCAD Drafter

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent refresher for past version users, February 2, 2000

By	PETER W WEHMEYER (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This book is excellent for former users of Autocad 11 - 14. It lets you know what sections you can skip and get down to the newer features that are unfamiliar. This book would be a good guide for those with any CAD background at all.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Shelf Space, December 20, 2001

By	Merle Southard (South Carolina) - See all my reviews

The author starts the book by telling you how great the book is and how clear and straightforwared he's going to be... and to be honest, it does indeed start out quite well (about 3 pages worth?). But it became evident early on that he "lost his legs" as he continued to write the book. His examples quickly degraded into useless collections of codings - they simply did not work as advertised. Worse than this, when he's trying to make a point, he provides examples that are far too complicated for what he's attempting to illustrate (but remember, they usually don't work anyhow). Bottom line: Snoopy has more writing talent than this guy. (...)Trust me on this one -(...)