AutoCAD 2002: No Experience Required (Paperback)

by David Frey (Author) "Your introduction to AutoCAD begins with a tour of the features of the AutoCAD screen..." (more)
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Product Description
New AutoCAD X users will love this straightforward, skills-based guide to Autodesk's newest version of AutoCAD. --This book gets readers up to speed quickly on the essential features and tools, and supplements the discussion with tips and tricks, loads of hands-on exercises, and sidebars. --Features a full-color insert and expanded coverage of 3D techniques and concepts.

From the Back Cover
AutoCAD 2002: No Experience Required is your step-by-step introduction to the latest version of AutoCAD, the drafting and design program that has become the industry standard in architecture, landscaping, engineering, and construction. Inside, practical examples and straightforward explanations show you exactly what you need to know to create, develop, and complete a sophisticated AutoCAD project.

Gain the AutoCAD Skills That Matter Most
• Finding your way around AutoCAD
• Understanding basic commands
• Applying AutoCAD's coordinate systems
• Setting up a drawing
• Mastering drawing strategies
• Accessing right-click context menus
• Employing Polar and Object Snap Tracking
• Setting up layers, colors, and linetypes
• Using blocks and Wblocks
• Dragging AutoCAD objects from one drawing to another
• Generating elevations
• Working with hatches and fills
• Controlling text in a drawing
• Dimensioning a drawing
• Managing external references
• Using layouts and printing an AutoCAD drawing
• Sharing drawings on the Internet
• Viewing 3D models dynamically with 3D Orbit
• Rendering a 3D model
• Setting up attributes

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Product Details

• Paperback: 656 pages
• Publisher: Sybex (August 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0782140165
• ISBN-13: 978-0782140163
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #107,291 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good tutorial if you're starting at zero, May 15, 2003

By A Customer

I told a potential employer that I'm good with AutoCAD. I had never touched AutoCAD and after playing around with it for a bit, it was obvious that I wasn't going to figure it out by browsing the menus. But I have a lot of computer experience and I learn fast. This book started at the absolute basics--drawing a random line--and progressed using the example of a little cabin, until by the end of the book I was rotating it in three dimentions and rendering it with shadows and a background image. One feature of the book I liked is that the author shows several different ways to do the same thing. It took me about five days to get through the whole thing, and when Monday rolled around and I went to interview, I knew more about AutoCAD than the guy who was hiring, which (though he didn't know much) is all that mattered. I since have acquired another book that I'll use to become an expert, but now I at least know how the program works and can do basic necessary procedures. I don't know what else is out there but this book was exactly what I was looking for and I'm glad I bought it.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book for self-study with no experience., February 11, 2002

By	J. Tortorelli - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I wanted to learn AutoCAD but did not have the time or money to take a course. I had no experience with AutoCAD before getting this book, seriously, I could not draw a line. This book walked me through AutoCAD basics without once skipping a keystroke. The author ensured I did not get left behind, yet maintained a reasonable pace of introducing new functions. I am completely satisfied with this book as my introduction to AutoCAD 2002...

36 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Other reviews are misleading!, September 27, 2002

By	R. Lu (Berkeley, Ca) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Ok, so I ordered this book in an attempt to make my first CAD class easier. What is mentioned nowhere in the other reviews, or anywhere for that matter, is that this book focuses on using autocad for designing floorplans and edifices in general. I am studying mechanical engineering and found a lot of this information useless. The book didn't even cover centerlines, an extremely basic topic. Sure, many of the topics covered are applicable to other uses of autocad, but I would much rather have had the book just show general examples of the functions of Autocad rather than focus on specific floorplans and the design of buildings.