Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019 / George Omura, Brian C. Benton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Omura, George, author.

Benton, Brian C., author.

Series:

THEi Wiley ebooks.

THEi Wiley ebooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

AutoCAD.

Computer graphics.

Computer-aided design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1,087 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : Sybex, a Wiley Brand, [2018]

System Details:

Access using campus network via VPN at home (THEi Users Only).

text file

Summary:

The world’s favorite guide to everything AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT—updated for 2019! Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019 is the world’s all-time best-selling guide to the world’s most popular drafting software. Packed with tips, tricks, techniques, and tutorials, this guide covers every inch of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT—including certification. This new edition has been fully updated to align with the software’s 2019 update, featuring the same expert instruction augmented by videos of crucial techniques. Step-by-step walk-throughs, concise explanations, specific examples and plenty of hands-on projects help you learn essential AutoCAD skills by working directly with the necessary tools—giving you a skill set that translates directly to on-the-job use. AutoCAD is the dominant design and drafting software for 2D and 3D technical drawings, while AutoCAD LT is the more affordable version often used by students and hobbyists. Professional designers need complete command of the software’s tools and functions, but a deeper exploration of more complex capabilities can help even hobbyists produce work at a higher level of technical proficiency. This book is your ultimate guide to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, whether you’re seeking certification or just looking to draw. Get acquainted with the workspace and basic drafting tools Gain greater control of your drawings with hatches, fields, fills, dynamic blocks, and curves Explore the 3D modeling and imaging tools that bring your drawing to life Customize AutoCAD to the way you work, integrate it with other software, and more As certification preparation material, this book is Autodesk-endorsed; as a self-study guide to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT mastery, this book is the gold-standard, having led over a half million people on the journey to better design. If you’re ready to learn quickly so you can get down to work, Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019 is your ideal resource.

Contents:

The Basics. Exploring the Interface

Creating Your First Drawing

Setting Up and Using the Drafting Tools

Organizing Objects with Blocks and Groups

Keeping Track of Layers and Blocks

Mastering Intermediate Skills. Editing and Reusing Data to Work Efficiently

Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References

Introducing Printing, Plotting, and Layouts

Adding Text to Drawings

Using Fields and Tables

Using Dimensions

Mastering Advanced Skills. Using Attributes

Copying Existing Drawings from Other Sources

Advanced Editing and Organizing

Laying Out Your Printer Output

Making "Smart" Drawings with Parametric Tools

Using Dynamic Blocks

Drawing Curves

Getting and Exchanging Data from Drawings

3D Modeling and Imaging. Creating 3D Drawings

Using Advanced 3D Features

Editing and Visualizing 3D Solids

Exploring 3D Mesh and Surface Modeling

Customization and Integration. Customizing Toolbars, Menus, Linetypes, and Hatch Patterns

Managing and Sharing Your Drawings.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781119495031

1119495032

9781119494997

1119494990

9781119495048

1119495040

OCLC:

1038716176