AutoCAD 2014 For Dummies - Bill Fane, David Byrnes

AutoCAD 2014 For Dummies

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Buch | Softcover
544 Seiten
2013
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-1-118-60397-0 (ISBN)
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Find your way around AutoCAD 2014 with this full–color, For Dummies guide!

Put away that pencil and paper and start putting the power of AutoCAD 2014 to work in your CAD projects and designs. From setting up your drawing environment to using text, dimensions, hatching, and more, this guide walks you through AutoCAD basics and provides you with a solid understanding of the latest CAD tools and techniques. You’ll also benefit from the full–color illustrations that mirror exactly what you’ll see on your AutoCAD 2014 screen and highlight the importance of AutoCAD’s Model view, which shows different line weights for printing in different colors.




Covers the latest AutoCAD features and techniques, including creating a basic layout, navigating the AutoCAD 2014 interface, drawing and editing, working with dimensions, plotting, adding text, using blocks, and more
Shows you how to make the best use of color in your AutoCAD designs, take advantage of the AutoCAD DesignCenter, and showcase your work to potential clients and customers
Includes practical advice and guidance on real–world methods and tips used by architects, engineers, and other CAD professionals to create compelling 3D models and detailed technical drawings


You’ll quickly get up to speed on all AutoCAD has to offer with AutoCAD 2014 For Dummies in your toolbox.

Bill Fane is an Autodesk Authorized Training Center certified instructor who holds 12 U.S. patents. He has spent a lifetime in the engineering field. David Byrnes began his drafting career with a pencil and T–square. He taught AutoCAD for 15 years, and authored five previous editions of AutoCAD For Dummies.

Introduction 1


Part I: Getting Started with AutoCAD 2014 7


Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 9


Chapter 2: The Grand Tour of AutoCAD 2014 19


Chapter 3: A Lap around the CAD Track 39


Chapter 4: Setup for Success 65


Chapter 5: A Zoom with a View 87


Part II: Let There Be Lines 97


Chapter 6: Along the Straight and Narrow 99


Chapter 7: Dangerous Curves Ahead 111


Chapter 8: Preciseliness Is Next to CADliness 125


Chapter 9: Manage Your Properties 143


Chapter 10: Grabbing Onto Object Selection 165


Chapter 11: Edit for Credit 177


Chapter 12: Planning for Paper 209


Part III: If Drawings Could Talk 223


Chapter 13: Text with Character 225


Chapter 14: Entering New Dimensions 259


Chapter 15: Down the Hatch! 285


Chapter 16: The Plot Thickens 299


Part IV: Advancing with AutoCAD 327


Chapter 17: The ABCs of Blocks 329


Chapter 18: Everything from Arrays to Xrefs 347


Chapter 19: Call the Parametrics! 383


Chapter 20: Drawing on the Internet 409


Part V: On a 3D Spree 427


Chapter 21: It’s a 3D World After All 429


Chapter 22: From Drawings to Models 449


Chapter 23: It’s Showtime! 471


Part VI: The Part of Tens 493


Chapter 24: Ten AutoCAD Resources 495


Chapter 25: Ten System Variables to Make Your AutoCAD Life Easier 499


Chapter 26: Ten AutoCAD Secrets 505


Index 509

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.6.2013
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 188 x 232 mm
Gewicht 1248 g
Themenwelt Informatik Office Programme Outlook
Informatik Weitere Themen CAD-Programme
ISBN-10 1-118-60397-4 / 1118603974
ISBN-13 978-1-118-60397-0 / 9781118603970
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