AutoCAD 2002

This text, the second in a series of three workbooks, introduces students to the basic commands of AutoCAD 2002. It is intended to present the commands that are most important in helping students successfully complete their drawings using a hands-on step-by-step approach.

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The purpose of this book and its companions, AutoCADA (R) 2002: A Building Approach, Book 1: Learning the Basics and AutoCADA (R) 2002: A Building Approach, Book 3: From Concept to Application, is to teach the fundamentals of AutoCADA (R) 2002 so you can easily make simple, professional engineering drawings.This book uses the following features to help you build the basic foundation needed to become a successful CAD operator: *Provides a true step-by-step approach that guides you through the learning process in a friendly and effective way *Teaches you one efficient method, instead of overwhelming you with multiple ways to do the same thing, so you can quickly become a productive CAD operator *Takes you from opening the AutoCADA (R) program for the first time to creating your own personal AutoCADA (R) template and using it to generate professional engineering drawings *Teaches you to use the basic drawing, editing, and text tools in an integrated approach that combines learning-related operations and commands together to make them easier to remember *Uses practical, real-world assignments in which you apply the concepts you learned to projects that new CAD operators could expect to see in their jobs