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AutoCAD 2005 for Dummies (Out of print)

AUTHOR Middlebrook, Mark
PUBLISHER For Dummies (05/14/2004)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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  • Shows how to use the leading technical drawing software-AutoCAD-and its less-expensive sister product, AutoCAD LT, in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style
  • Shows first-time AutoCAD users how to create precise and efficient 2-D technical drawings and get started with 3-D technical drawings
  • Topics covered include creating a basic layout; drawing and editing; writing text in drawings; plotting, creating, and editing external reference files; CAD standards; and drawing on the Internet
  • Explores new features in the latest version of AutoCAD, including text improvements, streamlined Plot and Page Setup dialogue boxes, increased emphasis on tool palettes, better tools for transmitting sets of electronic files, and much more
  • Includes a new chapter on sheet sets and a new collection of features for creating, managing, and publishing all of the drawings that make up a project
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ISBN-13: 9780764571381
ISBN-10: 0764571389
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 405
Carton Quantity: 10
Product Dimensions: 7.27 x 0.92 x 9.48 inches
Weight: 1.64 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Computers | Design, Graphics & Media - CAD-CAM
Computers | Design, Graphics & Media - Graphics Tools
Dewey Decimal: 620.004
Library of Congress Control Number: 2004102367
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jacket back
Use sheet sets, collaborate nicely, and go LT for 2005

Find out how to use DWF, live up to new standards, and share files online

AutoCAD can be complicated, but this book isn't! Here's where you'll discover how to set up a drawing, toe the lines, add dimension and text, share your stuff, and more, in AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT. Now you'll be able to create a presentable, usable, printable, and sharable drawing without getting old before your time.

The Dummies Way

  • Explanations in plain English
  • "Get in, get out" information
  • Icons and other navigational aids
  • Tear-out cheat sheet
  • Top ten lists
  • A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

  • Manage projects with sheet sets
  • Import data into drawings using text tables
  • Collaborate with other users
  • Standardize drawing components with tool palettes
  • Use the streamlined Plot and Page Setup features
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  • Shows how to use the leading technical drawing software-AutoCAD-and its less-expensive sister product, AutoCAD LT, in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style
  • Shows first-time AutoCAD users how to create precise and efficient 2-D technical drawings and get started with 3-D technical drawings
  • Topics covered include creating a basic layout; drawing and editing; writing text in drawings; plotting, creating, and editing external reference files; CAD standards; and drawing on the Internet
  • Explores new features in the latest version of AutoCAD, including text improvements, streamlined Plot and Page Setup dialogue boxes, increased emphasis on tool palettes, better tools for transmitting sets of electronic files, and much more
  • Includes a new chapter on sheet sets and a new collection of features for creating, managing, and publishing all of the drawings that make up a project
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Author: Middlebrook, Mark
Mark Middlebrook used to be an engineer but gave it up when he discovered that he couldn't handle a real job. He is now principal of Daedalus Consulting, an independent CAD and computer consulting company in Oakland, California. (In case you wondered, Daedalus was the guy in ancient Greek legend who built the labyrinth on Crete. Mark named his company after Daedalus before he realized that few of his clients would be able to pronounce it and even fewer spell it.) Mark is also a contributing editor for "Cadalyst" magazine and Webmaster of markcad.com. When he's not busy being a cad, Mark sells and writes about wine for Paul Marcus Wines in Oakland. He also teaches literature and philosophy classes at St. Mary's College of California -- hence "Daedalus." "AutoCAD 2006 For Dummies" is his eighth book on AutoCAD.

David Byrnes is one of those grizzled old-timers you'll find mentioned every so often in "AutoCAD 2006 For Dummies," He began his drafting career on the boards in 1979 and discovered computer-assisted doodling shortly thereafter. He first learned AutoCAD with version 1.4, around the time when personal computers switched from steam to diesel power. Dave is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has been an AutoCAD consultant and trainer for fifteen years. Dave is a contributing editor for "Cadalyst" magazine and has been a contributing author to ten books on AutoCAD. He teaches AutoCAD and other computer graphics applications at Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design and British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver. Dave has tech edited six "AutoCAD For Dummies" titles. "AutoCAD 2006 For Dummies" is his first chance to make his own errors.

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