
Autocad 2013 for Dummies
by Fane, Bill; Byrnes, DavidBuy New
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Summary
Author Biography
David Byrnes is a structural and civil drafter for a major international engineering company. Bill Fane is a retired professional engineer and Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC) certified instructor.
Table of Contents
Part I: AutoCAD 101 11
Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 13
Chapter 2: Le Tour de AutoCAD 2013 23
Chapter 3: A Lap around the CAD Track 55
Chapter 4: Setup for Success 85
Chapter 5: Planning for Paper 109
Part II: Let There Be Lines 123
Chapter 6: Manage Your Properties 125
Chapter 7: Preciseliness Is Next to CADliness 147
Chapter 8: Along the Straight and Narrow 163
Chapter 9: Dangerous Curves Ahead 177
Chapter 10: Get a Grip on Object Selection 193
Chapter 11: Edit for Credit 215
Chapter 12: A Zoom with a View 243
Part III: If Drawings Could Talk 261
Chapter 13: Text with Character 263
Chapter 14: Entering New Dimensions 297
Chapter 15: Down the Hatch! 323
Chapter 16: The Plot Thickens 337
Part IV: Advancing with AutoCAD 367
Chapter 17: The ABCs of Blocks 369
Chapter 18: Everything from Arrays to Xrefs 387
Chapter 19: Call the Parametrics! 421
Chapter 20: Drawing on the Internet 449
Part V: On a 3D Spree 469
Chapter 21: It’s a 3D World After All 471
Chapter 22: From Drawings to Models 491
Chapter 23: On a Render Bender 515
Part VI: The Part of Tens 537
Chapter 24: Ten Great AutoCAD Resources 539
Chapter 25: Ten (Or So) Differences between AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 543
Chapter 26: Ten System Variables to Make Your Life Easier 547
Index 553
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