AutoCAD LT<sup>®</sup> 2005 For Dummies<sup>®</sup>,9780764577314

AutoCAD LT® 2005 For Dummies®

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ISBN13: 9780764577314
ISBN10: 076457731X
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Pub. Date: 2004-07-01
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary

Shows first-time AutoCAD LT users how to use this popular 2D technical drawing software-an easier-to-use, less feature-rich version of the industry standard AutoCAD Updated to reflect the newest features and enhancements in the latest program release, such as text tables, streamlined plot and page setup dialogue boxes, and improvements to AutoCAD's support for placing, editing, and plotting OLE objects Includes an explanation of the differences between the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT and helps users decide which version is right for them Includes a new chapter with a hands-on overview of the typical CAD workflow: drawing objects, zooming and panning to see more detail, editing objects, adding annotations, and plotting Addresses topics such as creating a basic layout, drawing and editing, writing text in drawings, plotting, creating and editing an external reference file, applying CAD standards, and drawing on the Internet

Author Biography

Mark Middlebrook is sole proprietor of Daedalus Consulting

Table of Contents

Introduction.
Part I: Lighting Up LT.
Chapter 1: Why Be LT?
Chapter 2: AutoCAD LT 2005 Screen Test.
Chapter 3: Before You Start Drawing.
Chapter 4: Your (Drafting) Table Is Ready.
Part II: Geometry Rules.
Chapter 5: A Big (Drawing) Setup.
Chapter 6: Draw Once . . . .
Chapter 7: . . . Edit Often.
Chapter 8: Zoom It In, Zoom It Out — and Pan It All About.
Part III: Annotation for Communication.
Chapter 9: Get Specific with Text.
Chapter 10: Dimension This!
Chapter 11: Hatch Your Fill.
Chapter 12: Plotting: Waiting for Your Prints to Come In.
Part IV: Collaboration Makes the Drawings Go ’Round.
Chapter 13: Be a Block-Head (And an Xref-Man).
Chapter 14: CAD Standards Rule.
Chapter 15: AutoCAD LT Meets the Internet.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Do No Harm.
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Swap Drawing Data with Other People and Programs.
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Work in an AutoCAD World.
Index.

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