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AutoCAD® 2011 Essentials

Author(s): Munir Hamad
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763797980
  • Paperback    394 pages      © 2011
Price: International Sales $65.95 US List
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AutoCAD is a premier PC-based drafting tool that has been used by millions of engineers, draftsmen, project managers, and engineering students since its inception in 1982. AutoCAD 2011 Essentials provides new and seasoned users with simple step-by-step procedures on how to create, modify, annotate, and add dimension to any engineering drawing. Use the DVD to set up drawing exercises, view all of the book’s figures in full color, and draw with a trial version of AutoCAD 2011. Fifty-five exercises and eight "workshops" throughout the book simulate a full real-world project from concept to completion, without overlooking any of the fundamental commands and functions of AutoCAD® 2011.

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  • Ideal for novice users of AutoCAD 2011, this book allows you to teach yourself the basics of this popular drafting tool with no need for previous CAD experience
  • Includes 55 exercises (mini-projects) throughout the book that allow you to quickly implement what you have learned
  • Includes eight "workshops" to allow you to complete a full real-life project from concept to completion
  • Provides English and metric units in examples, exercises, projects, and descriptions.
  • Explains all first-level commands, including blocks, text, hatching, dimensioning, plotting, and more
  • Includes instructor’s resources, with Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides and solution files to completed projects and exercises

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Chapter 1  Introduction to AutoCAD 2011
Chapter 2  Drafting Using AutoCAD 2011
Chapter 3  How to Set Up Your Drawing
Chapter 4  A Few Good Construction Commands
Chapter 5  Modifying Commands
Chapter 6  Dealing with Blocks
Chapter 7  Hatching
Chapter 8  Text and Tables
Chapter 9  Dimensioning Your Drawing
Chapter 10  Plotting Your Drawing
Appendix A  How to Create A Template File
Appendix B  Inquiry Commands
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Munir Hamad

Munir Hamad is an AutoDesk Approved Instructor, certified AutoDesk AutoCAD Master, and engineering software specialist, who has authored several AutoCAD titles and taught various levels of AutoCAD training.
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