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AutoCAD® 2011 Essentials Comprehensive Edition

Author(s): Munir Hamad
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763798000
  • Paperback    734 pages      © 2011
Price: International Sales $59.95 US List
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Overview

AutoCAD® is the 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, Comprehensive Edition 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 accompanying 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. Over 100 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.

Material added to the Comprehensive Edition:

  • Use all advanced 2D drafting commands
  • Know the most important advanced techniques
  • Create Dynamic Blocks
  • Create, Edit, Extract Block Attributes
  • Use External Reference for team collaboration
  • Know all about Sheet Sets
  • Know all about CAD Standards checking
  • Utilize the more advanced layer functions
  • Use Autodesk Design Review for Markups
  • Use the Markup Set Manager

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  • Designed for novice users of AutoCAD 2011, this book does not require that you have previous CAD experience.
  • Provides both English and metric units in examples, exercises, projects and descriptions
  • Includes over 100 project exercises and eight "workshops" throughout the book, which allow you to quickly implement what you have learned
  • Explains all first and second level commands, including blocks, text, hatching, dimensioning, and plotting, and progresses to the most important advanced block techniques, sheet sets, parametric constraints, and more
  • Instructor's resources include solutions, files of the completed projects, and Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides

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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
Chapter 11  Advanced Objects
Chapter 12  Advanced Techniques
Chapter 13  Parametric Constraints & Dynamic Blocks
Chapter 14  Block Attributes & External Referencing (XREF)
Chapter 15  Sheet Sets
Chapter 16  CAD Standards & Advanced Layers
Chapter 17  Autodesk Design Review & Markup Set Manager
Appendix A  How to Create A Template File
Appendix B  Inquiry Commands
Appendix C  Workspace
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ShowAbout the Author(s)

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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