AutoCAD 2004: A Problem-Solving Approach

Author:
Sham Tickoo

Both basic and advanced AutoCAD® users will benefit from the comprehensive drafting and design concepts explained in this book!

AutoCAD® 2004: A Problem-Solving Approach enables users to take maximum advantage of Autodesk®’s newest software features, including the use of toolbars, shortcut menus, and dialog boxes, while giving dedicated coverage to the important concepts of 3D modeling and customizing.

Comprehensive coverage equips readers with the essential drafting skills necessary for solving real-world drawing problems. Abundant illustrations, examples, and exercises further enhance the detailed explanations of AutoCAD 2004 commands, resulting in valuable insight into the essential features and functions of the software.

Benefits:

• updated drafting and design concepts include orthographic projections, dimensioning principles, sectioning, auxiliary views, and assembly drawings
• customization coverage has been expanded to include not only the topics of Visual LISP™ and Visual Basic, but also script files, defining linetypes, hatch patterns, shape files, and more
• tips and notes have been added throughout to enable readers to use the newest features and enhancements of AutoCAD 2004 efficiently and effectively, including the use of the Properties window and the Design Center
• an extensive collection of live projects, detailed examples, and step-by-step exercises provides readers with a hands-on introduction to customizing techniques
• essential 3D modeling concepts are driven home with realistic examples and exercises that are drawn from the mechanical, civil, and architectural industries
• real-world rendering coverage features interior design and architectural professionals engaged in making presentations to their clients

Contents:

Getting Started- I.
Getting Started – II.
Draw Commands.
Drawing Aids.
Editing Commands –I.
Editing Commands-II.
Controlling Drawing Display and Creating Text.
Basic Dimensioning, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
Editing Dimensions.
Dimension Styles and Dimensioning System Variables.
Model Space Viewports, Paper Space Viewports and Layouts.
Plotting Drawings.
Hatching.
Blocks, Advanced AutoCAD.
Defining Block Attributes.
External References.
More Draw Commands.
Object Grouping and Editing Commands.
Data Exchange, Object linking and Embedding, and Geometry Calculator.
Technical Drawing with AutoCAD.
Isometric Drawing.
The User Coordinate System.
Getting Started with 3D.
Creating Solid Models.
Editing and Dynamic Viewing of 3D Objects.
Rendering.
Accessing External Databases.
AutoCAD on the Internet, AutoCAD Part III (Customizing).
Template Drawings.
Script Files and Slide Shows.
Creating Linetypes and Hatch Patterns.
Pull-down, Shortcut, and Partial Menus and Customizing.
AutoLISP.
Visual Basic

1440 Pages - 7-3/8 x 9-1/4 in.