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Learn AutoCAD 2016 quickly and painlessly with this practical hands-on guide.
AutoCAD 2016 Essentials gets you up to speed quickly, with hands-on instruction on the program's core features and functions. This new edition provides more manufacturing and landscape examples, a stronger emphasis on skills rather than tools, starting and ending files for every exercise, and a more clearly defined layout that separates the step-by-step instructions from the "why" discussion. Based on the real-world task of designing a house, the hands-on exercises help you quickly develop confidence and become productive with the software as you master the major 2D functions and move into 3D modeling. From layout to presentation, this in-depth guide takes you through the entire design process, and provides downloadable data so you can compare your work to the pros. If you're preparing for AutoCAD certification, this book is the ideal study guide — and the only one officially endorsed by Autodesk.
This book is your unique learning resource that features concise, straightforward explanations and hands-on exercises. Each chapter opens with a quick discussion of concepts, and then briskly moves into an approachable, practical tutorial that helps you gain confidence in your new AutoCAD 2016 skills.
Master the AutoCAD interface and basic 2D drawing skills
Work with splines, polylines, hatch patterns, and gradients
Organize objects with layers, groups, blocks, and cross-referencing
Use constraints and layouts, print and export, model in 3D, and much more
If you're a design professional, AutoCAD is need-to-know software. You have to be comfortable with it to be productive. AutoCAD 2016 Essentials gets you up and running quickly, with patient instruction and plenty of hands-on practice.
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Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Learn AutoCAD 2016 and AutoCAD LT 2016 Quickly and Easily
This fully updated Autodesk Official Press guide covers the fundamentals of AutoCAD 2016 and AutoCAD LT 2016 with step-by-step tutorials, manufacturing and landscape examples, and hands-on exercises that place a stronger emphasis on skills rather than tools. This full-color book also features dataset downloads so readers can jump in anywhere and content to help users prepare for Autodesk's growing AutoCAD certification program. AutoCAD 2016 and AutoCAD LT 2016 Essentials is the perfect resource for architects, design professionals, and students to quickly learn the world's leading drafting software.
Learn these AutoCAD 2016 and AutoCAD LT 2016 essentials—and more:
Applying basic 2D drawing skills
Designing with splines and polylines
Editing and importing data
Using hatch patterns and gradients
Modeling in 3D and presenting the design
Working with blocks and xrefs
Understanding model space and paper space layouts
Using Annotative styles and objects
This striking Essentials book features:
Chapter-opening learning objectives
Step-by-step tutorials
Four-color screenshots and illustrations
Essentials and Beyond—summaries and additional suggested exercises
Downloadable exercise files
About the Author
About the Author
Scott Onstott is a consultant, former university instructor, author, and independent video producer with more than 16 years of experience teaching and writing about design visualization software. He is the author of the three previous editions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Essentials, Photoshop CS6 Essentials, Enhancing Architectural Drawings and Models with Photoshop, and five other software training books published by Sybex.
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Product Details
Print Length: 432 pages
Publisher: Sybex; 1 edition (June 3, 2015)
Publication Date: June 3, 2015
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00Z0JJRV4
