Beginning AutoCAD® 2017: Exercise Workbook (Volume 1) - Softcover

Shrock, Cheryl R.; Heather, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0831136022 ISBN 13: 9780831136024

Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc., 2016

Synopsis

The best-selling title that has been helping AutoCAD users for more than two decades is better than ever.
For new users of AutoCAD®, or those simply brushing up on their skills, there is no better resource. Beginning AutoCAD® 2017 Exercise Workbook provides step-by-step instructions with corresponding screen shots illustrating exactly what the user will see when using the software. All of the new bells and whistles of AutoCAD 2017 are featured. For instance, users can now directly import a .PDF drawing, including both the geometry and text, into drawing entities that can be modified within AutoCAD.

A Game-Changer!  

For the first time, this top-selling Workbook and the companion title Advanced AutoCAD® 2017 Exercise Workbook now include both METRIC and INCH measurements side by side, so that readers worldwide can benefit from all of the instructions and exercises.

NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES

• New function that allows users to convert an imported .pdf drawing, which can then be modified and customized in AutoCAD as usable geometry.
• Two new dimension commands, Associative Centerlines and Associative Center Marks, which are both fully editable.
• Dialog Box enhancements that enable custom resizing of many of the dialog boxes.
• Share Design View command, which lets users publish views of drawings to the Cloud and share them with others, while still protecting the original drawing files.
• Autodesk Home, a companion application delivering updates and patches to AutoCAD software.
• A refreshed cover design highlights the latest editions of the AutoCAD Exercise Workbook series.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Beginning AutoCAD 2016 Exercise Workbook is the right book for users new to AutoCAD or who want to brush up on the basics. This is a clear, no nonsense, easy-to-follow text that helps user learn AutoCAD quickly and easily. All exercises print easily on a standard 8 " x 11" printer. Beginning AutoCAD 2016 leads you step by step through 30 lessons that ]] Provide detailed instructions, followed by exercises (which print on 8 1/2" x 11" paper) for practicing the commands you just learned. Start very simple and progress to higher level skills. Introduce you to the drawing commands first. Show you how to create your own setup drawings. New Features include ]] Start Tab page, containing two sliding content frams called Learn and Create, enabling you to quickly access recent drawing files, templates, product updates, and online resources. DIM command, allowing you to create dimensions based on a selected object. Text Frame property, used to easily create a border around text. Text Wrap in dimensions. Closed Polyline Snapping. Rectangular and Polygonal Revision Clouds.

About the Author:

Cheryl Shrock is a retired Professor and Chairperson of Computer Aided Design at Orange Coast College in California. The AutoCAD ExerciseWorkbooks are the result of both her teaching skills and her industry experience. She also is an Autodesk® registered author. 

Steve Heather has more than 30 years of experience as a practicing mechanical engineer, and has taught AutoCAD to engineering and architectural students at the college level. He is a Beta Tester for Autodesk®, testing the latest AutoCAD software, and a member of the AutoCAD® Customer Council. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc.
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0831136022
• ISBN 13: 9780831136024
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 648