AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 Essentials - Softcover

Onstott, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118016793 ISBN 13: 9781118016794

Publisher: Sybex, 2011

Synopsis

Learn the Essentials on Autodesk's powerhouse architectural software

The new Essentials series from Sybex helps you quickly learn and use Autodesk software. This beautiful, task-based, full-color Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers the fundamentals of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Readers learn how to draw in 2D, shape complex curves, manage objects with layers, organize with blocks and groups, add dimensions and annotation, work with layouts, plot and print, model in 3D, create realistic renderings, and much more.

This four-color Essentials book features real-world tutorials, downloadable before-and-after exercise files, and additional suggested exercises. This book is recommended as a Certification Preparation study guide resource for the AutoCAD Associate and Professional exams.

• Covers AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 fundamentals, so you become quickly productive with the software
• Prepares you for the AutoCAD 2012 Associate and Professional certification exam
• Uses straightforward explanations and real-world, hands-on exercises and tutorials to teach the software's core features and functions
• Helps you develop the skills you'll need throughout a production pipeline, whether you're a beginner or a more experienced user brushing up on the basics

If you want to learn AutoCAD essentials, AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 Essentials is the place to start.

About this title

About the Author

Scott Onstott is a consultant, lecturer, author, and independent video producer who has more than 13 years of experience teaching and writing about architectural and design visualization software.?He has a degree in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley, worked in several prominent architecture and engineering firms in San Francisco, and has taught thousands of students in three Bay Area universities.?He is the coauthor of AutoCAD: Professional Tips and Techniques, author of Enhancing Architectural Drawings and Models with Photoshop, and offers instructional video courses on AutoCAD, Revit, 3ds Max,?Photoshop,?and SketchUp.?Scott is a columnist at Photoshop User magazine and regularly contributes to popular industry websites.

From the Back Cover

Learn AutoCAD Quickly and Easily

This Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers the fundamentals of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT and teaches you everything you need to become quickly productive with the software. You'll learn how to draw in 2D, shape complex curves, manage objects with layers, organize with blocks and groups, add dimensions and annotation, work with layouts, plot and print, model in 3D, create realistic renderings, and much more. Whether you are an aspiring CAD/CAM professional or just brushing up on the basics, this is the fast and thorough grounding you need in AutoCAD.

Learn these AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT essentials—and more:

• Drawing lines, circles, arcs—and other 2D drawing basics

• Editing entities and shaping curves

• Making hatches transparent and adding gradient fills

• Organizing objects with blocks, groups, and xrefs

• Understanding and creating dimension styles

• Adding geometric constraints and editing constrained objects

• Modeling in 3D and navigating 3D models

• Creating photorealistic renderings and animated walkthroughs

See how you can easily add solid hatches, pattern fills, and gradients

Walk or fly through 3D models in perspective

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter-opening learning objectives

• Step-by-step tutorials

• Four-color screenshots and illustrations

• Concise chapter summaries and suggested practice exercises

• Downloadable exercise files

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118016793
• ISBN 13: 9781118016794
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400