Synopsis
AutoCAD and Its Applications—Basics 2012 provides instruction for mastering AutoCAD commands, tools, and drawing and dimensioning techniques. Step-by-step tutorial exercises provide hands-on reinforcement of topics covered in the text. The exercises are delivered with a Student Companion Web site, permitting students to refer to the steps on-screen while working in AutoCAD.
About the Author
Terence M. Shumaker is Faculty Emeritus, the former Chairperson of the Drafting Technology Department, and former Director of the Autodesk Premier Training Center at Clackamas Community College. Terence taught at the community college level for over 25 years. He has professional experience in surveying, civil drafting, industrial piping, and technical illustration. He is the author of Goodheart-Willcox's Process Pipe Drafting and coauthor of the AutoCAD and Its Applications series. David A. Madsen is the president of Madsen Designs Inc. (www.madsendesigns.com). David is Faculty Emeritus and the former Chairperson of Drafting Technology and the Autodesk Premier Training Center at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon. David was an instructor and a department chairperson at Clackamas Community College for nearly 30 years. In addition to teaching at the community college level, David was a Drafting Technology instructor at Centennial High School in Gresham, Oregon. David is a former member of the American Design Drafting Association (ADDA) Board of Directors. He was honored with Director Emeritus status by the ADDA in 2005. David has extensive experience in mechanical drafting, architectural design and drafting, and building construction. He holds a Master of Education degree in Vocational Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Education. David is coauthor of the AutoCAD and Its Applications series, Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and other drafting and design textbooks. David P. Madsen is the vice president of Madsen Designs Inc. (www.madsendesigns.com) and operates the Madsen Designs Inc. consulting service. Dave has been a professional drafter since 1996 and has extensive experience in a variety of drafting, design, and engineering disciplines. Dave has provided drafting and computer-aided design and drafting instruction to secondary and postsecondary learners since 1999. He has extensive curriculum experience, in addition to considerable program coordination and development experience. Dave holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Policy, Foundations, and Administrative Studies with a specialization in Postsecondary, Adult, and Continuing Education; a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology Education; and an Associate of Science degree in General Studies and Drafting Technology. Dave is the author of the Goodheart-Willcox textbook Inventor and Its Applications and coauthor of AutoCAD and Its Applications-Basics, AutoCAD and Its Applications-Comprehensive, Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing.
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