Autocad With 2d and 3d Lab Applications: 13 Release for DOS and Windows

Providing comprehensive coverage of Release 13 for both DOS and Windows, this complete learning package is especially for the individual who is working with the two different platforms at home, work, and school.

Designed to help students learn AutoCAD through practice, this class-tested text offers a complete learning program covering Release 13 for both DOS and Windows. Applications for architectural, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering technologies are highlighted throughout.

The 2D and 3D version of the text covers the 2D and 3D capabilities of AutoCAD. Also available is AutoCAD with 2D.

With its comprehensive and class-tested approach, AutoCAD with Lab Applications for DOS and Windows provides the student with the one AutoCAD book that will meet all of their needs.

What's New in the Second Edition?

Coverage of Release 13 for DOS and Windows

• comprehensive coverage of Release 13 for both DOS and Windows includes menus with instructions on how to access both DOS and Windows commands
  More Guided Exercises
  
• new Prelabs - guided, step-by-step exercises that review all the commands and menus covered in the chapter to prepare students for end-of-chapter labs
  New Practice Excercises
  
• student is required to produce on-screen the drawing on the page - each chapter contains 4-6 drawings that can be quickly completed with minimal direction
• offers good practice for working from sketches
  Increased Number of Excercises
  
• includes twice the number of exercises or practice drawings than the previous edition
  Flexible Format
  
• the new edition is available in two different versions which allows the instructor to select the book that best meets their course requirements

What has been retained from the successful First Edition?

Multi-Disciplined Excercises and Applications

• class-tested laboratory applications and examples from architectural, civil, mechanical, and electrical technologies
• exposes students to different disciplines and career opportunities
  Practical, Hands-on Approach
  
• provides a wide range of exercises from short practice drawings to extensive projects and challenging exercises that will meet a wide range of skill levels
  Challenger Exercises
  
• designed to promote further investigation and can be used for enrichment purposes
  User-Friendly Design
  
• clear examples and margin notes with icons offer tips and hints to assist the user

Supplements

New Instructor's Resource Package

• printed Instructor's Manual
• Quiz diskette - an interactive program for testing and grading