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.
Cheryl R. Shrock recently retired as Professor and Chairperson of Computer Aided Design at Orange Coast College (CA) where she had taught since 1990. She is an Autodesk® registered author. Previous to teaching, she owned and operated a commercial product and machine design company, using CAD to create and document designs. This book draws upon both her teaching and industry experience.
Steve Heather is a former Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Aided Design in England, UK. For the past 8 years, he has been a Beta Tester for Autodesk®, testing the latest AutoCAD® software and is a member of the AutoCAD® Customer Council. He is the co-author of the bestselling series of Beginning and Advanced AutoCAD® Exercise Workbooks. Previous to teaching, and for more than 30 years, Heather worked as a Precision Engineer in the aerospace and defense industries.
