3D Modeling in AutoCAD: Creating and Using 3D Models in AutoCAD 2000, 2000i, 2002, and 2004

For AutoCAD 2004, 2002, and 2000 users Take your AutoCAD skills to the next level -- master its 3D modeling capabilities. Using the same 2D commands and tools you are accustomed to drafting with, you can actually construct the object you are designing.

John E. Wilson , a columnist for CADENCE magazine since 1991, runs a one-person design and drafting service. While the bulk of his work involves mechanical parts, he has worked in a wide variety of other fields, ranging from water treatment plant piping to control diagrams for electrical motors. John has contributed a regular column to CADENCE since 1993 that focuses on the 3D features of AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop. He is also the author of the book, Mechanical Desktop 5: Parametric Modeling.