Autocad 2009 Essentials

Includes AutoCAD2009 Demo on the DVD! Unlike many AutoCAD competitors, this book covers only the basics and uses "mixed units"_ inches, meters, feet, kilometers, etc., to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. AutoCAD 2009 Essentials includes 21 "workshops," that complete small projects _ from concept through actual plotting. Solving all of the workshops will simulate the creation of a "real life" project from beginning to end, without overlooking any of the basic commands and functions in AutoCAD 2009.

Unlike many AutoCAD competitors, this book covers only the basics and uses “mixed units”_ inches, meters, feet, kilometers, etc., to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. AutoCAD 2009 Essentials includes 21 “workshops,” that complete small projects _ from concept through actual plotting. Solving all of the workshops will simulate the creation of a “real life” project from beginning to end, without overlooking any of the basic commands and functions in AutoCAD 2009.

The new edition of this hands-on guide helps users of all skill levels learn the basics of AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009 easily and efficiently. Bestselling AutoCAD author and expert George Omura offers clear explanations, a task-based approach, and pages of real-world examples and exercises to make this thorough book more valuable and useful than ever. Whether you're new to AutoCAD or just looking for a quick refresher, you'll find the fast, focused introduction to AutoCAD you need to get quickly up to speed. For Instructors: Teaching supplements are available for this title.

Engineering Graphics Essentials with AutoCAD 2011 Instruction gives students a basic understanding of how to create and read engineering drawings by presenting principles in a logical and easy to understand manner. It coves the main topics of engineering graphics, including tolerancing and fasteners while also teaching them the fundamentals of AutoCAD 2011.This book features an independent learning CD containing supplemental content to further reinforce these principles. Through its many different exercises this text is designed to encourage students to interact with the instructor during lectures, and it will give students a superior understanding of engineering graphics and AutoCAD. The enclosed independent learning CD allows the learner to go through the topics of the book independently. The main content of the CD contains pages that summarize the topics covered in the book. Each page has voice over content that simulates a lecture environment. There are also interactive examples that allow the learner to go through the instructor led and in class student exercises found in the book on their own. Video examples are also included to supplement the learning process.

Engineering Graphics Essentials with AutoCAD 2009 Instruction covers the main topics of engineering graphics, including tolerancing and fasteners, giving the user a basic understanding of how to create and read engineering drawings as well as teaching them the fundamentals of AutoCAD 2009. Additionally, this text comes with a multimedia CD containing video exercises prepared by the author.

Unlike many AutoCAD competitors, this book covers all of the basics of Level 1 and Level 2 AutoCAD concepts. It uses mixed units e.g., inches, meters, feet, kilometers, etc., to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the DVD to set up all the drawing lessons and projects in the text, see all of the book's figures in color, and draw with a trial version of AutoCAD 2010. This comprehensive edition includes 94 workshops, that complete small projects –from concept through actual plotting. Solving all of the workshops will simulate the creation of a real life project from beginning to end, without overlooking any of the basic commands and functions in AutoCAD 2010. Key features of new comprehensive edition: use all advanced 2D drafting commands; learn the most important advanced techniques; create Dynamic Blocks; create, Edit, Extract & Block Attributes; use External Reference for team collaboration; learn all about Sheet Sets; learn all about CAD Standards checking; utilize the more advanced layer functions; use Autodesk Design Review for Markups; use the Markup Set Manager.

AutoCAD 2009 Tutorial - First Level: 2D Fundamentals contains a series of ten tutorial style lessons designed to introduce students to AutoCAD 2009. The new improvements and key enhancements of the software are incorporated into the lessons. Students will learn to use the AutoCAD Heads-up DesignTM interface, which means the students will learn to focus on the design, not on the keyboard.