Autocad And Its Applications Comprehensive 2016

AutoCAD and Its Applications-Comprehensive is a useful tool for both classroom instruction and independent study. The heavily illustrated text not only tells you how to use AutoCAD, it also shows you how to use AutoCAD. In addition to teaching AutoCAD, this text serves as a valuable resource once you begin a career in the drafting and design industry. Whether you are learning AutoCAD for the first time or updating your skills, this book is a must. AutoCAD and Its Applications-Comprehensive combines two books into one. The Basics potion provides complete instruction in 2D drawing and editing commands and additional topics, including dimensioning, parametric drafting, hatching techniques, dynamics blocks, layouts and plotting, annotative objects, external references, and sheet sets. The Advanced portion provides detailed coverage of 3D modeling, including solid, surface, and mesh modeling. Thorough coverage of visual styles (shading), materials, lighting, rendering, and animation is also provided. Heavily illustrated to make learning easy. Step-by-step use of AutoCAD commands. Exercises on the companion website correlated to each chapter reinforce AutoCAD concepts. End-of-chapter review questions and drawing problems check comprehension. End-of-chapter practice questions and problems for the AutoCAD Certified Professional Exam help students prepare for professional-level certification.

AutoCAD and Its Applications: Basics 2016 provides instruction for mastering AutoCAD commands and drawing and dimensioning techniques. The text provides complete coverage of 2D AutoCAD drafting and design. Topics are presented in an easy-to-understand sequence, building upon prior chapter knowledge. ASME standards are referenced throughout the text and examples and illustrations focus on industry practices. Each chapter includes a large selection of drafting problems, including practice problems for the AutoCAD Certified Professional certification exam. More than 280 step-by-step tutorial exercises on the Companion Website provide hands-on reinforcement of topics. Template Development feature helps students build their own drawing templates as they learn about key template components. Supplemental Material and Reference Material documents on the Companion Website allow students to pursue topics of interest.

Issues for 24th edition (2017)- cataloged as a serial in LC.

AutoCAD and Its Applications - Comprehensive 2014 is a useful tool for both classroom instruction and independent study. The heavily illustrated text not only tells you how to use AutoCAD, it also shows you how to use AutoCAD. In addition to teaching AutoCAD, this text serves as a valuable resource once you begin a career in the drafting and design industry. Whether you are learning AutoCAD for the first time or updating your skills, this book is a must. AutoCAD and Its Applications - Comprehensive 2014 combines two books into one. The Basics portion provides complete instruction in 2D drafting and AutoCAD tools. It features complete coverage of AutoCAD drawing and editing commands and additional topics, including dimensioning, parametric drafting, hatching techniques, dynamic blocks, layouts and plotting annotative objects, external references, and sheet sets. The Advanced portion provides detailed coverage of 3D modeling, including solid, surface, and mesh modeling. Thorough coverage of visual styles (shading), materials, lighting, rendering, and animation is also provided.

AutoCAD and Its Applications: Comprehensive 2018 provides complete AutoCAD coverage. The Basics portion provides complete instruction in 2D drafting and AutoCAD tools and serves as a strong foundation for learning advanced AutoCAD topics. The Advanced portion builds upon the fundamental skills and techniques taught in the Basics portion. It provides detailed coverage of 3D modeling and other advanced topics, including 3D printing, point clouds, materials, lighting, rendering, and animation. AutoCAD and Its Applications: Comprehensive 2018 provides flexibility in course design and teaching approaches, supporting both introductory and advanced classes. This text provides a complete teaching program for 2D and 3D AutoCAD drafting and design. Whether you are learning AutoCAD for the first time or updating your skills, this book is a must. More than 600 drawing problems are found throughout the text's end-of-chapter sections. The companion website features exercises referenced in the text, drawing files used in exercises and drawing problems, supplemental material expanding on chapter topics, template development resources, and reference material. The Online Instructor's Resource features drawing problem solutions, sample course syllabi, final exams, and additional practice questions and resources for the AutoCAD certification exams.

AutoCAD and Its Applications: Advanced 2016 builds upon the fundamental skills and techniques taught in AutoCAD and Its Applications: Basics 2016. The Advanced text provides thorough, easy-to-understand instruction in 3D drafting/modeling and model visualization. It is appropriate for individual or classroom use. The text provides comprehensive coverage of solid, surface, and mesh modeling in addition to detailed coverage of materials, lighting, rendering, and animation. Features coverage on advanced AutoCAD topics, including model analysis, 3D printing, and point clouds. The companion website includes more than 120 step-by-step exercises. Text chapters contain a large selection of modeling problems.

This book provides comprehensive, easy-to-understand coverage of introductory and two-dimensional AutoCAD drafting. The content provides instruction for mastering AutoCAD commands and drawing techniques current with Release 14.