The World’s Bestselling Auto CAD Resource Now Fully Updated forthe 2007 Release There’s a reason why Mastering Auto CAD is so popular year afteryear. Loaded with concise explanations, step-by-step instructions, and hands-on projects, this comprehensive reference and tutorialfrom award-winning author George Omura has everything you need tobecome an Auto CAD expert.If you’re new to Auto CAD, the tutorials will help you build yourskills right away. If you’re an Auto CAD veteran, Omura’s in-depthexplanations of the latest and most advanced features, includingall the new 3D tools, will turn you into an Auto CAD pro. Whateveryour experience level and however you use Auto CAD, you’ll refer tothis indispensable reference again and again.Coverage Includes* Creating and developing Auto CAD drawings* Drawing curves and applying solid fills* Effectively using hatches, fields, and tables* Manipulating dynamic blocks and attributes* Linking drawings to databases and spreadsheets* Keeping track of your projects with the Sheet Set Manager* Creating cutaway and x-ray views to show off the interior ofyour 3D model* Rendering realistic interior views with natural lighting* Giving a hand-drawn look to 3D views* Easily creating complex, free-form 3D shapes in minutes* Making spiral forms with the Helix and Sweep tools* Exploring your model in real time with the Walk and Flytools* Creating animated AVI files of your 3D projects* Customizing Auto CAD using Auto LISP(r)* Securing and authenticating your files* Sharing files with non-Auto CAD users Featured on the CDLoad the trial version of Auto CAD 2007 and get started on thelessons in the book. The CD also includes project files andfinished drawings for all the book’s exercises, a symbols library, a 2D and 3D parts library, and extra utilities to increase yourproductivity. Advance your skills even more with bonus chapters on VBA, Active X, architectural solid modeling, and working withexternal databases.’Mastering Auto CAD 2007 has been fully updated to cover all of Auto CAD 2007’s new or enhanced features including modeling, visualstyles, lights and materials, rendering and animation, and changesusers asked for in commonly used commands. This excellent revisionto the bestselling Mastering Auto CAD series features conciseexplanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions, andhands-on projects for both Auto CAD and Auto CAD LT.‘–Eric Stover, Auto CAD Product Manager’Omura’s explanations are concise, his graphics are excellent, and his examples are practical.‘–CADalyst Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of e Book file.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction.Part 1: The Basics.Chapter 1: Exploring the Auto CAD and Auto CAD LT Interface.Chapter 2: Creating Your First Drawing.Chapter 3: Setting Up and Using Auto CAD’s Drafting Tools.Chapter 4: Organizing Objects with Blocks and Groups.Chapter 5: Keeping Track of Layers, Blocks, and Files.Part 2: Mastering Intermediate Skills.Chapter 6: Editing and Reusing Data to Work Efficiently.Chapter 7: Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References.Chapter 8: Introducing Printing, Plotting, and Layouts.Chapter 9: Understanding Plot Styles.Chapter 10: Adding Text to Drawings.Chapter 11: Using Fields and Tables.Chapter 12: Using Dimensions.Part 3: Mastering Advanced Skills.Chapter 13: Using Attributes.Chapter 14: Copying Pre-existing Drawings into Auto CAD.Chapter 15: Advanced Editing and Organizing.Chapter 16: Laying Out Your Printer Output.Chapter 17: Using Dynamic Blocks.Chapter 18: Drawing Curves and Solid Fills.Chapter 19: Getting and Exchanging Data from Drawings.Part 4: 3D Modeling and Imaging.Chapter 20: Creating 3D Drawings.Chapter 21: Using Advanced 3D Features in Auto CAD 2007.Chapter 22: Rendering 3D Drawings.Chapter 23: Editing and Visualizing 3D Solids.Part 5: Customization and Integration.Chapter 24: Using the Express Tools.Chapter 25: Exploring Auto LISP.Chapter 26: Customizing Toolbars, Menus, Linetypes, and Hatch Patterns.Chapter 27: Managing and Sharing Your Drawings.Chapter 28: Keeping a Project Organized with Sheet Sets.Appendix A: Installing and Setting Up Auto CAD.Appendix B: Hardware and Software Tips.Appendix C: System and Dimension Variables.Appendix D: New Features.Index.
Über den Autor
George Omura is a licensed architect and Autodesk Authorized Author with over thirty years of experience in architecture and more than twenty years using Auto CAD. As a CAD specialist, he has worked on design projects ranging from resort hotels to metropolitan transit systems to the San Francisco Library project. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, he is the all-time bestselling Auto CAD author and was cited as a favorite CAD author by members of the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) in AUGIWorld magazine’s ‚Best of Everything CAD‘ issue.