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Author Fane, Bill.

Title AutoCAD 2014 for dummies / by Bill Fane and David Byrnes
Published Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 528 pages) : illustrations
Series --For dummies
--For dummies.
Contents Cover -- Title Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Getting Started with AutoCAD 2014 -- Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT -- Chapter 2: The Grand Tour of AutoCAD 2014 -- Chapter 3: A Lap around the CAD Track -- Chapter 4: Setup for Success -- Chapter 5: A Zoom with a View -- Part II: Let There Be Lines -- Chapter 6: Along the Straight and Narrow -- Chapter 7: Dangerous Curves Ahead -- Chapter 8: Preciseliness Is Next to CADliness -- Chapter 9: Manage Your Properties -- Chapter 10: Grabbing Onto Object Selection -- Chapter 11: Edit for Credit -- Chapter 12: Planning for Paper -- Part III: If Drawings Could Talk -- Chapter 13: Text with Character -- Chapter 14: Entering New Dimensions -- Chapter 15: Down the Hatch! -- Chapter 16: The Plot Thickens -- Part IV: Advancing with AutoCAD -- Chapter 17: The ABCs of Blocks -- Chapter 18: Everything from Arrays to Xrefs -- Chapter 19: Call the Parametrics! -- Chapter 20: Drawing on the Internet -- Part V: On a 3D Spree -- Chapter 21: It's a 3D World After All -- Chapter 22: From Drawings to Models -- Chapter 23: It's Showtime! -- Part VI: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 24: Ten AutoCAD Resources -- Chapter 25: Ten System Variables to Make Your AutoCAD Life Easier -- Chapter 26: Ten AutoCAD Secrets -- Cheat Sheet
Summary Annotation Find your way around AutoCAD 2014 with this full-color, For Dummies guide!Put away that pencil and paper and start putting the power of AutoCAD 2014 to work in your CAD projects and designs. From setting up your drawing environment to using text, dimensions, hatching, and more, this guide walks you through AutoCAD basics and provides you with a solid understanding of the latest CAD tools and techniques. You'll also benefit from the full-color illustrations that mirror exactly what you'll see on your AutoCAD 2014 screen and highlight the importance of AutoCAD's Model view, which shows different line weights for printing in different colors. Covers the latest AutoCAD features and techniques, including creating a basic layout, navigating the AutoCAD 2014 interface, drawing and editing, working with dimensions, plotting, adding text, using blocks, and moreShows you how to make the best use of color in your AutoCAD designs, take advantage of the AutoCAD DesignCenter, and showcase your work to potential clients and customersIncludes practical advice and guidance on real-world methods and tips used by architects, engineers, and other CAD professionals to create compelling 3D models and detailed technical drawingsYou'll quickly get up to speed on all AutoCAD has to offer with AutoCAD 2014 For Dummies in your toolbox
SUBJECT AutoCAD. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86111239
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Subject Computer graphics
Computer-aided design.
Computer-Aided Design
Computer Graphics
computer-aided designs (visual works)
computer graphics.
computer-aided design (process)
COMPUTERS -- CAD-CAM.
Computer-aided design
Computer graphics
Form Electronic book
Author Byrnes, David, 1947-
LC no. 2013935678
ISBN 9781118652152
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9781118652152