Up and running with AutoCAD 2024 : 2D and 3D drawing, design and modeling /
Elliot J. Gindis and Robert C. Kaebisch.
- xix, 839 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
AutoCAD fundamentals - part I -- AutoCAD fundamentals - part II -- Spotlight on: architecture -- Layers, colors, linetypes, and properties -- Text, mtext, editing, and style -- Hatch patterns -- Spotlight on: mechanical engineering -- Dimensions -- Blocks, wblocks, dynamic blocks, groups, and purge -- Polar, rectangular, and path arrays -- Spotlight on: interior design -- Basic printing and output -- Advanced output - paper space -- Advanced linework -- Advanced layers -- Spotlight on: electrical engineering -- Advanced dimensions -- Options, shortcuts, CUI, design center, and express tools -- Advanced design and file management tools -- Spotlight on: civil engineering -- Importing and exporting data -- External references (xrefs) -- Attributes -- Spotlight on: aerospace engineering -- Isometric drawing -- 3D basics -- Object manipulation -- Spotlight on: chemical engineering -- Boolean operations and primitives -- Solid modeling -- Advanced solids, faces, and edges -- Spotlight on: biomedical engineering -- Surfaces and meshes -- Slicing, sectioning, layouts, and vports -- Advanced UCS, views, text, and dimensions in 3D -- Spotlight on: drafting, CAD management, teaching, and consulting -- Dview, camera, walk and fly, path animation -- Lighting and rendering.
"Up and Running with AutoCADŽ 2024 presents a combination of step-by-step instructions, examples and insightful explanations. The book emphasizes core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture and design. Written with the user in mind, this book is equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study or as a professional reference"-- Worldcat.