For courses and self-study in AutoCAD LT.
This integrated text and CD-ROM package takes the beginner in AutoCAD to basic proficiency in 2-dimensional drawing in record time and with as much fun as possible. The combination of text, hands-on sessions, questions, tests, drawing exercises, and drawing resources (templates, symbols, etc.) gives students intensive skills practice and provides extensive support to help them create their own drawings and projects.
This introductory text is part of a series of books designed to take the beginner in AutoCAD® to basic proficiency in record time and with as much fun as possible. With frequent Hands-On sessions to illustrate basic concepts and lots of questions, tests, and exercises, the learner is bound to understand AutoCAD®'s concepts more easily than ever before. And, with a conversational tone and many friendly illustrations, even the most reticent will become involved immediately.
The text contains a number of features that make the basic ideas more concrete and clear. These include:
- a list of Key Concepts at the start of each chapter
- an In a Nutshell conclusion for each chapter
- brief Hands-On labs throughout each chapter to reinforce newly learned concepts, making use of an integrated learner-friendly dialog box especially designed for this textbook
- a Testing ...testing...1, 2, 3 section of fill-in-the-blank, true-false, multiple choice, and matching questions at the end of each chapter
- a What? question section at the end of each chapter
- a Let's Get Busy! list of related assignments at the end of each chapter
- a number of Tip boxes to introduce important ideas
- font enlargement of key ideas
- hundreds of drawings, menus, and icons to add clarity
- an appendix section with a listing of all the aliases and commands for AutoCAD LT® 2002
- an accompanying CD-ROM filled with Exercises, Template files, and Symbol files in such areas as Architecture, Machine Design, Electrical, Electronics, Landscape, Piping, and Welding