AutoCAD 2000 Book List

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AutoCAD 2000: No Experience Required is your step-by-step introduction to the latest version of AutoCAD, the computer drafting and design program that has become the industry standard in architecture, landscaping, engineering, and construction. Inside, practical examples and straightforward explanations show you exactly what you need to know to create a project -- and will help you master every essential AutoCAD feature.

Coverage includes:
* Find your way around AutoCAD
* Understand basic commands
* Set up a drawing
* Master drawing strategies
* Set up layers, colors, and linetypes
* Use blocks and wblocks
* Generate elevations
* Work with hatches and fills
* Control text in a drawing
* Dimension a drawing
* Manage external references
* Use layouts
* Print an AutoCAD drawing

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With AutoCAD 2000 For Dummies, you'll quickly discover just how easy it is to create professional-quality designs and drawings. Authors Mark Middlebrook and Bud Smith show you how to set up a design, draw and edit lines, add text and dimensions, even incorporate AutoCAD documents into your Web pages-all while avoiding those common gotchas." Whether you're a new AutoCAD user or you've just upgraded to AutoCAD 2000, this easy-to-use reference delivers all the answers you need to get up to speed.

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Discover the new AutoCAD 2000 features-and put them to work
• Take full advantage of color and lineweight with the new AutoCAD 2000 approach
• Use both menu and toolbar access to commands
• Set up a drawing so that it prints without problems
• Speed up your work by using the command line as an accelerator
• Enhance your Web pages with the new AutoCAD 2000 Web access features
• Increase accessibility of your AutoCAD drawings by using AutoCAD DesignCenter

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Mastering AutoCAD 2000 is an ideal companion for any engineer who uses the popular CAD program from Autodesk. Its 1,600-plus pages are filled with screen shots, illustrations, notes, and tips that will help new users master the learning curve of AutoCAD. It will also open up the new features of the latest AutoCAD release to users of previous versions.

Beginning with introductory material on AutoCAD, the first section of the book focuses on learning the program and familiarizing the user with the philosophy, tools, and interface. Later, the book turns to tutorials and tips for becoming technically proficient, and the book closes with sections on modeling and imaging in 3-D.

A hardcover with fine quality paper and superior binding, this massive tome will lie flat, making it a pleasure to use while working with the program. You'll never need one hand to hold the book while working through the examples.

Some of the best features of this invaluable reference can be found on the accompanying CD-ROM. Besides the usual add-on utilities, sample files, and evaluation software, readers will find two entire books in searchable, Acrobat PDF format: AutoCAD 2000 Instant Reference and ABCs of AutoLISP. If you are a serious AutoCAD user, having volumes like this--indexed and searchable--at your fingertips is worth the cost of the book alone. --Mike Caputo

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The best-selling and most comprehensive AutoCAD book just got better. In this Premium Edition, you will get the solid foundation of Mastering AutoCAD X plus an additional 200 pages on the most important advanced topics including VBA programming, Internet distribution and security, and 3D modeling. Written by best-selling AutoCAD author, George Omura (with over 400,000 copies of AutoCAD 12 and 13 books in print), readers will come away with advanced and practical techniques and learn from Omura's involvement with the architecturally amazing San Francisco Public Library project. The CD offers general-purpose utilities for better productivity with AutoCAD, symbols libraries, demos, all of the drawing exercises in the book, and much more.

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Packed with practical, real-world examples and authoritative advice, the AutoCAD 2000 Bible is your complete guide to the fastest, smoothest AutoCAD yet. Expert author Ellen Finkelstein shows you how to master every aspect of this powerful design software, from fundamental commands and VBA programming to hot new features such as Visual LISP, improved 3D editing, multiple plots/prints, better text handling, and more flexible dimensions.

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