Up and Running with AutoCAD 2017: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling - Softcover

Gindis, Elliot J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128110589 ISBN 13: 9780128110584

Publisher: Academic Press, 2016

Synopsis

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2017: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling presents Gindis’ combination of step-by-step instruction, examples, and insightful explanations. The emphasis from the beginning is on core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture, and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written with the user in mind by a long-time AutoCAD professional and instructor based on what works in the industry and the classroom.

• Strips away complexities and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand basic concepts
• Teaches only what is essential in operating AutoCAD, thereby immediately building student confidence
• Fully covers the essentials of both 2D and 3D in one affordable easy to read volume
• Presents basic commands in a documented, step-by-step guide on what to type in and how AutoCAD responds
• Includes several complementary video lectures by the author that accompany both 2D and 3D sections

About this title

About the Author

Elliot Gindis is the founding author of the Up and Running with AutoCAD series of textbooks. He is a former AutoCAD drafter and designer who got his start in New York City in 1996 and has logged in over 25,000 hours of screen time with a wide variety of architecture and engineering companies. From 1999 to 2008 he was on staff with the Pratt Institute of Design and as visiting instructor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced (3D) AutoCAD classes. He was also the president of Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design, an AutoCAD training firm, and has advised, consulted, or assisted more than 60 companies nationwide in using and optimizing AutoCAD. Elliot was part of the AutoDesk Developers Network and was a Certified Technical Trainer. He published the first edition of the Up and Running textbook with Elsevier in 2010, and has supported each subsequent edition until 2020, when Robert Kaebisch took over full-time. Elliot currently resides in the Los Angeles area, and is an engineer in the defense industry.

From the Back Cover

Get "up and running with AutoCAD” using Gindis’s combination of step-by-step instruction, examples, and insightful explanations. The emphasis from the beginning is on core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in architecture, engineering, and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written with the user in mind by a long-time AutoCAD professional and instructor based on what works in the industry and the classroom.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• More end-of-chapter exercises from both architecture and engineering disciplines provide practice in applying newly acquired AutoCAD skills
• An expanded and clarified treatment of Lighting, Materials and Rendering (Chapter 30)
• A companion website containing video lectures that bring to life the concepts introduced in each chapter for additional instruction, review and clarification

OTHER KEY FEATURES:

• Strips away complexities and reduces learning AutoCAD to easy-to-understand concepts
• All basic commands documented step-by-step: What the student inputs and how AutoCAD responds is spelled out in discrete and clear steps with numerous screen shots
• Extensive supporting graphics and a summary with a self-test section and topic specific drawing exercises at the end of each chapter
• Fully covering the essentials of both 2D and 3D in one easy-to-read volume

Elliot J. Gindis has used and taught AutoCAD since 1996, logging in well over 40,000 hours of screen time as a designer and consultant in a wide variety of architecture and engineering fields. From 1999 to 2008, he was on the part-time staff roster at the prestigious Pratt Institute of Design and a visiting instructor at New York Institute of Technology and other private training centers in the New York/New Jersey area. He is the president of Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design (www.vtcdesign.com), an AutoCAD training firm, and has advised, consulted, or assisted hundreds of companies nationwide in using and optimizing AutoCAD. Elliot is part of the Autodesk® Developers Network and holds a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering and a master’s degree in engineering management. His extensive knowledge and easy-to-understand instruction, interwoven with practical examples of how to (and how not to!) apply AutoCAD, gleaned from years of teaching and on-the-job experience, have proven popular with students and working professionals alike; and his techniques have been carefully incorporated into this textbook.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128110589
• ISBN 13: 9780128110584
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 776