AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Essentials: Autodesk Official Press - Softcover

Onstott, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118871243 ISBN 13: 9781118871249

Publisher: Sybex, 2014

Synopsis

Step-by-step instructions for the AutoCAD fundamentals

AutoCAD 2015 Essentials contains 400 pages of full-color, comprehensive instruction on the world's top drafting and architecture software. This 2015 edition features architectural, manufacturing, and landscape architecture examples. And like previous editions, the detailed guide introduces core concepts using interactive tutorials and open-ended projects, which can be completed in any order, thanks to downloadable data sets (an especially useful feature for students and professionals studying for Autodesk AutoCAD certification).

Unlike many other guides, which are organized around conceptual themes or task categories, AutoCAD 2015 Essentials takes a start-to-finish approach that mirrors how you will work with the program in the real world. Starting with basic 2D drawing and progressing through organizing objects with groups and blocks, creating and editing text, and 3D modeling, the process you'll learn in this book is ready to take to work. Inside, each chapter follows an intuitive structure:

• Quick discussions of concepts and learning goals
• Hands-on drafting tutorials for active learning and confidence building
• Open-ended projects to reinforce new drafting skills
• Downloadable end files, so you can check your work

AutoCAD 2015 Essentials is great for professionals and students who need to quickly and effectively learn the most common features of 2D and 3D design. With over 12 years of experience teaching and writing about this formidable design program, Scott Onstott provides you with everything you'll need to leverage the full capabilities of AutoCAD.

About this title

About the Author

Scott Onstott is a consultant, lecturer, author, and independent video producer with 16 years of experience teaching and writing about design and visualization software. He is the author of Enhancing Architectural Drawings and Models with Photoshop and many other software training books from Sybex.

From the Back Cover

Learn AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Quickly and Easily

AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Essentials features concise, straightforward explanations and hands-on exercises and tutorials to teach new users the software&;s core features and functions. Based on the real-world task of designing a house, the exercises in this comprehensive guide will help users get up to speed on the program&;s core functionality, so they can quickly become productive with the software. This full-color book also features dataset downloads so readers can jump in anywhere, as well as content to help users prepare for Autodesk&;s growing AutoCAD certification program.

Learn these AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 essentials&;and more:

• Basic 2D drawing skills
• Editing entities and working with splines and polylines
• Using layers and objects
• Organizing objects with groups and blocks
• Using hatch patterns and gradients
• Working with blocks and cross-references
• Editing and importing data
• Modeling in 3D and presenting the design

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter-opening learning objectives
• Step-by-step tutorials
• Four-color screenshots and illustrations
• Margin tips to speed your work
• Downloadable exercise files

From the Inside Flap

Learn AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Quickly and Easily

AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Essentials features concise, straightforward explanations and hands-on exercises and tutorials to teach new users the software’s core features and functions. Based on the real-world task of designing a house, the exercises in this comprehensive guide will help users get up to speed on the program’s core functionality, so they can quickly become productive with the software. This full-color book also features dataset downloads so readers can jump in anywhere, as well as content to help users prepare for Autodesk’s growing AutoCAD certification program.

Learn these AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 essentials—and more:

• Basic 2D drawing skills
• Editing entities and working with splines and polylines
• Using layers and objects
• Organizing objects with groups and blocks
• Using hatch patterns and gradients
• Working with blocks and cross-references
• Editing and importing data
• Modeling in 3D and presenting the design

This striking Essentials book features:

• Chapter-opening learning objectives
• Step-by-step tutorials
• Four-color screenshots and illustrations
• Margin tips to speed your work
• Downloadable exercise files

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118871243
• ISBN 13: 9781118871249
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416