A Brief guide to AutoCAD 2000 /

Davis, Scott E.

A Brief guide to AutoCAD 2000 / Scott E. Davis - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, c2001 - xi, 189 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

1. Introduction to AutoCAD 2000 -- 2. 2D Object Creation -- 3. Drawing Aids -- 4. Screen Display Commands -- 5. Object Snaps -- 6. Edit Commands -- 7. Using and Creating Template Files -- 8. Dimension Variables -- 9. Printer/Plotter Configuration -- 10. System Dimension Variables -- 11. More Drawing Aids.

A Brief Guide to AutoCAD® 2000 is a beginner's guide to AutoCAD® 2000 software to create 2D computer-aided drawings. This text provides a method that enables the reader to learn to use the software in the easiest possible manner. The information is based on a generic systems approach. Moreover, the approach taken in writing the text was to define and explain the terms most commonly used in creating, editing, displaying, plotting, and printing drawings. Thus, readers can understand the basics for using the software and then apply these to their own areas of expertise. This text should appeal to students and teachers at the secondary and collegiate level, including those who are involved in Technology Education and Industrial Technology programs. A Brief Guide to AutoCAD® 2000 is not meant to be all-inclusive. CAD users will need to consult more detailed manuals to address specific questions and to learn to produce advanced drawings.

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