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AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005 bible /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finkelstein, Ellen
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Pub., [2004]
Subjects:
Computer graphics.
AutoCAD.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Table of Contents:
  • Foreward
  • Preface
  • Starting to draw
  • Opening a drawing
  • Using commands
  • Specifying coordinates
  • Setting up a drawing
  • Drawing simple lines
  • Drawing curves and points
  • Viewing your drawing
  • Editing your drawing : basic tools
  • Editing your drawing : advanced tools
  • Organizing drawings with layers, colors, linetypes, and lineweights
  • Getting information from your drawing
  • Creating text
  • Drawing dimensions
  • Creating dimension styles and tolerances
  • Drawing complex objects
  • Plotting and printing your drawing
  • Working with blocks and attributes
  • Referencing other darwings
  • Working with external databases
  • Specifying 3D coordinates
  • Viewing 3D drawings
  • Creating 3D surfaces
  • Creating solids and editing in 3D
  • Rendering in 3D
  • Keeping control of your drawings
  • Working with other applications
  • Getting on the internet
  • Customizing commands, toolbards, and tool palettes
  • Creating macros and slide shows with script files
  • Creating your own linetypes and hatch patterns
  • Creating shapes and fonts
  • Customizing menus
  • Understanding AutoLISP and visual LISP basics
  • Exploring AutoLISP further
  • Exploring advanced AutoLISP topics
  • Programming with Visual Basic for applications
  • Appendix A : installing and configuring AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
  • Appendix B : what's on the CD-ROM
  • Bonus chapter 1 : command and system-variable changes
  • Bonus chapter 2 : AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT resources
  • Index.