AutoCAD 2007 is a premiere computer-aided designing program that lets you organize the objects you draw, their properties, and their files. It also helps you create great-looking models. But it’s not always easy to figure out how to perform these functions, and many users end up missing out on AutoCAD’s full potential. 
AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies will show you how to perform these tasks and more! This hands-on guide lets you discover how to navigate around all the complications and start creating cool drawings in no time. Soon you’ll have the tools you need to use DWG, set up drawings, add text, and work with lines, as well as: <ul>
<li>Draw a base plate with rectangles and circles</li> <li>Organize a successful template</li> <li>Zoom and pan with glass and hand</li> <li>Use the AutoCAD design center</li> <li>Navigate through your 3-D drawing projects</li> <li>Plot layout, lineweights, and colors</li> <li>Design block definitions</li> <li>Slice and dice your drawings to create new designs</li> <li>Create a Web format using AutoCAD</li> </ul>
This book also features suggestions and tips on how to touch up your creations as well as ways to swap drawing data with other people and programs. Written in a friendly, straightforward tone that doesn’t try to overwhelm you, AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies shows you the fun and easy way to draw precise 2-D and 3-D drawings!

AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies

Computers & Technology

Byrnes, David

Middlebrook, Mark

Operating Systems

For Dummies

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

AutoCAD 2000 For Dummies

Networking & Cloud Computing

John Wiley&Sons

With AutoCAD 2002 For Dummies you can start designing with the world's top drafting software -? no prior knowledge required. This book helps you learn both the menu and toolbar access to commands; maximize productivity by learning how to customize AutoCAD to fit the way you work; and speed up your work by using the command line as an accelerator. This book covers product enhancements first introduced with the AutoCAD 2000i interim software. These key new features include internet-driven design capabilities. Now you can publish to the Web and collaborate with designers and customers online. Also, the user interface has been updated to bring it into closer alignment with the standard Microsoft Windows interface.

AutoCAD 2002 for Dummies

Programming

Meet AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT and find out where to draw the line Tour AutoCAD's new features, make CAD standards rule, and find the friendlier xref Once upon a time, architectural drawings were created with - gasp -pencils, paper, and T-squares. Then came AutoCAD, with all its capabilities and complications. While this book won't turn back the clock, it will make it easy to explore AutoCAD 2004's new interface, conform with CAD standards, get the lowdown on 3D, and discover all the amazing things you and AutoCAD can do. The Dummies Way * Explanations in plain English * "Get in, get out" information * Icons and other navigational aids * Tear-out cheat sheet * Top ten lists * A dash of humor and fun

AutoCAD 2004 For Dummies

<ul>
<li>Shows how to use the leading technical drawing software-AutoCAD-and its less-expensive sister product, AutoCAD LT, in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style</li> <li>Shows first-time AutoCAD users how to create precise and efficient 2-D technical drawings and get started with 3-D technical drawings</li> <li>Topics covered include creating a basic layout; drawing and editing; writing text in drawings; plotting, creating, and editing external reference files; CAD standards; and drawing on the Internet</li> <li>Explores new features in the latest version of AutoCAD, including text improvements, streamlined Plot and Page Setup dialogue boxes, increased emphasis on tool palettes, better tools for transmitting sets of electronic files, and much more</li> <li>Includes a new chapter on sheet sets and a new collection of features for creating, managing, and publishing all of the drawings that make up a project</li> </ul>

AutoCAD 2005 For Dummies

Software

<ul>
<li>Shows first-time AutoCAD LT users how to use this popular 2D technical drawing software-an easier-to-use, less feature-rich version of the industry standard AutoCAD</li> <li>Updated to reflect the newest features and enhancements in the latest program release, such as text tables, streamlined plot and page setup dialogue boxes, and improvements to AutoCAD's support for placing, editing, and plotting OLE objects</li> <li>Includes an explanation of the differences between the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT and helps users decide which version is right for them</li> <li>Includes a new chapter with a hands-on overview of the typical CAD workflow: drawing objects, zooming and panning to see more detail, editing objects, adding annotations, and plotting</li> <li>Addresses topics such as creating a basic layout, drawing and editing, writing text in drawings, plotting, creating and editing an external reference file, applying CAD standards, and drawing on the Internet</li> </ul>

AutoCAD LT 2005 For Dummies

Graphics & Design

AutoCAD "X" For Dummies is being updated to reflect the new features in the latest release of AutoCAD.

AutoCAD 2006 For Dummies

Incorporating the latest Release 13 DOS and Windows material, this long-awaited revision continues to provide AutoCAD users with the information and shortcuts necessary to increase their productivity, and allows them to develop their own well-designed, user-friendly, menu-based systems. Referencing this book, they ll be able to manipulate virtually every aspect of their software, from customizing toolbars, menus and all support files to creating their own programs and commands. Enough AutoLISP coverage is provided to allow for the creation of sophisticated menu macros.

Maximizing AutoCAD Release 13

Gesner, Rusty

Tanzillo, Tony

Programming Languages

Delmar/Cengage Learning

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Middlebrook, Mark. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Middlebrook, Mark