AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies

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:

• Draw a base plate with rectangles and circles

• Organize a successful template

• Zoom and pan with glass and hand

• Use the AutoCAD design center

• Navigate through your 3-D drawing projects

• Plot layout, lineweights, and colors

• Design block definitions

• Slice and dice your drawings to create new designs

• Create a Web format using AutoCAD

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!

Autorentext

David Byrnes is one of those grizzled old-timers
you'll find mentioned every so often in AutoCAD 2007 For
Dummies. He began his drafting career on the boards in 1979 and
discovered computer-assisted doodling shortly thereafter. He first
learned AutoCAD with version 1.4, around the time when personal
computers switched from steam to diesel power. Dave is based in
Vancouver, British Columbia, and has been an AutoCAD consultant and
trainer for 15 years. Dave is a contributing editor for
Cadalyst magazine and has been a contributing author to ten
books on AutoCAD. He teaches AutoCAD and other computer graphics
applications at Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design and British
Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver. Dave has tech edited
six AutoCAD For Dummies titles. AutoCAD 2007 For
Dummies is his second goround as coauthor of this title.

Mark Middlebrook used to be an engineer but gave it up
when he discovered that he couldn't handle a real job. Since
1988, he has been principal of Daedalus Consulting, an independent
CAD and computer consulting company in Oakland, California. (In
case you wondered, Daedalus was the guy in ancient Greek legend who
built the labyrinth on Crete. Mark named his company after Daedalus
before he realized that few of his clients would be able to
pronounce it and even fewer could spell it.) After having made
mischief in the CAD world for 17 years, Mark now has embarked on a
career in the wine world. He sells and writes about wine for Paul
Marcus Wines in Oakland and develops winerelated Web sites for
CruForge.

Zusammenfassung
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:

• Draw a base plate with rectangles and circles
• Organize a successful template
• Zoom and pan with glass and hand
• Use the AutoCAD design center
• Navigate through your 3-D drawing projects
• Plot layout, lineweights, and colors
• Design block definitions
• Slice and dice your drawings to create new designs
• Create a Web format using AutoCAD
  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!

Inhalt

Introduction.

Part I: AutoCAD 101.

Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.

Chapter 2: Le Tour de AutoCAD 2007.

Chapter 3: A Lap Around the CAD Track.

Chapter 4: Setup for Success.

Part II: Let There Be Lines.

Chapter 5: Get Ready to Draw.

Chapter 6: Where to Draw the Line.

Chapter 7: Edit for Credit.

Chapter 8: A Zoom with a View.

Chapter 9: On a 3D Spree.

Part III: If Drawings Could Talk.

Chapter 10: Text with Character.

Chapter 11: Entering New Dimensions.

Chapter 12: Down the Hatch.

Chapter 13: The Plot Thickens.

Part IV: Share and Share Alike.

Chapter 14: Playing Blocks and Rasteroids.

Chapter 15: Drawing on the Internet.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Do No Harm.

Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Swap Drawing Data with Other People and
Programs.

Index.