AutoCAD Workbook Book

Developed and trailed as a self-study course at Britains University of Derby, this brief and clearly written guide provides the complete novice with a simple and comprehensive introduction to this powerful design tool. Through a series of graduated step-by-step guided exercises, the reader progressively develops expertise from 2- to 3-dimensional work through to rendered drawings, and learns the use of the programs icons and functions. The exercises are broken down into their component steps, clearly illustrated and fully but plainly explained. The guide is fully up to date with the latest release (#14), but is readily usable with earlier releases. The authors students have acclaimed the material as "everything you wanted to know about AutoCAD but never dared to ask." Requiring only a knowledge of the Windows environment, this book leads the reader to a high standard of proficiency in AutoCAD design.