AutoCAD^® 2004 Bible 

by Ellen Finkelstein

• ISBN13: 9780764539923
• ISBN10: 0764539922
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

'ˆ— Includes new features, such as more than eighty productivity tools, new printing enhancements, easier management of external reference drawings, and much more. 'ˆ— No experience is required; the first part guides novice users through the AutoCAD interface, yet the book is so complete that even veteran AutoCAD users will want to keep it by their PCs. 'ˆ— The CD-ROM includes beginning and finished exercise drawings from the book, a trial version of AutoCAD, bonus appendices, freeware and shareware programs, a links page, more.

Author Biography

<b>Ellen Finkelstein</b> learned AutoCAD in Israel, where she always got to pore over the manual because it was in English. After returning to the United States, she started consulting and teaching AutoCAD as well as other computer programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ellen has written books on Word, Power-Point, and Flash (such as <i>Flash MX For Dummies,</i> published by Wiley). Her first book was <i>AutoCAD For Dummies Quick Reference.</i> You&#8217;re holding the fourth edition of this book, which previously appeared for AutoCAD releases 14, 2000, and 2002.

Table of Contents

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I: AutoCAD Basics.

Chapter 1: Starting to Draw.

Chapter 2: Opening a Drawing.

Chapter 3: Using Commands.

Chapter 4: Specifying Coordinates.

Chapter 5: Setting Up a Drawing.

Part II: Drawing in Two Dimensio