Instant AutoCAD - Essentials Using AutoCAD LT 2002

For courses and self-study in AutoCAD LT.

This integrated text and CD-ROM package takes the beginner in AutoCAD to basic proficiency in 2-dimensional drawing in record time and with as much fun as possible. The combination of text, hands-on sessions, questions, tests, drawing exercises, and drawing resources (templates, symbols, etc.) gives students intensive skills practice and provides extensive support to help them create their own drawings and projects.

• User-friendly, instructional framework
• Brief hands-on labs,
• A Testing ... Testing...1, 2, 3 section
• A number of Tip boxes
• An appendix listing of all the aliases and commands for AutoCAD LT 2002.
• An Integrated CD-ROM Learning Assistant
• A light-hearted tone

Contents

• The Big Picture: Ready...
• Always Be Prepared: ...Set...
• Every Journey Begins with a Single Line: ...Go!
• Alterations Done Here: Modifying
• WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get): Viewing
• A New Slant on Your ABCs: Text
• How Big Was the One That Got Away? Dimensions
• Living in a Material World: Hatching
• Paperless Society: Plotting
• Building a Better Mousetrap: Advanced Creation and Editing
• Cloning Dolly and Beyond: Symbol Creation and Application
• Virtual Cut and Paste: Advanced Viewing and Plotting