AutoCAD 2004 Bible
April 25th, 2008 | by wowo |
Book Title: AutoCAD 2004 Bible
Author: Ellen Finkelstein
Publisher: Wiley; Pap/Cdr edition (June 6, 2003)
Paperback: 1315 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764539922
ISBN-13: 978-0764539923
Book Description
Guide to using AutoCAD 2004. Covers the new palette interface, creating precision drawings, exploring AutoCAD’s many commands for creating 2D and 3D drawings and renderings, and editing and dimensioning techniques. Includes a CD-ROM with several features, including a trial version of AutoCAD 2004. Beginning to advanced level. Softcover.
- Includes new features, such as more than eighty productivity tools, new printing enhancements, easier management of external reference drawings, and much more.
- 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.
- 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.
Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of AutoCAD 2004 :
- Learn to make maximum use of the new palette interface
- Discover the easiest ways to create precision drawings
- Explore AutoCAD’s many commands for creating 2D and 3D drawings and renderings
- Master editing and dimensioning techniques
- Control and manipulate your drawing data using blocks, attributes, and external databases
- Share and manage drawing information with the DesignCenter, Web publishing, Tool Palettes, Reference Manager, and cross-application tools
- Customize AutoCAD with command shortcuts, unique toolbars, scripts, linetypes, and hatch patterns
- Use AutoLISP® and VBA to program AutoCAD
Book Review
I have hundreds of books and manuals on various techie subjects and Ellen’s AutoCAD 2004 Bible ranks high on my list for books worth the purchase. I have used AutoCAD for years but after moving up to Acad 2005 from Acad 2000 I thought I could use some tutoring. The book didn’t disappoint. For nearly every topic there is a step by step, hands-on, example that the reader can perform. There are around 160 drawing files on the accompanying CD; one for each example in the book. You can open that file in Acad and follow the steps in the book and experiment to your heart’s content.
All in all, this book won’t disappoint you like some I could mention. –By D. Harp (Greencastle, PA USA)
About the Author
Ellen Finkelstein 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 Flash MX For Dummies, published by Wiley). Her first book was AutoCAD For Dummies Quick Reference. You’re holding the fourth edition of this book, which previously appeared for AutoCAD releases 14, 2000, and 2002.
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