If you want to maximize your AutoCAD potential, this surefire guide will give you the information and skills required to make a smooth transition from DOS to Windows. With concepts illustrated by real-world architectural and engineering applications, the book will show you step by step how to apply AutoCAD (Release 13) to construct and plot production-quality drawings.

This hands-on guide provides beginning and intermediate level AutoCAD users with a full command of Release 13. It offers easy access to specific command information and drawing problems, detailed coverage of Windows for the benefit of new AutoCAD users, a quick-start chapter to get users up and running fast, and easy-to-follow instructions for performing all essential functions. 1,000 illus.

This beginner's guide to AutoCAD describes the most essential features of AutoCAD release 13 and helps readers grasp the main commands.

This tutorial approach text presents AutoCAD Release 13 for Windows in an easy-to-read, hands-on format geared to mechanical drawing as opposed to architectural. The text presents material on a need-to-know basis through a mixture of menu-based commands and key commands. It includes three basic drafting chapters, with additional coverage throughout, so prior drafting exposure is not essential.

A guide to learning how to use the full two-dimensional and three-dimensional drafting capabilities of AutoCAD, Release 13. The activity-based, task-oriented tutorial is organized around a series of AutoCAD drawing exercises that reflect the new features and flavour of Release 13. Topics covered include: multiline text; dimensioning, increased use of dialogue boxes; multilines; object grouping; new solid modelling commands; and rendering. Electronic solutions manuals (on disk) are available separately.

As an illustrated quick reference guide, each page offers clear and direct information on a single command or function of AutoCAD for a quick application to assignments ranging from tutorials to full-blown projects.

This tutorial text is designed to provide students who have access to AutoCAD Release 13 software with a guide to the software. It is written specifically for Windows, and includes definitions of graphics and AutoCAD terminology. An instructors guide (disk) is also available to purchase.