Designed for experienced AutoCAD R14 users who need to maximize their productivity, this guide focuses on R14's advanced functions and commands. The manuals modular chapters allow readers to quickly access the information needed. Then, using the AutoCAD's R14 exercise drawing fields on the accompanying CD-ROM, readers can apply what they've learned to practical real-world design problems.
This "Limited Edition" takes all the valuable content of the bestselling "Inside AutoCAD 14" and combines it with 400 pages of new content and corresponding CD-ROM material for the accomplished AutoCAD user. New chapters cover 3D modeling and rendering; exporting drawings to 3D Studio MAX, 3D Studio VIZ, and Mechanical Desktop; and GIS, mechanical, and architectural design.
Now put the power and speed of AutoCAD Release 14 at your fingertips with this illustrated quick reference. For easy reference, commands and functions are listed alphabetically, and new R14 commands and features are highlighted. With its clear, concise descriptions and illustrations, this book will become an invaluable part of an AutoCAD user's reference library.
These editions of AutoCAD and its Applications provide instruction for mastering AutoCAD RM 2000 commands and drawing and dimensioning techniques! Like the Release 14 editions, the AutoCAD 2000 title offers a Basics and Advanced edition. This allows for manageable texts in both size and content, as well as flexibility to meet the needs of various course structures. Content of the Basics edition provides comprehensive coverage of introductory and two-dimensional AutoCAD drafting, while the Advanced edition covers three-dimensional and other advanced functions. Both texts cover topics in an easy-to-understand sequence, and progress in a manner that allows students to become comfortable with AutoCAD. In-depth discussions of every major new and existing AutoCAD feature, command, and option are provided. Hundreds of exercises, questions, and drawing problems assist learning. No AutoCAD book surpasses the depth of coverage provided by this outstanding title!
Designed for instructor-led training in AutoCAD software, this new text covers the essentials of two-dimensional drawing construction and editing as well as three-dimensional solid modeling. This companion is especially well-suited for courses using additional discipline-specific concept texts such as Engineering Graphics Communication or Technical Graphics Communication, by Bertoline et al.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture offers unparalleled coverage of all aspects of art and architecture from Medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early 16th century. Drawing upon the expansive scholarship in the celebrated Grove Dictionary of Art and adding hundreds of new entries on topics not previously covered, as well as fully updated and expanded entries and bibliographies, The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture offers students, researchers, and the general public a reliable, up-to-date, and convenient resource covering this field of major importance in the development of Western history and international art and architecture. The Encyclopedia offers scholarly material on Medieval art in intelligent, well-written, and informative articles, each of which is followed by a bibliography to support further research. These include a mixture of shorter, more factual articles and larger, multi-section articles tracing the development of the arts in major regions. There are articles on all subject areas in Medieval art including biographies of major artists, architects and patrons; countries, cities, and sites; cultures and styles (Anglo-Saxon art, Carolingian art, Coptic art, Early Christian art, Romanesque, Gothic, Insular art, Lombard art, Merovingian art, Ottonian art, and Viking art); ivories, books and illuminated manuscripts, metalwork, architecture, painting, tapestries, sculpture, mosaics, reliquaries, and more. Part of the acclaimed Grove Art family of print encyclopedias, The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture is lavishly illustrated with more than 460 halftones and 170 color plates. The 6 volumes are organized into a cohesive A-Z format, with a comprehensive index.
Here is the perfect companion to Mastering AutoCAD 14. Small enough to carry anywhere but really big on content, this guide puts information you need at your fingertips, in an easy-to-use glossary format. New features receive special attention so you can be on the lookout for ways to make the best possible use of release 14.
Up and Running with AutoCAD 2020 uses a combination of step-by-step instruction, examples and insightful explanations to emphasize core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture, and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a reference, the book is written with the user in mind by long-time professional AutoCAD instructors based on what works in the industry and the classroom. The book focuses on 2D drafting and design, making it more appropriate for a one-semester course. - Strips away complexities and reduces learning AutoCAD to easy-to-understand concepts - Teaches the essentials of AutoCAD first, immediately building student confidence - Provides all basic commands documented step-by-step: What the student inputs and how AutoCAD responds is spelled out in discrete and clear steps with numerous screenshots - Presents extensive supporting graphics and a summary with a self-test section and topic specific drawing exercises at the end of each chapter - Covers the essentials of 2D AutoCAD, updated for the 2020 release
Up and Running with AutoCAD 2021: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling presents a combination of step-by-step instruction, examples and insightful explanations. The book emphasizes core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written with the user in mind by a long-time AutoCAD professional and instructor. - Strips away complexities and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand, basic concepts - Teaches the essentials of operating AutoCAD that build student confidence - Documents commands with step-by-step explanations, including what the student needs to type in and how AutoCAD responds - Includes new exercises and projects for the AutoCAD 2021 version
