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AutoCAD Express

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  1. Timothy J. McCarthy

    1. Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, UMIST, Manchester, UK

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-5

  3. Starting AutoCAD

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    Pages 7-31

  4. Cursor and Display Control

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    Pages 33-55

  5. Drawing and Editing

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    Pages 57-82

  6. Constructive Editing

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    Pages 83-111

  7. Super-Entities

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    Pages 113-143

  8. Advanced Drawing and Dimensioning

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    Pages 145-169

  9. Adding Depth to Your Drawings with 3D CAD

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    Pages 171-208

  10. The Hard Copy — Printing and Plotting

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    Pages 209-226

  11. Bespoke AutoCAD

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    Pages 227-245

  12. AutoLISP as a Practical Tool

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    Pages 247-268

  13. Add-On Programs for AutoCAD

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    Pages 269-285

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 287-312
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About this book

What is AutoCAD? With well over 200,000 copies of the program sold, AutoCAD is the world's most popular computer aided drafting package for the personal computer (PC). It is a fully functional2D CAD program. Full 3D wire frame representa­ tion was incorporated in the program with the launch of Release 10 in 1988. Its popularity has made AutoCAD the de facto industry standard for PC-CAD with a host of other program developers providing application software confor­ ming to the AutoCAD format. As a fully functional drafting program, AutoCAD can achieve anything that can be drawn on a drawing board. The main benefits of CAD come more from being able to edit and exchange drawing information rapidly rather than simply replacing the drawing board. Starting to use AutoCAD is a difficult step as it requires a certain amount of new skill development. Once you have made the commitment to learn how to use the program and implement it in your every­ day work the benefits will soon accrue. You will quickly discover that there are many things that you can do with AutoCAD that you could never do with a drawing board.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, UMIST, Manchester, UK

    Timothy J. McCarthy

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: AutoCAD Express

  • Authors: Timothy J. McCarthy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3769-6

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-3769-6Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 312

  • Number of Illustrations: 121 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Engineering Design, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design

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