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AutoCAD and Its Applications—Basics
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About the About the AuthorAuthors s
Terence M. Shumaker is Faculty Emeritus, the former Chairperson of the Drafting
Technology Department, and former Director of the Autodesk Premier Training Center
at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Oregon. Terence taught at the
community college level for over 28 years. He worked as a training consultant for
Autodesk, Inc., and conducted CAD program development workshops around the
country. He has professional experience in surveying, civil drafting, industrial piping,
and technical illustration. He is the author of Goodheart-Willcox’s Process Pipe Drafting
and coauthor of the AutoCAD and Its Applications series and AutoCAD Essentials.
David A. Madsen is the president of Madsen Designs Inc. (www.madsendesigns.com)
and an Authorized Autodesk Author. David is Faculty Emeritus of Drafting Technology
and the Autodesk Premier Training Center at Clackamas Community College in Oregon
City, Oregon. David was an instructor and department Chairperson at Clackamas
Community College for nearly 30 years. In addition to community college experience,
David was a Drafting Technology instructor at Centennial High School in Gresham,
Oregon.DavidisaformermemberoftheAmericanDesignDraftingAssociation(ADDA)
Board of Directors, and was honored by the ADDA with Director Emeritus status at
the annual conference in 2005. David has extensive experience in mechanical drafting,
architectural design and drafting, and building construction. David holds a Master of
Education degree in Vocational Administration and a Bachelor of Science degree in
Industrial Education. David is the author of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
and coauthor of Architectural AutoCAD, D Architectural Desktop and Its Applications,s
Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD, the D AutoCAD and Its Applications series,
AutoCAD Essentials, and other textbooks in the areas of architectural drafting,
mechanical drafting, engineering drafting, civil drafting, architectural print reading,
and mechanical print reading.
David P. Madsen is the president of Engineering Drafting & Design, Inc., the vice
president of Madsen Designs Inc. (www.madsendesigns.com), an Authorized Autodesk
Author, and a SolidWorks Research Associate. Dave provides drafting and design
consultation and training for all disciplines. Dave has been a professional design
drafter since 1996, and has extensive experience in a variety of drafting, design, and
engineering disciplines. Dave has provided drafting and computer-aided design and
drafting instruction to secondary and postsecondary learners since 1999, and has
considerable curriculum, program coordination, and development experience. Dave
holds a Master of Science degree in Educational Policy, Foundations, and Administrative
Studies with a specialization in Postsecondary, Adult, and Continuing Education;
a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology Education; and an Associate of Science
degree in General Studies and Drafting Technology. Dave is the author of Inventor and
Its Applications and coauthor of Architectural Drafting Using AutoCAD, D AutoCAD
and Its Applications: Basics and Comprehensive, Geometric Dimensioning and
Tolerancing, and other textbooks in the areas of architectural drafting, mechanical g g
drafting, engineering drafting, civil drafting, architectural print reading, and mechanical
print reading.