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AutoCAD Au t CA D and n d d Its Applications—Advanced i dv d a provides p r d de complete p le te instruction i n uc ti
in mastering m ri g three-dimensio e m en si on al design d es ig and n d modeling m de li ng u u sing si ng AutoCAD. A ut o D T To To pics pi cs a a re re
covered o ve re d in in an easy-to-understand y y -t o- un de rs nd s s equence nc e and an n n d progress p ss i i n n a a way wa that th at allows ow s you yo u to
become b comfortable om b with h the th commands m as your o o u knowledge k builds u ld from r on ne ne chapter pt
to the next. In addition, d AutoCAD and Its App plications—Advanced offers:
• Examples and a discussions of industrial l practices and standards.
• Professional n tips explaining how to effe ectively and effi use AutoCAD.u ficiently
• Exercises to t reinforce the chapter topics. s These exercises should be completed
where indicated in the text e as they build on previously learned material. e
• Review questions at the end n of each chapter for testing knowledge of commands c
and key AutoCAD concepts. e
• A large selection of drawing w problems supplements each chapter. Problems o are
presented as 3D illustrations, o actual plotted drawings, and engineering g sketches.
Fonts Used in This Text Fonts Used in This Text
Different typefaces are used throughout each chapter to define terms and iden- fi
tify AutoCAD commands. Important terms appear in bold-italic face, serif type. f
AutoCAD menus, commands, variables, dialog box names, and toolbar button names
are printed in
bold-face, sans serif
type. File names, folder names, and paths appear
in the body of the text in
Roman, sans serif
type. Keyboard keys are shown inside of
square brackets [ ] and appear in
Roman, sans serif
type. For example,
[Enter]
means to
press the enter (return) key.
Other Text References Other Text References
This text focuses on advanced AutoCAD applications. Basic AutoCAD applications
are covered in AutoCAD and Its Applications—Basics. AutoCAD customization
and AutoCAD programming are covered in AutoCAD and Its Applications—
Customization and Programming. These texts are referenced in this textbook and are g g
available from Goodheart-Willcox Publisher. AutoCAD and Its Applications texts are
also available for previous releases of AutoCAD.