AutoCAD 2013 For DummiesBring your design vision to life with this full-color guide to AutoCAD 2013! Used by everyone from engineers and architects to interior designers and draftspeople, AutoCAD 2013 is the world’s leading 2D and 3D technical drawing program. But, with so many options and features available, finding your way around AutoCAD can be a challenge, even for experienced CAD professionals. AutoCAD 2013 For Dummies is here to help. You’ll learn to build a solid foundation for all your projects, use standard CAD techniques, get familiar with new tools and features, and start sharing your models and designs in no time with this easy-to-follow guide.
Whether you’re an AutoCAD amateur or a modeling master, AutoCAD 2013 For Dummies has something for you. |
Contents
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A Lap around the CAD Track | 55 |
Following the Plot | 80 |
Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 13 Chapter 2 Le Tour de AutoCAD 2013 23 Chapter 3 A Lap around the CAD Track 55 Chapter 4 Setup f... | 109 |
Text with Character | 263 |
Entering New Dimensions | 297 |
The Plot Thickens | 337 |
Text with Character 263 Chapter 14 Entering New Dimensions 297 Chapter 15 Down the Hatch 323 Chapter 16 The Plot Thickens 337 Part IV Adva... | 367 |
Everything from Arrays to Xrefs | 387 |
The ABCs of Blocks 369 Chapter 18 Everything from Arrays to Xrefs 387 Chapter 19 Call the Parametrics | 421 |
Understanding Dimensional Constraints | 435 |
Drawing on the Internet | 449 |
Let There Be Lines | 123 |
Manage Your Properties | 125 |
Preciseliness Is Next to CADliness | 147 |
Grab an object and make it snappy 154 Other Practical Precision Procedures | 159 |
Preciseliness Is Next to CADliness 147 Chapter 8 Along the Straight and Narrow 163 Chapter 9 Dangerous Curves Ahead | 177 |
Get a Grip on Object Selection | 193 |
Edit for Credit | 215 |
A Zoom with a View | 243 |
Get a Grip on Object Selection 193 Chapter 11 Edit for Credit 215 Chapter 12 A Zoom with a View 243 Part III If Drawings Could Talk | 261 |
Drawing on the Internet 449 Part V On a 3D Spree | 469 |
Navigating the 3D Waters | 484 |
From Drawings to Models | 491 |
Its a 3D World After All 471 Chapter 22 From Drawings to Models 491 Chapter 23 On a Render Bender | 515 |
The Part of Tens | 537 |
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT | 543 |
Ten Great AutoCAD Resources 539 Chapter 25 Ten Or So Differences between AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 543 Chapter 26 Ten System Variables t... | 547 |
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