Product Description

Harnessing AutoCAD, fully updated to Release 14, provides a wealth of information about AutoCAD fundamentals. Our best-selling book, Harnessing AutoCAD breaks down every AutoCAD command, conveniently summarizing its entry options, and reinforces this knowledge through numerous illustrations, examples and step-by-step exercises. The exercises for each chapter are introduced by an overview, and followed by input methods and drawing set-up. Especially tricky commands and useful tips are clearly indicated as "Points of Interest." Each chapter concludes with review questions designed to allow users to check their progress and put newly learned commands to use. As Harnessing AutoCAD progresses, users learn 2D and 3D concepts and commands as well as customizing features. An Online CompanionÖ is also available and provides students with the opportunity to access the Autodesk Press web site for job resources, professional organizations, updates, and more.

(Keywords: AutoCAD R14)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1496966 in Books
• Published on: 1997-08-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1248 pages

About the Author
G.V. Krishnan is the Director of the Applied Business & Technology Center at the University of Houston (Downton). He has been teaching basic through advanced AutoCAD courses for nearly ten years at one of the nation's largest authorized Autodesk Training Centers.

Customer Reviews

This book is excellent as both a reference and tutorial
We use this book for our training classes. I have found it to be a great asset when it comes to training new users in a short period of time. It offers excellent tutorials for all disciplines of drafting and design. P.S. It is also a good reference for the experienced user

If you are a beginner, you shall buy this book..
This book teach all the basic comments you should know to start a drawing using AutoCad r14 . It is very easy to understand ; It has step-by-step tutorial exercises after each chapter. But, it does have some small problems (only for somebody) at the tutorial exercise. Overall, it is highly recommended for everybody.