AutoCAD 2014 Essentials

Learn crucial AutoCAD tools and techniques with this Autodesk Official Press Book Quickly become productive using AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD LT 2014 with this full color Autodesk Official Press guide. AutoCAD 2014 Essentials: Autodesk Official Press

[...]... need any previous experience with AutoCAD to use this book However, you’ll need familiarity with either the Windows or Mac operating system and have the basic skills necessary to use a graphical user interface successfully and to operate a computer conidently AutoCAD 2014 or AutoCAD LT 2014 System Requirements The book is written for both AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD LT 2014 The following are system requirements... most out of your designs Get started today at www.autodesk.com/joinedu What Is Covered in his Book AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD LT 2014 Essentials is organized to provide you with the knowledge needed to master the basics of computer-aided design The book’s web page is located at www.sybex.com/go /autocad2 01 4essentials, where you can download the sample iles used in each chapter Chapter 1: Getting Started... process of learning AutoCAD It will give you great satisfaction to learn such a complex program and use it to design and document whatever you dream up You’ll ind step-by-step tutorials that reveal a wide variety of techniques built on many years of real-world experience The irst 14 chapters apply to both AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD LT® 2014 AutoCAD LT is Autodesk’s lower-cost version of AutoCAD, and it... way, learning AutoCAD is something anyone can do by taking it one step at a time And I promise that AutoCAD is much easier than walking a thousand miles! By buying this book, you have already taken the irst step in this journey When you inish, you will have a solid understanding of AutoCAD I Exploring the AutoCAD 2014 for Windows user interface I Setting drawing units Exploring the AutoCAD 2014 for Windows User... the AutoCAD 2014 for Windows User Interface I AutoCAD for Mac has a user interface that is customized to the Mac experience Although the Mac user interface is not covered in this book, its commands and capabilities are similar to those in AutoCAD for Windows Autodesk has recently released new versions of AutoCAD, including AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD LT® 2014 The two Windows versions look nearly identical... and click Open in the Select File dialog box: C:\Program Files\Autodesk \AutoCAD 2014\ Sample\ Sheet Sets\Manufacturing\VW252-02-0142.dwg Sheet sets are not available in AutoCAD LT, and they are an optional feature in AutoCAD I If you are using AutoCAD LT, open any of the sample iles located under C:\Program Files\Autodesk \AutoCAD LT 2014\ Sample The Sheet Set Manager palette appears when the sample ile... web page at www.sybex.com/ go /autocad2 01 4essentials for these companion downloads Certification Objective The certiication margin icon will alert you to passages that are especially relevant to AutoCAD 2014 certiication See the certiication appendix and www.autodesk.com/certification for more information and resources CHAPTER 1 Getting Started As you begin this book on the AutoCAD program, I’m reminded... is that AutoCAD LT doesn’t support automation and some of the advanced 3D functions The Mac version looks a bit different than its Windows cousins, but it functions nearly identically to AutoCAD for Windows, albeit with a slightly reduced set of features Although this book was written using AutoCAD 2014 running on Windows XP Professional, you can use it to learn any of the current versions of AutoCAD. .. Documenting 3D Design 365 APPENDIX Autodesk AutoCAD 2014 Certiication 389 Index 397 Contents Introduction Chapter 1 xvii G e t ting St ar ted 1 Exploring the AutoCAD 2014 for Windows User Interface 1 Exploring the Graphical User Interface 1 Exploring Workspaces 6 The AutoCAD Ribbon ... and document 3D designs Appendix: Autodesk AutoCAD 2014 Certification The appendix contains information about how to prepare for Autodesk certiication exams using this book The tables point you to the chapters where you’ll ind speciic examples giving you practical experience with the topics covered in the exams xxiii xxiv Introduction he Essentials Series The Essentials series from Sybex provides outstanding