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Updated to provide complete coverage of the expanded design capabilities of AutoCAD 2009, this thoroughly revised new edition of a classic AutoCAD reference work offers detailed explanations of customizing techniques for advanced users of the software. In one comprehensive volume, noted AutoCAD expert Sham Tickoo examines all the various levels of customization in AutoCAD-- from the basic topics of creating template drawings and customizing menus to such advanced features as modifying the AutoCAD environment in ways that help industry professionals meet the needs of their organization. Live projects and examples enhance the book's thorough explanations, helping users understand and master the customizing concepts of AutoCAD 2009 with relative ease.

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Preface Chapter 1: Template Drawings Chapter 2: Script Files and Slide Shows Chapter 3: Creating Linetypes and Hatch Patterns Chapter 4: Customizing the ACAD.PGP File Chapter 5: Customizing Menus and Toolbars Chapter 6: Customizing DASHBOARD and Workspaces Chapter 7: Image Tile Menus Chapter 8: Button Menus Chapter 9: Tablet Menus Chapter 10: Customizing Screen Menus Chapter 11: Shapes and Text Fonts Chapter 12: Working with AutoLISP Chapter 13: Working with Visual LISP Chapter 14: Visual LISP: Editing the Drawing Database Chapter 15: Programmable Dialog Boxes Using the Dialog Control Language Chapter 16: DIESEL: A String Expression Language Chapter 17: Visual Basic for Application Chapter 18: Accessing External Database Chapter 19: Geometry Calculator Index

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