Overview

"Get ""Up and Running"" with AutoCAD using Gindis’s combination of step-by-step instruction, examples, and insightful explanations. The emphasis from the beginning is on core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in architecture, engineering and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written with the user in mind by a long-time AutoCAD professional and instructor based on what works in the industry and the classroom."

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Author:   Elliot J. Gindis (Former President, Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design, Lancaster, CA, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.760kg
ISBN:  

9780124104921

ISBN 10:   0124104924
Pages:   784
Publication Date:   30 September 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

LEVEL 1 - Chapters 1–10 1 - AutoCAD Fundamentals: Part I 2 - AutoCAD Fundamentals: Part II SPOTLIGHT ON: Architecture 3 - Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Properties 4 - Text, Mtext, Editing, and Style 5 - Hatch Patterns SPOTLIGHT ON: Mechanical Engineering 6 - Dimensions 7 - Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamic Blocks, Groups, and Purge 8 - Polar, Rectangular, and Path Arrays SPOTLIGHT ON: Electrical Engineering 9 - Basic Printing and Output 10 - Advanced Output - Paper Space Level 1 - Answers to Review Questions LEVEL 2 - Chapters 11–20 11 - Advanced Linework 12 - Advanced Layers SPOTLIGHT ON: Interior Design 13 - Advanced Dimensions 14 - Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools 15 - Advanced Design and File Management Tools SPOTLIGHT ON: Civil Engineering 16 - Importing and Exporting Data 17 - External References (Xrefs) 18 - Attributes SPOTLIGHT ON: Aerospace Engineering 19 - Advanced Output and Pen Settings 20 - Isometric Drawing Level 2 - Answers to Review Questions LEVEL 3 - Chapters 21–30 21 - 3D Basics 22 - Object Manipulation SPOTLIGHT ON: Chemical Engineering 23 – Boolean Operations and Primitives 24 - Solid Modeling 25 - Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges SPOTLIGHT ON: Bio-Medical Engineering 26 - Surfaces and Meshes 27 – Slicing, Sectioning, Layouts and Vports 28 - Advanced UCS, Views, Text and Dimensions in 3D SPOTLIGHT ON: CAD Management 29 - Dview, Cameras, Walk and Fly, Path Animation 30 - Lighting and Rendering Level 3 - Answers to Review Questions APPENDICES A - Additional Information on AutoCAD B - Other CAD Software and Design and Analysis C - File Extensions D - Custom Linetypes and Hatch Patterns E - Principles of CAD Management F - AutoLISP Basics and Advanced Customization Tools G - PC Hardware, Printers and Plotters, and Networks H - What Are Kernels? I - Lighting, Rendering, Effects, and Animation - AutoCAD Certification Exams K - AutoCAD Employment L - AutoCAD Humor, Oddities, Quirks, and Easter Eggs

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. Eight (8) years of professional teaching experience at New York City's top Architecture schools and training centers; Pratt Institute of Design and New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) chief among them. Also taught at Netcom Information Systems in New York, and RoboTECH CAD solutions and CDM Technologies in New Jersey. Over 2000+ cumulative hours of teaching and lecturing, with over 500 students trained (est.). . President and lead instructor for Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design (www.vtcdesign.com), an AutoCAD training firm specializing in corporate training. Clients included numerous public and private corporations in over a dozen states. Has advised, worked for, consulted or assisted over 60 firms in using AutoCAD from 1998 - 2008 with experience in Architecture, Interior Design, Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and many other sub-specialties. . Expert level knowledge of AutoCAD R12, 13, 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and now 2009, both regular and LT AutoCAD. Over 20,000+ cumulative hours of use, both 2D drafting and 3D modeling/rendering. . Bachelors of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. . Autodesk Certified Instructor (ACI), Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) training received

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