Practical Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 and AutoCAD LT 2021

AutoCADandAutoCADLTareoneofthemostversatilesoftwareapplicationsforarchitecturalandengineeringdesignsandthemostpopularcomputer-aideddesign(CAD)platformfor2Ddraftingand3Dmodeling.Thishands-onguidewilltakeyouthrougheverythingyouneedtoknowtomakethemostoutofthispowerfultool,startingfromasimpletouroftheuserinterfacethroughtousingadvancedtools.Startingwithbasicdrawingshapesandfunctions,you'llgettogripswiththefundamentalsofCADdesigns.You’llthenlearnabouteffectivedrawingmanagementusinglayers,dynamicblocks,andgroupsanddiscoverhowtoaddannotationsandplotlikeprofessionals.Thebookdelvesinto3Dmodelingandhelpsyouconvertyour2Ddrawingsinto3Dmodelsandshapes.Asyouprogress,you’llcoveradvancedtoolsandfeaturessuchasisometricdrawings,drawingutilitiesformanagingandrecoveringcomplexfiles,quantitysurveying,andmultidisciplinarydrawingfilesusingxRefs,andyou'lllearnhowtoimplementthemwiththehelpofpracticalexercisesattheendofeachchapter.Finally,you’llgettogripswithrenderingandvisualizingyourdesignsinAutoCAD.Bytheendofthebook,you’llhavedevelopedasolidunderstandingofCADprinciplesandbeabletoworkwithAutoCADsoftwareconfidentlytobuildimpressive2Dand3Ddrawings.