AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010: No Experience Required |  | Author: Jon McFarland
Publisher: Sybex
Category: Book
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Pages: 888
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.9
ISBN: 8441526753
Dewey Decimal Number: 620.00420285536
EAN: 9788441526754
ASIN: 0470438681
Publication Date: June 2, 2009
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Product Description
Completely updated on the latest releases of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, this book provides you with the skills needed to work in AutoCAD immediately and a step-by-step tutorial teaches you all the basics so you can quickly achieve results when creating 2D and 3D technical drawings. You’ll look at dimensioning, external references, layouts and printing, and using 3D and move on to examining more advanced features such as grouping, elevations, hatches, and using text in drawings. The companion Web site contains project files, a bonus chapter on using the Internet with AutoCAD, an appendix on attributes, and another appendix on dynamic blocks.
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 Finally, someone gets it right! May 24, 2010
Tyrone McCloud (Jacksonville, FL United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I received a copy of "AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010 NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED" on a Saturday and sat down with it and a free trial version of AutoCAD 2011 (a full working version and can be downloaded from Autodesk and used for 30 days) on Sunday. After my first day, I am now in Chapter 6 - Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing. This is an excellent book! The instructions are very clear and the pace of the book is just right. The author does not assume that you know anything about AutoCAD (the title is accurately named "NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED"). As I moved through each exercise I gained confidence and was able to draw faster as I mastered a new command. The book teaches you most of the features of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT by using a continuing project, a small cabin. You will learn to build a set of drawings that document your progress throughout the project. Chapter 1 begins with `Getting to Know AutoCAD' while the last chapter, Chapter 17, finishes with `Rendering and Materials'. I am very pleased with my purchase by this author. I plan to purchase Mastering AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD LT 2010 by George Omura after I finish Jon McFarland's book.
 Long time AutoCad user February 12, 2010
Terpen (Texas)
3 out of 13 found this review helpful
I started using AutoCad with version 2.1 more than 20 years ago. Back then, there was no LT or 3D AutoCad and it cost around $2500. LT has far more capability than that early version at about 1/3 the cost. All of the original input commands, the command line, general format and look are pretty much the same. Those old drawings I created back then pull up just fine. Most of the changes deal with tool tips and dialog boxes to help the new user. Long time users will find them annoying but it is fairly easy to modify to turn them off. Since most construction and fabrication drawings are 2D, LT is adequate for most applications. If you truly need 3D modeling, there are much better programs other than the full version AutoCad. Don't expect much support out of Autodesk for any of their products, LT included. In my experience, they have always offered little to none. Their focus is on the next release to generate income from changes that are of little to no value to most experienced users. In the early years, you could upgrade any previous version to the latest release. Now, they only let you run one or two versions back and if you don't upgrade, you will have to purchase a new copy. Why does this matter you ask? Well, if you are working with other businesses and they have a newer version, you cannot pull up their drawings unless they save it to an older format. Most folks don't want the hassle for several legitimate reasons. They however can still load your older format drawings. Trust me, it gets to be a mess, so if you are in business, every 18 months or so, Autodesk will come out with a new release and you will need to upgrade.
Overall, LT is a very good program and AutoCad is the defacto standard for 2D CAD. If there was something better, I would probably be using it just because Autodesk has such an arrogant anti-customer attitude. They are the Microsoft of CAD.
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