AutoCAD� 2018 and AutoCAD LT� 2018 essentials /
Scott Onstott.
- 1 online resource
Includes index.
Getting Started -- Gaining Basic Drawing Skills -- Using Drawing Aids -- Editing Entities -- Shaping Curves -- Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance -- Organizing Objects -- Hatching and Gradients -- Working with Blocks and Xrefs -- Creating and Editing Text -- Dimensioning -- Keeping In Control with Constraints -- Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects -- Printing and Plotting -- Working with Data -- Navigating 3D Models -- Modeling in 3D -- Presenting and Documenting 3D Design.
Provides a full-color, task-based approach to mastering this powerful software. Straightforward, easy-to-follow instruction pairs with real-world, hands-on exercises to help you quickly get up to speed with core features and functions; screenshots illustrate tutorial steps to help you follow along, and each chapter concludes with a more open-ended project so you can dive in and explore a specific topic in-depth.