AutoCAD Books

The book came in a timely manner and matched the description the seller gave.

I couldn't have asked for a better deal.

Yolanda

It is very comprehensive. The best I've seen

This book rocks! It takes a complicates subject and makes it easy. The author must be some kind of genius!

This book was exactly what I needed. I wanted a book that would take me through doing AutoCad LT drawings step by step. more specifically I was looking to do building layouts, this book was right on the money.

Very clear and consie book. lots' of examples covering all AutoCad LT. besst buy book to learn Acad LT.

The features of this text are designed to help you gain the greatest possible benefit from your study time and help you to get productive fast using the AutoCAD LT 97 drafting software. Clear illustrations, including hundreds of relevant screen captures, supplement rich text descriptions that are well written and easy to read text. The "Learning Checkpoints" feature provides effective review of the most important aspects of each discussion. Exercises, end-of-chapter tests and practical drafting projects provide practical experience using learned concepts and techniques to produce industry standard drawings in a variety of drafting disciplines.

I have used this text to teach several AutoCAD LT courses, both basic and advanced, and it has proven itself to be an effective and easy to use tool for both learning and teaching the AutoCAD LT 97 drafting software.

AutoCAD is the universal language of design:
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
AUTOCAD SOFTWARE IS THE WORLD CAD LEADER.
And there's only one other CAD program for design professionals that is truly compatible with AutoCAD Release 14. That's AutoCAD LT 97.
Other CAD programs claim to read and write the AutoCAD native DWG drawing file format. But these programs simply reverse-engineer the AutoCAD DWG format, and that's not good enough. You could end up with drawing errors. Seemingly subtle differences that could mean costly problems down the line.
With AutoCAD LT 97, there are no errors when reading or writing DWG or DXF files. Files can be shared back and forth easily. No long waits for loading or saving. And no loss of critical data.

Work with anyone, from Albany to Zurich:
AutoCAD LT 97 lets you share your files, worry-free, with over two million AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT users worldwide.
And you can share those files easily on the Internet. The ability to export DWF (drawing Web format) files, and features like the Internet Utilities and Browser Access, make the Internet readily accessible. You can even create links from your drawings to other Web pages and images.

Design virtually anything:
AutoCAD LT 97 software works as a drafting tool for preliminary sketches, detail drawings, or final designs. Plus it's perfect for CAD managers and others who don't require full-blown AutoCAD capabilities.
The powerful AutoCAD LT feature set gives you the precision to complete all your drawing tasks. Professional options like unlimited named layers, dozens of simple and complex linetypes, fonts, and hatch patterns provide design freedom. And they help you get your job done faster.

For movices and experts alike:
New CAD users can create client-ready drawings quickly with intuitive editing and dimensioning. TrueType font support, and associative hatching.
CAD experts can work with advanced AutoCAD LT features, including External References, Block attributes, and Paper Space viewports.
And all users can customize AutoCAD LT software for maximum productivity. Drag and drop your favorite tools onto the toolbar. Define your own aliases. Add or remove items from the pulldown menus. And do much more.
With AutoCAD LT, it's easy to get started and learn as you go. Advanced HTML-based Help lets you select a topic in one window and preview all related information in another. The AutoCAD LT Learning Assistance CD-ROM gives you an animated, multimedia, self-paced learning tour, with over 50 lessons. Quick Tour takes new users through the software, and What's New gives upgraders a look all the new features.

Powerful new drag and draw features:
Take advantage of all the new AutoCAD LT 97 features and you'll really increase your productivity.
The new Content Explorer makes it far easier to manage symbols. Thumbnail images let you preview any block, or drawing, and easily insert it into your current drawing. Just drag and drop!
New precision drawing tools like AutoSnap and PolarSnap speed up your drawing process. Features like Solid Fill and Draw Order Control improve drawing presentation.
AutoCAD LT even supports the Microsoft IntelliMouse, which allows you to zoom and pan your drawings in real time with an innovative new wheel.
There's also a new Object Properties toolbar that lets you determine the layer, color, or linetype of an object and change it with a click of the mouse.
This newest version of AutoCAD LT supports ADI printing and plotting. So you can get the same fast, precision output as with AutoCAD.

Windows and Office compliance, of course:
AutoCAD LT 97 works seamlessly with your Windows operating systems and communicates comfortably with your other Windows applications. The Microsoft Office interface puts you on familiar ground. And since AutoCAD LT 97 software is a true 32-bit application, you get all the benefits of Windows 95, plus Windows NT support.

NEW FEATURES:
* Drag-and-drop Content Explorer with hundreds of industry-standard symbols
* Microsoft Office 97 compliance
* Simplified layer and linetype management
* AutoCAD LT Learning Assistance CD-ROM
* Improved paragraph text and TrueType fonts
* HTML-based online help System
* PolarSnap automatically snaps cursor to incremental angles and/or distances
* AutoSnap gives visual feedback when snapping to geometric points
* Familiar Microsoft Office-like Object Properties toolbar
* Create solid-fill areas
* Draw Order Control
* Internet tools and DWF support
* Familiar Windows Explorer dialogs
* Quick Tour and What's New interactive learning tools....."

[from the box]

It has been said that some of the best text books written will out of print in within a few years--I certianly would be very disappointed if that happened to this book!! I found this book to be the most helpful I have seen on this subject. The book walks you thru the miriad of commands and explains them very will. I like the hands on approach and this book certainly accomplishes that. Although the author covers alternate commands to accomplish the same ends ("Varations on a Theme")--and explains them well, but at times a little "wordy".
I recommend this book to anyone starting out learning Autocad LT (like me).

I AM AN ENGINEERING MANAGER, NOT A FULL TIME AUTOCAD USER. I FIND THAT I CAN STILL MAKE PROFITABLE USE OF AUTOCAD LT BECAUSE USING THIS REFERENCE BOOK I CAN READILY AND EFFICIENTLY GET "UNSTUCK" WHEN I RUN INTO A PROBLEM.

Great quick reference guide for AutoCad. I bought this book for my wife who is an architect/interior designer. In her words " I am glad I have this book. Its easy to look up whatever I need and handy enough to carry around to work". She not wants me to check if they have a book for Photoshop and Illustrator that she can have at her workplace