Book DescriptionABOUT THE BOOK Written for AutoCAD novices, "AutoCAD 2005 for engineers" is completely updated with the newest features, commands, and user interfaces Geared to the interests of mechanical and civil engineers, who will enjoy theconcise explanations and examples of vital features and tools, it covers every aspect озумс of the fundamentals of AutoCAD 2005, from introducing CAD software to efficiently producing drawings by a variety of means Setting up AutoCAD for new drawings, learning to draw with objects, and direct editing of objects are all featured in this volume Inside, you'll find: AutoCAD 2005 basics (launching the program, controlling the drawing window, AutoCAD 2005 graphic screen, using AutoCAD commands, system variables); Organizing a session in AutoCAD (creating a new drawing, opening an existing drawing, setting the limits of a drawing, the coordinate system, the drawing units, configuring the view, saving the drawing, closing the session in AutoCAD); Work techniques in AutoCAD (selecting points and objects, using layers, setting line color, line type and line weight etc ); 2D-drawings in AutoCAD (draw commands, object editing commands, entering text etc ); 3D-drawings in AutoCAD (3Dviews, 3D drawing, editing of 3D drawings); Solids modeling in AutoCAD (modeling 2D-objects and 3Dsolids); Viewports of solid models (model space, paper space, views, viewports in model space, viewports in paper space, plotting drawings) Category:Computer Graphics / CAD User Level: Beginning to Advanced.  Основная2005 г 272 стр ISBN 159496033X.