Introducing AutoCAD 2006 presents an organized assemblage of concise instructions for learning how to use today's leading desktop design and drawing software! Written specifically for first-time users of AutoCAD, this up-to-date manual sets novices up for success with its abundant easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations that relay the key AutoCAD commands and capabilities from basic installation through 2D drawing. State-of-the-art AutoCAD 2006 functionality is featured, including progressive examples of prompt-response sequences, accompanied by illustrations that reinforce understanding. A vast assortment of discipline-specific exercises and projects in this edition guide new users to proficient use of AutoCAD 2006.

Benefits:

• Thorough coverage of the new feature Dynamic Blocks and other productivity enhancement features introduced in AutoCAD 2006
• Learning objectives, integrated exercises, summaries, problems, and quizzes are designed to help novices master fundamental AutoCAD concepts
• Exercises are provided in complete project format for practicing concepts and commands
• The comprehensive Appendices list commands, system and dimension variables, interface concepts, fonts, fill and hatch patterns, linetypes, hardware requirements, and plotter and printer devices

• Out-Of-The-Box
• A World for Objects
• Creating Objects
• Exploration and Discovery
• Selecting, Copying, and Changing Objects
• The Flat Earth Society (Layer by Layer)
• Words and Tables
• The Size of it All
• Creating Complex Objects
• Duplication and Alteration
• Advanced Object Selection
• Hatching and Boundaries
• All About Styles
• ALL Sizes Fit One
• Creating and Modifying Layouts
• The Plot Thickens
• Assempling Symbols
• Drawings in Drawings
• Mission Control
• Deliverables
• Busy Bees and Workhorses