AutoCAD: Professional Tips and Techniques
Build Your Skills with Hundreds of Helpful Ideas from Two AutoCAD SuperstarsTwo AutoCAD experts distill years of combined experience into hundreds of the most useful AutoCAD tips and techniques you'll ever find. Fun, easy to read, and packed with information, this beautiful guide equips you with inside tricks on critical AutoCAD features and functions—all in fast, easy-to-digest nuggets. Discover keyboard shortcuts and little-known system variables or punch up your style with expert tips on visualizing, publishing, and 3D modeling. No matter what your experience level, you're sure to increase productivity and master professional-level techniques with this lively, practical book.Tweak Windows® and AutoCAD to get the UI you wantHandle layers and select objects like a proCreate dimensions, hatch patterns, and text correctly the first timeComprehend the complexities of Sheet Sets and PaperspaceUnleash the power of dynamic blocksGet visualization tips from the expertsPlot or publish in the background while you keep drawingTake control of AutoCAD with customization techniquesMaster the friendly new world of 3D in AutoCAD 2007