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Digital Drawing for Designers: A Visual Guide to AutoCAD | 
 enlarge | Author: Douglas R. Seidler
Publisher: Fairchild Pubns
Category: Book
List Price: $89.50
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 445227
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 1563675129
Dewey Decimal Number: 720
EAN: 9781563675126
ASIN: 1563675129
Publication Date: February 28, 2007
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Product Description
AutoCAD has long been the industry standard for digital drawing but how do you
decide which manual to use? Neither simplistic nor exhaustive, Digital Drawing for Designers
teaches by relating to what architects and interior designers understand best:
the visual world. Beginning with the building blocks of drawing (lines, circles, and
arcs), students progress to the graphic standards that will allow them to create drawings
and communicate their design ideas. Advanced features such as dimensions,
block, and linking drawings (XREFs) are also covered. Instructions are conveyed
using the language and concepts of manual drawing that all designers know, enabling
them to translate them to the digital environment. New learners will appreciate the
step-by-step lessons, and experienced design professionals can easily access material
to refresh their knowledge. Clear, concise, and above all visual, this is the AutoCAD
guide written with the real world of designing in mind.
Two-page guide walks you and your students through the steps to restore AutoCAD s
classic workspace. Regardless of which workspace you use in your classroom, the
AutoCAD commands and concepts introduced in Digital Dawing for Designers are
compatible with AutoCAD 2009.
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Great Addition to your Design Library March 1, 2008
Kristine l. Mortensen
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Have you ever taken notes in class, which made perfect sense in the classroom setting watching the teacher demostrate a command, only to get home and try to recreate the steps to no avail?
This book is so helpful in that the commands are so clearly laid out in a visual, easy to understand manner. Since graduating from school, I have continued to pick this book up as a helpful resource to refresh my cad skills on numerous occasions. The answers have been there ever time.
Finally !! June 5, 2007
Seth Keys Coffin (Tallahassee, FL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great Book !!...no nonsense, step by step guide that uses conventional drafting methods and reference diagrams to explain what you NEED to know with out all of the ultra technical junk found in most CAD text. It provides the reader with the information needed to work in a REAL office in the REAL world.
The Must-Have Desk Accessory June 4, 2007
Nicole Dagle
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Whether you're still in school or out in the work force, this book is a must-have resource for designers who may need a refresher course in CAD from time to time. The easy-to-read graphics, thorough index and step-by-step instructions allow both experienced users and/or newcomers to navigate successfully through the CAD program.
Excellent Getting Started Book June 1, 2007
John Matlock (Winnemucca, NV)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
AutoCAD is clearly the industry standard computer aided design software. If you type AutoCad into the search engine at Amazon you get 4,306 books about it. How do you possibly pick one out of this many. Or perhaps a better question is why pick this one.
First, this book is specifically oriented to architects and interior designers. That's what the examples show, that's the terminology used. You are not looking at gears or airplane wings.
Second, this book is aimed at the beginner. It starts with comparing AutoCad to conventional paper and T-Square drafting. It compares AutoCAD commands to common drafting implements like a pencil or compass.
Third, it is rather independent of the AutoCAD version. The concepts being taught here are the basic ones, so you can use the book with whatever version you have.
Fourth, it is a very visually oriented book. It has you quickly working on drawings, showing you in illustrations what you should be seeing on the screen.
Fifth, as a basis for starting your drawings the companion web site for the book has perhaps as much information as is contained in the book.
Conclusion. This is an excellent book to use to get started with AutoCAD, especially for architects and interior designers.
Finally, an AutoCAD book that is written for designers April 8, 2007
P. Cerqueira (Dallas, TX)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Clear illustrations and easy to follow step-by-step instructions make it easy to master AutoCAD commands with this book. Often, a single page covers an entire command (in words and illustrations) which makes it easy to learn the first time or refresh my memory.
I'm glad I found an AutoCAD book that does not require me to be a programmer to learn this software. I'll keep this one next to my computer for quick reference.
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