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1) Paperback Book AutoCAD 2008 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) by For Dummies. This is a good book for quick reference to things that you may have forgotten how to do. Look somewhere else if you want a book for the complete beginner.¤ 2) Paperback Book AutoCAD 2008 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) by For Dummies. Much better than help in Autocad.It doesn´t give you 1000 options then, lead you nowhere like help. Easy reading. Straight to the point.
This is the 3rd one I have read. I had Autocad 14 & 2000 also.¤ 3) Paperback Book AutoCAD 2008 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) by For Dummies. Since deciding to become a CAD goddess, I´ve found reviews for 2008 CAD books in short supply so here you go ...
CAD For Dummies is in all truth a book for beginners, more experienced users may be able to profit by the tidbits that refer to new features in this year´s release and tricks but since I´m a beginner and I´ve found it all easy enough to understand, I don´t expect it will be much more that a pleasure read for CAD veterans.
With this book you can expect to become familiar with AutoCAD 2008. You will get comfortable with it, you´ll know what the buttons are for, what the tools do and what the program´s overall capabilities are. In other words, you´ll be proficient. Not a grasshopper anymore but not quite a master. It prepares you to tackle more specialized books in whatever field (architectural, electrical, mechanical, 3d, etc) you´re interested in with a great set of honed skills and a reasonable amount of confidence. It´s an excellent foundation on which to build.
A couple of other things I´d like to mention are the awesome icons that can be found throughout the book, they serve to point out crucial information that you shouldn´t forget, useful techie stuff, tips to make your AutoCAD life easier and how to avoid horrible-pull-your-hair-out-in-desperation-mistakes. Lastly, there are really no exercises, I´m a hands on kind of chick, I wanted to be drawing right away. So my solution to this was to buy another book to supplement this deficency and I´m happy to say that AutoCAD 2008: No Experience Required is as well in the awesome side. I´ll be reviewing it soon.
Now, CAD For Dummies is not a CAD Bible (thank goodness), it doesn´t tell you everything and at times it refers you to AutoCAD´s Help features (very convenient). In my experience "Bible" books are more in the nature of a very overwhelming, unreadable, unliftable reference tool. And they don´t tell you what you need to know as a beginner, they are manuals to a program.
¤ 4) Paperback Book AutoCAD 2008 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) by For Dummies. - A gentle, humorous introduction to this fearsomely complex software that helps new users start creating 2D and 3D technical drawings right away
- Covers the new features and enhancements in the latest AutoCAD version and provides coverage of AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD´s lower-cost sibling
- Topics covered include creating a basic layout, using AutoCAD DesignCenter, drawing and editing, working with dimensions, plotting, using blocks, adding text to drawings, and drawing on the Internet
- AutoCAD is the leading CAD software for architects, engineers, and draftspeople who need to create detailed 2D and 3D technical drawings; there are more than 5 million registered AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT users
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