AutoCAD 2002 Bible, w. CD-ROM

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

PART I: AutoCAD Basics
Chapter 1: Starting to Draw
Chapter 2: Opening a Drawing
Chapter 3: Using Commands
Chapter 4: Specifying Coordinates
Chapter 5: Setting Up a Drawing

PART II: Drawing in Two Dimensions
Chapter 6: Drawing Simple Lines
Chapter 7: Drawing Curves and Point Objects
Chapter 8: Viewing Your Drawing
Chapter 9: Editing Your Drawing: Basic Tools
Chapter 10: Editing Your Drawing: Advanced Tools
Chapter 11: Organizing Drawings with Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Lineweights
Chapter 12: Getting Information from Your Drawing
Chapter 13: Creating Text
Chapter 14: Drawing Dimensions
Chapter 15: Creating Dimension Styles and Tolerances
Chapter 16: Drawing Complex Objects
Chapter 17: Plotting and Printing Your Drawing

PART III: Working with Data
Chapter 18: Working with Blocks and Attributes
Chapter 19: Referencing Other Drawings
Chapter 20: Working with External Databases

PART IV: Drawing in Three Dimensions
Chapter 21: Specifying 3D Coordinates
Chapter 22: Viewing 3D Drawings
Chapter 23: Creating 3D Surfaces
Chapter 24: Creating Solids and Editing in 3D
Chapter 25: Rendering in 3D

PART V: Organizing and Managing Drawings
Chapter 26: Keeping Control of Your Drawings
Chapter 27: Working with Other Applications
Chapter 28: Getting on the Internet

PART VI: Customizing AutoCAD
Chapter 29: Customizing Commands and Toolbars
Chapter 30: Creating Macros and Slide Shows with Script Files
Chapter 31: Creating Your Own Linetypes and Hatch Patterns
Chapter 32: Creating Shapes and Fonts
Chapter 33: Customizing Menus

PART VII: Programming AutoCAD
Chapter 34: Understanding AutoLISP and Visual LISP Basics
Chapter 35: Exploring AutoLISP Further
Chapter 36: Exploring Advanced AutoLISP Topics
Chapter 37: Programming with Visual Basic for Applications

Appendix A: Installing and Configuring AutoCAD

Installing AutoCAD

Configuring a Plotter

Configuring AutoCAD

Ellen Finkelstein learned AutoCAD in Israel, where she always got to pore over the manual because it was in English. After returning to the United States, she started consulting and teaching AutoCAD as well as other computer programs, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ellen has written books on Word, Power-Point, and Flash.