AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies

by Mark Middlebrook and David Byrnes

Book Overview

AutoCAD 2007 is a premiere computer-aided designing program that lets you organize the objects you draw, their properties, and their files. It also helps you create great-looking models. But it's not always easy to figure out how to perform these functions, and many users end up missing out on AutoCAD's full potential.

AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies will show you how to perform these tasks and more This hands-on guide lets you discover how to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471786497
• ISBN13: 9780471786498
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

AutoCAD for Dummies the basic reference book!

This book provides basic AutoCAD guide information. It will get you through the early learning of AutoCAD, but for in depth commands and layer management you will need a more thorough reference guide.

Fast Track to Autocad

As a computer dummy I find it well written and to the point. There are adequate explanations, links with good instructions. The ability to use the software increases rapidly.

Great book to start with !!!

As a person with no previous experience with AutoCAD, I needed a book that would help me to understand how to use this program quickly and effectively. So far, after reading several chapters and working with it for a couple of weeks, I have come to enjoy this book due to its simple step-by-step format and its humorous way of explaining this huge program. I have to admit. Before ever working with AutoCAD, I was a big doubter of it. I did not have a good impression of it. All I knew was that AutoCAD was a huge program that mostly dealt with 2-D drawings and that it would be too much and too confusing to learn......NOT SO!!! Thanks to this book, my impression of AutoCAD has gone from one of doubt to one of enjoyment, fun, great versatility and good user-friendly control. My hat's off to "AutoCAD 2007 for Dummies"!!!

Good as a first book period

This book will be informative for the beginner and a great reference for the intermediate. Do not buy this book if you have ever been formally trained in AutoCAD or have read any real books - just more of the SOS.

A Great Starting Place

If you're just getting started with Autocad this is one of the two books I sincerely recommend. Use this one first. But at the same time get a copy of AutoCAD 2007 Bible, by Ellen Finkelstein. Both books tell you how to get started, but 'For Dummies' gives you a lot more background and a lot more information about what's going on. 'The Bible' then takes over and with three times as many pages goes into a great deal more detail on the wealth of features that are contained in the new version of AutoCAD. 'For Dummies' is written more as a tutorial. It is of the do this and then do that variety. 'The Bible' is more of a reference book where you tend to look up what you want to do and get specific information. You might consider that 'For Dummies' is the first few pages of 'The Bible' but expanded into a full book format. The pair make an excellent companion for each other to take the beginner as far as he wants to go.