Download or read book AUTOCAD 2009 & AUTOCAD LT 2009 BIBLE (With CD ) written by Ellen Finkelstein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 1276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Market_Desc: The audience consists of architects, engineers, drafters, interior designers, and space planners. Coverage of AutoCAD LT will be especially welcome among students in these fields. The book starts with AutoCAD basics, each chapter building upon the previous then finishing with high-end chapters on programming and customization. No AutoCAD experience is required to use this book! Special Features: · Previous editions of AutoCAD & AutoCAD LT Bible have combined net sales of 48,715· No experience required! The first chapters guide beginners through the complex AutoCAD interface and commands. Yet the entire book is so thorough and complete that even the developers at Autodesk keep it by their PCs.· Also includes coverage of AutoCAD LT, the world's most popular 2D technical drawing program.· Completely updated for the latest version of AutoCAD.· A Quick Start shows beginning AutoCAD users how to create a CAD drawing their very first day!· More than 150 tutorials use drawings collected from AutoCAD pros, giving readers valuable, real-world experience.· DVD contains before and after real-world drawings, bonus appendices, freeware and shareware programs, a 30-day trial version of AutoCAD and the book in searchable PDF format About The Book: This book provides coverage of AutoCAD LT-a less expensive, light version of AutoCAD-is also incorporated throughout the book. It has a Quick Start tutorial, so that even beginners will be doing exciting work with AutoCAD on their very first day. The chapters begin with the basics of creating drawings, using commands, and specifying coordinates. Finkelstein builds on this these chapters to cover more complex 2D and 3D drawing techniques, including using layers, creating dimensions, 3D coordinates, solids, and rendering. Finally, the book discusses advanced topics such as customization of commands and toolbars, and programming AutoCAD using AutoLISP and VBA.