Instant AutoCAD

This is the next book in the Instant AutoCAD series and it continues with the tradition of delivering technical information in a quick and easy format. With integrated Hands-On sessions to illustrate basic concepts and lots of questions, tests, and exercises, it will offer a look at architectural design in the world of Architectural Desktop from concepts to construction documents.

The text contains a number of features that make the basic ideas more concrete and clear. These include:

• a list of Key Concepts at the start of each chapter
• an In a Nutshell conclusion of each chapter
• brief Hands-On labs throughout each chapter to reinforce newly learned concepts
• a Testing . . . testing . . .1, 2, 3 section of fill-in-the-blank, true-false, multiple choice, and matching questions at the end of each chapter
• a What? question section at the end of each chapter
• a Let's Get Busy list of related assignments at each chapter end
• a number of Tip boxes to introduce important ideas
• font enlargement of key ideas
• hundreds of drawings, menus, and icons to add clarity

An Integrated CD-ROM Learning Assistant is included with this text:

• hands-on practice for all concepts presented in the text
• models for the creation of building components

An Instructor CD-ROM is included with this text. It provides:

• PowerPoint Presentation outlines for the entire book as an instructional aid