Overview
A text designed for 3D AutoCAD 2002 users that is ideal for either classroom use or independent study. It contains 14 lessons designed to bring you up to speed with 3D drawing and rendering. Lessons are clearly marked for purpose and content and provide hands-on, step-by-step instructions to help you master each drawing task. All instructions come in an easy to follow 3-column format labeled Do This!, which clearly presents the task at hand. Lessons contain tips, tricks, and quizzes developed by the author through years of experience as a designer and CAD guru.World Wide Web: This text has an accompanying website that offers a self-assessment tool to test your understanding of important concepts:
The website contains sets of questions keyed to approximately half the lessons in the text, which test your understanding of key concepts. Take these quizzes online as practice exams and you will receive immediate feedback on your progress. The site also contains important starter drawing files for use with the text.
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Timothy Sean Sykes has been an instructor at Houston Community College for the past five years. Before that, he spent 16 years as a designer in the Piping, Furniture, Structural, and Display fields.
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This text contains 14 lessons on 3D drawing and rendering with AutoCAD 2002 and can be used in the classroom or for independent study. Lessons are marked for purpose and content and provide step-by-step instructions for each drawing task in a readable three-column format. Lessons also contain tips, tricks, and quizes, as well as exercises and review questions. An accompanying Web site offers more questions and quizes. The text assumes competence in basic AutoCAD operation. Sykes teaches at Houston Community College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)