3D Modeling in Autocad, 2 ED: Creating and Using 3D Models in Autocad 2000, 2000i, 2002

* For AutoCAD 2004, 2002, and 2000 users Take your AutoCAD skills to the next level — master its 3D modeling capabilities. Using the same 2D commands and tools you are accustomed to drafting with, you can actually construct the object you are designing.

Extend your AutoCAD expertise with a command of its powerful 3D capabilities. Learn the concepts and principles of the program's 3D features with useful illustrations, examples and hands-on exercises for every one of the 3D commands.

John E. Wilson, a columnist for CADENCE magazine since 1991, runs a one-person design and drafting service. While the bulk of his work involves mechanical parts, he has worked in a wide variety of other fields, ranging from water treatment plant piping to control diagrams for electrical motors. John has contributed a regular column to CADENCE since 1993 that focuses on the 3D features of AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop. He is also the author of the book, Mechanical Desktop 5: Parametric Modeling.