Customizing AutoCAD 2006

Updated to provide coverage of the design capabilities of AutoCADé 2006, this updated edition offers detailed explanations of customizing techniques for advanced users of AutoCADé. All the various levels of customization in AutoCADé are examined in one comprehensive volume, from the basic topics of creating template drawings and customizing menus, to the more advanced features, such as modifying the AutoCADé environment in ways that help industry professionals meet the needs of their organization. Thorough explanations are enhanced by live projects and examples that make it easy to comprehend and master the customizing concepts of AutoCADé 2006.

Updated to provide coverage of the design capabilities of AutoCADé 2006, this updated edition offers detailed explanations of customizing techniques for advanced users of AutoCADé. All the various levels of customization in AutoCADé are examined in one comprehensive volume, from the basic topics of creating template drawings and customizing menus, to the more advanced features, such as modifying the AutoCADé environment in ways that help industry professionals meet the needs of their organization. Thorough explanations are enhanced by live projects and examples that make it easy to comprehend and master the customizing concepts of AutoCADé 2006.

Sham Tickoo is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet, in Hammond, Indiana. He has been teaching CAD/CAM, AutoCAD, AutoLISP, drafting, and design since 1981. In addition to his academic career, he has worked as a machinist, quality control engineer, design engineer, and software developer. Mr. Tickoo's general research interests are in the design and development of new products like windmill turbines. Sham Tickoo has authored and coauthored several books on CAD/CAM like CATIA, NX, Pro/E, Solid Works, Solid Edge, Autodesk Inventor and 3ds Max. He received his Master of Science Degree in Industrial Technology from Northern Illinois University and his Master of Science Degree in Industrial and Management Engineering from the University of Iowa, Iowa City.