Introduction ………………………………………………………..1
Part I: AutoCAD 101 …………………………………………….7
Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2005 ………………………………………..9
Chapter 2: Le Tour de AutoCAD 2005 ………………………………………………………………….17
Chapter 3: Setup for Success ………………………………………………………………………………41
Part II: Let There Be Lines…………………………………….71
Chapter 4: Get Ready to Draw …………………………………………………………………………….73
Chapter 5: Where to Draw the Line……………………………………………………………………101
Chapter 6: Edit for Credit ………………………………………………………………………………….129
Chapter 7: A Zoom with a View …………………………………………………………………………167
Chapter 8: On a 3D Spree…………………………………………………………………………………..179
Part III: If Drawings Could Talk……………………………203
Chapter 9: Text with Character …………………………………………………………………………205
Chapter 10: Entering New Dimensions ………………………………………………………………229
Chapter 11: Down the Hatch ……………………………………………………………………………..255
Chapter 12: The Plot Thickens ………………………………………………………………………….267
Part IV: Share and Share Alike …………………………….293
Chapter 13: Playing Blocks and Rasteroids ……………………………………………………….295
Chapter 14: Sheet Sets without Regrets …………………………………………………………….321
Chapter 15: CAD Standards Rule ……………………………………………………………………….337
Chapter 16: Drawing on the Internet………………………………………………………………….347
Part V: The Part of Tens ……………………………………..367
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Do No Harm ……………………………………………………………….369
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Swap Drawing Data with
Other People and Programs ……………………………………………………………………………373
Index ……………………………………………………………..386
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