Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design: Take your AuotoCAD design skills to the next dimension by creating powerful 3D models.

JOAO ANTONIO C DOS SANTOS

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eBook Apr 2013 374 pages 1st Edition

JOAO ANTONIO C DOS SANTOS

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eBook Apr 2013 374 pages 1st Edition

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Obtain 2D drawings from 3D models
Master AutoCAD's third dimension
Full of practical tips and examples to help take your skills to the next dimension

Description

AutoCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application. AutoCAD supports both 2D and 3D formats. AutoCAD is used in a range of industries and is utilized by architects, project managers, and engineers, among others."Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design" will take you beyond the 2D frontier and help you create accurate 3D models that simulate reality. This book is crammed full of creative and practical tutorials which will help you master the third dimension. From exercises on coordinate systems to creating solids and surfaces from 2D, you will wonder how you ever designed without this resource by your side."Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design" is full of hands-on studies and projects that will help develop your 3D skills. Starting from the assumption of only a very basic knowledge of AutoCAD, this book will help you master 3D visualization and coordinate systems, create 3D models from 2D drawings, and from basic shapes, measure volumes, and other information, obtain 2D construction drawings from 3D models as well as how to apply lights and materials to get photorealistic images.

Who is this book for?

This book is intended for everyone who wants to create accurate 3D models in AutoCAD, like architecture, engineering, or design professionals, and students. Only basic understanding of 2D AutoCAD is needed.

What you will learn

Learn how to create basic 3D shapes and models
View and navigate 3D models
Apply user coordinate systems to define workplanes
Create 3D models from 2D drawings
Apply 3D basic shapes and modify 3D models
Master AutoCAD Lighting and materials effects
Obtain information from 3D models, like volumes and inertias
Create photorealistic images of your 3D models

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Vedette Bianciotti May 02, 2013

Written by an expert, this book is very practical and nice introduction to the world of 3D using AutoCAD. Personally I was interested in this book because I like AutoCAD for realistic 3D printing (Yeah i know about 123D etc. but that is just basic stuff!) for models etc.This book only requires very basic autocad knowledge but if you want to know how to use AutoCAD for 3D this book is the best bar none on the market! Seriously, the exercises, the authors' tone and explanations are really friendly and easy to pick up. Great book!

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Mr Devine Jul 05, 2013

When I first picked up this book I was a little skeptical as to whether there is a market for an AutoCAD 3D Design and Drafting guide given the number of dedicated 3D design / drafting packages out there, 3DS Max and Revit to name but two of Autodesk's own products, however, I'm glad I stuck with it as the book offers any AutoCAD user new or old the opportunity to develop their cad skills beyond two dimensional drafting, while negating the need to invest in additional pieces of software.The book is aimed at both the novice and seasoned user of AutoCAD, the format makes it easy for the former to get to grips with the 3D user interface and be drafting in the 3rd dimension very quickly. Seasoned users will find the book equally beneficial in developing more advanced 3D skills as they will see from the later chapters.The books format is exceptionally good, it introduces us to the basics of the 3rd dimension, progressing through the interface and onto developing solids and surfaces then into the more advanced functions like rendering, illumination, materials and meshes.Each chapter of the book concisely runs the user through the various commands with both B&W and colour diagrams supporting this, the conclusion of each chapter is punctuated with exercises allowing the reader to put the textual information into practice, this is a much welcomed feature as too few books offer this, merely allowing the reader to progress alone.While AutoCAD's 3rd dimension is no match for Revit or 3DS Max in a specialist 3D arena it does offer the user an opportunity to develop their three dimensional drawing skills and coupled with this book that process is greatly enhanced.I can wholly recommend this book to any would be AutoCAD user and sincerely hope that Joao Santos / PACKT release more Autodesk titles in the future in this format.

Mr.Carbunkle Jun 23, 2013

This book is a great reference for anyone doing 3D work in AutoCAD. It will be most helpful to the beginner because it goes through the process from the start. It is very clear in what it is trying to teach-the basic steps for working with 3D models and surfaces. This way you will be up and running in no time. This book will not make you an expert-only practice will do that. But it will give you a solid foundation to build with. Perhaps its greatest strength is as a reference book. It goes through the commands needed one by one and explains each one in detail as it goes. AutoCAD has so much functionality, this book makes it so you do not have to remember every command, just look them up.I recommend this book to any beginner trying to break into the world of 3D. A great price for a good reference.

John, Lynden, WA Jun 29, 2013

I have used AutoCAD for over 20 years but mostly as a 2D drafting tool. I wanted to learn more about the 3D capabilities of AutoCAD.In general, the book does a good job of explaining how to use 3D in AutoCAD. Step by step instructions are included with exercises to supplement that. However, more detailed command explanations of some commands are not referenced in the text. For example, the DIST and ID commands are mentioned early in the book but the details found in chapter 8 are not referenced at all. This would have made the book more useful.All in all, the book is a good value and it should help someone who wants to learn the 3D tools in AutoCAD.

Dutchtower Jun 07, 2013

I have been using AutoCAD for over twenty years and am an AutoCAD Certified Professional. I had to figure 3D out on my own. If I would have had this book back then... The only reason I knocked one star off was because of minor grammar errors which are probably due to cultural differences.This is not an all-inclusive "Bible" on 3D drafting, but it doesn't cost ninety bucks either. Definitely worth the price. It has very easy to navigate table of contents and index and the go-to function works great.Definitely recommended.

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