Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: AutoCAD 101.

Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD 2004.

Chapter 2: Le Tour de AutoCAD 2004.

Chapter 3: Setup for Success.

Part II: Let There Be Lines.

Chapter 4: Get Ready to Draw.

Chapter 5: Where to Draw the Line.

Chapter 6: Edit for Credit.

Chapter 7: A Zoom with a View.

Chapter 8: On a 3D Spree.

Part III: If Drawings Could Talk.

Chapter 9: Text with Character.

Chapter 10: Entering New Dimensions.

Chapter 11: Down the Hatch.

Chapter 12: The Plot Thickens.

Part IV: Share and Share Alike.

Chapter 13: Playing Blocks and Rasteroids.

Chapter 14: CAD Standards Rule.

Chapter 15: Drawing on the Internet.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Do No Harm.

Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Swap Drawing Data with Other People and Programs.

Index.

About the Author

Mark Middlebrook owns a CAD consulting company and maintains a Web site to assist AutoCAD users.