AutoCAD® Pocket Reference

All sections updated to reflect AutoCAD 2015/2016 styles, including all new images and many amended and new illustrations. The revised "How to section reflects the new methods of selecting objects in AutoCAD 2015/2016, and shows how to select status bar tools and control the display of ribbon tabs and panels. The "Dimensioning" section now reflects the new DIM command in AutoCAD 2016, which allows you to create dimensions based on the object you select. The expanded "Drawing Entities" section includes the new Revision Cloud commands in AutoCAD 2016. New appendixes have been added for metric conversion factors and frequently asked questions.

This is the right reference for you if...You need help in using the right commands on the job or in the classroom. You need a compact reference that you can take with you anywhere and find what you need quickly and easily. You need a reference that includes all basic AutoCAD commands and concepts. You are using AutoCAD release 2015 or later.Handy, Invaluable AutoCAD Pocket Reference. The AutoCAD Pocket Reference, Seventh Edition, at 360 pages in softcover, is indispensable and handy. Authors Cheryl R. Schrock's and Steve Heather'sAutoCAD series at Industrial Press is on our top seller's list for good reason. In the AutoCAD Pocket Reference, the authors provide easy access to the important fundamental commands, concepts, and "how to" information for everyday use. The book is divided into 13 sections. It's like an expert's cheat sheet, but much better. AutoCAD Pocket Reference is ideal for practitioners in the field. And it is perfect for students, teachers, and AutoCAD users on the go. The reference provides a quick and easy refresh -- occasional or everyday -- on the use of AutoCAD commands. This pocket reference does not substitute for either introductory or advanced AutoCAD textbooks. Its job is to bring comfort as a ready reference. Place a copy by your AutoCAD workstation. And be sure to keep a copy with your laptop, To learn AutoCAD quickly and easily, you'll want to obtain IP's Beginning AutoCAD 2014 Exercise Workbook. More experienced users should selectAdvanced AutoCAD 2014 Exercise Workbook. Both are by the same authors. Also available are Shrock's exercise workbooks for prior versions of AutoCAD.  Cheryl R. Shrock recently retired as Professor and Chairperson of Computer Aided Design at Orange Coast College (CA) where she had taught since 1990.  She is an Autodesk® registered author. Previous to teaching, she owned and operated a commercial product and machine design company, using CAD to create and document designs. This book draws upon both her teaching and industry experience. Steve Heather has 30-plus years of experience as a practicing mechanical engineer and has taught AutoCAD to engineering and architectural students at the college level. He is an authorized AutoCAD beta tester and a member of AutoCAD Connected Desktop Customer Council. Steve lives near Canterbury, England. Action Commands, Concepts, Dimensioning, Drawing Entities, How To, Layers, Input Options, Miscellaneous, Plotting, Settings, Text, UCS, Constraints, Appendices, Index