AutoCAD 2004 For Dummies

The For Dummies friendly, easy-to-understand style sheds light on the complexities of AutoCAD technical drawing software and shows engineers, architects, and other design and drafting professionals how to create information-rich drawings with the world's most popular microcomputer-based CAD program Covers the new features of the latest AutoCAD release as well as new trends in 3-D modeling, electronic collaboration, and tools used for CAD-standard monitoring and enhancement Includes coverage of AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD's less expensive sister software with reduced features AutoCAD 2004 features a major interface upgrade, including text improvements, new tool palettes, improvements to the external reference ("xref") feature, new DWG file password protection and digital signatures features, and restoration of the Express Tools much missed by users of the previous version Author has been a CAD consultant since 1987

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