AutoCAD 2007 is a premiere computer-aided designing program that
lets you organize the objects you draw, their properties, and their
files. It also helps you create great-looking models. But it’s not
always easy to figure out how to perform these functions, and many
users end up missing out on AutoCAD’s full potential.

Free Ebook AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies will show you how to perform these tasks
and more! This hands-on guide lets you discover how to navigate around
all the complications and start creating cool drawings in no time.
Soon you’ll have the tools you need to use DWG, set up drawings,
add text, and work with lines, as well as:

* Draw a base plate with rectangles and circles
* Organize a successful template
* Zoom and pan with glass and hand
* Use the AutoCAD design center
* Navigate through your 3-D drawing projects
* Plot layout, lineweights, and colors
* Design block definitions
* Slice and dice your drawings to create new designs
* Create a Web format using AutoCAD

This free ebook also features suggestions and tips on how to touch up your
creations as well as ways to swap drawing data with other people and
programs. Written in a friendly, straightforward tone that doesn’t try
to overwhelm you, AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies shows you the fun and easy
way to draw precise 2-D and 3-D drawings!

David Byrnes is one of those grizzled old-timers you’ll find mentioned
every so often in AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies. He began his drafting career
on the boards in 1979 and discovered computer-assisted doodling shortly
thereafter. He first learned AutoCAD with version 1.4, around the time
when personal computers switched from steam to diesel power. Dave is based
in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has been an AutoCAD consultant and
trainer for 15 years. Dave is a contributing editor for Cadalyst magazine
and has been a contributing author to ten books on AutoCAD. He teaches
AutoCAD and other computer graphics applications at Emily Carr Institute
of Art + Design and British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver.
Dave has tech edited six AutoCAD For Dummies titles. AutoCAD 2007 For Dummies
is his second goround as coauthor of this title.

Mark Middlebrook used to be an engineer but gave it up when he discovered
that he couldn’t handle a real job. Since 1988, he has been principal of
Daedalus Consulting, an independent CAD and computer consulting company
in Oakland, California. (In case you wondered, Daedalus was the guy in ancient
Greek legend who built the labyrinth on Crete. Mark named his company after
Daedalus before he realized that few of his clients would be able to pronounce
it and even fewer could spell it.) After having made mischief in the CAD world
for 17 years, Mark now has embarked on a career in the wine world. He sells and
writes about wine for Paul Marcus Wines in Oakland and develops winerelated Web
sites for CruForge.

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