by InfiniteSkills
Platform: Windows, Mac OS X
Date first available at Amazon.com: June 10, 2011
Buy new: $99.95
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Number of Videos: 111 Lessons - 13 Hours Duration
Ships on: DVD-ROM
User Level: Beginners
Works On: Windows 7,Vista,XP- Mac OS X
Brian Benton authors this comprehensive AutoCAD 2012 tutorial video. This latest offering from Autodesk is chock full of new features and a modified interface. Brian Benton will take you through this industry standard CAD program, and teach you to use it effectively, whether you are a beginner, or long-time user of AutoCAD.
Starting with a tour interface, this video tutorial will ease you into AutoCAD 2012. You will review the installation procedure, explore the interface, and discover whats new in this latest version. From there, you jump into actually using AutoCAD to produce drawings. You will learn all the different shape tools - lines, circles, rectangles, etc. You will learn about AutoCADs coordinate system, how to edit and delete objects, and how to take advantage of layers. You will use blocks, and discover dimensioning, and how to apply it to your projects. Finally you will explore how to plot and publish your project.
With interactive projects at the end of each chapter, you will quickly learn to apply what you have been taught. By the completion of this video training course, you will be fully capable of using AutoCAD 2012 to produce and publish CAD drawings for your own projects. Working files are included to allow you to follow along and learn AutoCAD at your pace.