Introduction

Overview

If you're involved in any way with the design and manufacturing industry, you've probably had to work with AutoCAD drawings. Autodesk AutoCAD has become the standard program for producing technical drawings of all types. It has the depth and range of features that lets the expert user create nearly any type of technical drawing.

But not everyone needs to be an expert at AutoCAD. Many AutoCAD users really need to know only a few of its vast array of tools. Still others use AutoCAD only from time to time to review existing drawings and make minor changes. If you're someone who doesn't need or want to be an AutoCAD power user but wants to be able use AutoCAD proficiently, this book is for you. You may have taken an AutoCAD course and have forgotten most of what you've learned, or you might be a project manager who has to work with AutoCAD drawings only occasionally. Or perhaps you have had a job that has taken you away from AutoCAD and you want to get back into using the latest version. You want a resource that gets to the point and lets you find what you need fast without wading through volumes of information. If this sounds like you, you've come to the right place. Introducing AutoCAD 2008 is designed with you in mind.