The five chapters in Part I provide all the basics you need to start drawing in AutoCAD. These chapters are essential for the beginner, but even current users will find some new tips and pointers, especially related to features that are new for AutoCAD 2002. If you feel you know enough to skip to Part II, skim this part first for New Feature icons to bring yourself up to date. Some of the major new features of AutoCAD 2002 are introduced here. | 100 ONE HUNDRED PERCENT COMPREHENSIVE AUTHORITATIVE The AutoCAD 2002 Bible should be part of every user s immediate environment. -from the Foreword by Wayne Hodgins Strategic Futurist Director Worldwide Learning Strategies Autodesk Inc. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT autodesk rtK-wtrrd irh-r WHAT YOU NEED Conquer the AutoCAD learning curve and create top-quality drawings Master 3D modeling AutoLISP programming and other advanced techniques Harness the new Web publishing and collaboration features BONUS CD-ROM AutoCAD 2002 trial version 160 sample drawings files AutoCAD 2002 Bible Ellen Finkelstein Hungry Minds Best-Selling Books Digital Downloads e-Books Answer Networks e-Newsletters Branded Web Sites e-Learning New York NY Cleveland OH Indianapolis IN AutoCAD 2002 Bible Published by Hungry Minds Inc. 909 Third Avenue New York NY 10022 Copyright 2002 Hungry Minds Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book including interior design cover design and icons may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Control Number 2001092890 ISBN 0-7645-3611-7 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1B QR RQ QR IN Distributed in the United States by Hungry Minds Inc. Distributed by CDG Books Canada Inc. for Canada by Transworld Publishers Limited in the United Kingdom by IDG Norge Books for Norway by IDG Sweden Books for Sweden by IDG Books Australia Publishing Corporation Pty. Ltd. for Australia and New Zealand by TransQuest Publishers Pte Ltd. for Singapore Malaysia Thailand Indonesia and Hong Kong by Gotop Information Inc. for Taiwan by ICG Muse Inc. for Japan by Intersoft for South Africa by Eyrolles for France by International Thomson Publishing for Germany Austria and Switzerland by Distribuidora Cuspide for Argentina by LR International for Brazil by Galileo Libros for Chile by Ediciones ZETA . Ltda. for .
