3D Modeling in AutoCAD: Creating and Using 3D Models in AutoCAD 2000 by John E. Wilson, Arnie Williams (Preface) Paperback - 484 pages Bk&Cd Rom edition (November 1999) CMP Books ISBN: 0879305517 Dimensions (in inches): 1.28 x 9.28 x 7.44 Check price and buy it at: amazon.com , amazon.co.uk

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Wilson, who operates a design and drafting service based on AutoCAD, leads the reader step by step toward mastering 3D design and drafting at the level above a basic working knowledge. He fully explains the concepts and principles of the program's 3D features and provides useful illustrations, examples, and hands-on exercises. Topics include working with 3D wireframe models in 3D space, building surface models, solid modeling, 2D output and paper space, and renderings from 3D models. The CD-ROM contains corresponding utilities, exercises, and sample and bonus files.

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From drawing plans for the latest car to a dream house, AutoCAD is the drafting and drawing program of choice. If you have a working knowledge of AutoCAD, this book with CD-ROM will help you advance to the program's next level -- its remarkably powerful capabilities in 3D. Leading you step by step toward mastering 3D design and drafting with AutoCAD 2000, John E. Wilson fully explains the concepts and principles of the program's 3D features, and provides useful illustrations, examples, and...