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AUTOCAD 2011 TUTOR FOR ENGINEERING GRAPHICS is a classic reference work featuring self-paced tutorials that lead both students and engineering graphic professionals from simple one-view engineering drawings to geometric constructions, multiview projections, section and auxiliary views, 3D solid modeling, and photorealistic rendering. Tutorials utilize a step-by-step approach, following traditional engineering drawing techniques and methods while teaching users how to take full advantage of AutoCAD 2011 to achieve professional results.
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Paperback: 1052 pages
Author: Alan J. Kalameja
Publisher: Autodesk Press, 1 Edition, 2010-08-11
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1111135894
ISBN-13: 9781111135898
Format: PDF
File Size: 27MB

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