Mastering AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD LT 2012 1st Edition

I am a novice at using AutoCAD.Before ordering this book I have learned enough to do very basic 2d drawings of sail panels for Falcon Sails. [...]Now that I need to step up to 3d stuff, my just learn as I go approach does not work so well. I need to add to my knowledge base in a more structured way.So far, I have read 100 pages of this book starting with the more difficult 3d chapter.It is very well written. I rarely get lost and I am adding nicely to my autocad knowledge.I really like the way it assumes you know very little about the layout of autocad, and consistently describes each step in detail so you are not left searching around & get hung up on simple things. At the same time the consistency of process documentation allows you to breeze over the sentences you do not need.Even if you are an autocad expert, you may need this for a while when you step up from an older version of autocad.This book has had multiple editions before this one. It shows that it has been continually improved.Some people complained it is not in color. That would be better, but it is a minor issue. I will take the well written book over the color pictures every time.

I would recommend this book for people that are new or even at least 2 years worth of professional experience with AutoCAD. Being a 15+ year veteran, I would say that this book would have been helpful to me in my first 1 to 2 years of using CAD. I started CAD back in high school which I used a similar reference book. It did help me understand the format and functions of how Autodesk environment work. Once you get past that, I believe the book is only 2 to 3 steps better than the help menu that AutoCAD software has. I was hoping for better examples (being that it's already 30 years since the launch of the software), but at a book that has over 800 pages and the margins and printing of this book are ample for your own notes, it almost feels like it could have been printed on 400 pages or less (I'm the kind of guy that likes very small margins in my reference books, just enough to get the edges of the pages dirty from my finger prints, but not to the point where I can write my own cliff notes along the margins in the book, that's what a "notebook" is for).

Been using and teaching AutoCad since release 10 in the 80's. This is by far the worst text book I have ever seen. The tutorials are very difficult to follow, text is scattered all over the board and does not follow a logical sequence. Text itself is filled with countless typos and errors. Chapter 6 alone has at least 6 error that make completing the assignment a tedious task. Don't think it was ever proofed before being published, if it was the person who proofed it sure did not use the tutorials to complete any of the chapter drawings. Save you money and get AutoCad books and texts by "Shrock" or "Wohlers". The Applying AutoCad series by Wohlers has been out for 20 years, there is a reason it has lasted the test of time. The "Mastering AutoCad 2012" text is a waste of time and money!!!!! Returning for a refund when my college class requiring it is over.

Lots of typos. The method of learning the commands has its points, but in no way resembles how one sets out to draw anything in real life. Which made it frustrating indeed trying to troubleshoot why things went wrong. But I sure learned multiple ways of attacking a problem! I cannot recommend this text, but if you have it you'll perhaps learn more than the author intended.

I got what I ordered way ahead of time. Product is in excellent shape. I saved myself about thirty bucks verses a new book. From what I saw, this is new. Not a scratch on it.

I Have been using AutoCAD since the Early 1980's (Version 2.18). Mastering Autocad has been with me throughout my career. and this book is no exception. Although somewhat dated now, I have found the continuing help from George Omura's progression of AutoCad books invaluable to the learning of what is really a complex program. Hints abound and a comprehensive understanding is guaranteed..

It does heaps everything I wanted to learn and well written awesome. I am learning and have struggled as autoCad's help within the progam is sometimes poorly worded and meaningless. This is a great book.

I bought the Kindle version of the book and am dismayed to see that there is a DVD included in the print version. With other eBook versions of computer books with content included on disk they give you a link to a web site where you can download the content that goes with the book. I can't find any reference like that in this book, on the Amazon site or the publisher's site (Wiley). If it was a real book I could return it or sell it and at least get part of my money back, but then if it was the real book I would have the DVD. Maybe Kindle books aren't such a good option after all.

Not the best book to learn AutoCAD.Of little use unless you have an interest in architecture, and the debatable as to it's merits as an instructional guide.Unless of course you are familiar with AutoCAD, but then you would not need this book.Before buying judge for yourself, by opening the book in a bookstore.Unfortunately I wasted my money as the book is of no value whatsoever to anyone involved in engineering.

Une vraie bible d'AutoCAD, très utile pour apprendre ce logiciel et évoluer vers des fonctions complexe.Ce pavé sort des sentiers battus, et ne se limite pas à un copier coller du manuel de référence du logiciel.

Ich benutze das Buch um einerseits meine AutoCAD Kenntnisse aufzufrischen und darüber hinaus in der Englischen Sprache in Übung zu bleiben.

Buying this was a waste of time for me personally because allthough the website shows the illustrations in colour, the book illustrations are actually in monochrome. Someone obviously screwed up here.