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CAD Masters offers a variety of reference books and training materials for sale over our web site. For information on how to purchase any of these books, please go to the online book order form. The following are descriptions of all the books we offer:
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Training Materials from AutoCAD Level 1:
This introductory course is recommended for new users of all AutoCAD based products. Course emphasizes fundamental 2-D drafting skills.
Topics include: Drawing setup, units and scale, object creation and editing functions, display and zoom functions, advanced drawing functions including 2D and 3D polylines, layer creation and management, text, dimensions, accuracy issues including object snaps, blocks, dimensioning, the Cartesian coordinate system, relative coordinates, coordinate precision, and more. Through lecture and hands-on exercises, our instructors will help you develop the necessary skills for efficient and accurate drafting. |
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Training Materials from AutoCAD Level 2-3:
This course is recommended for users who have completed AutoCAD Level I and for existing users who wish to improve their AutoCAD skills. Course emphasizes plotting and managing drawings. Learn the commands that all experienced AutoCAD users should know and understand.
Topics include: Advanced environment topics including external references, drawing file management, paper space, page setups, plotting, publishing, PDFs, DWFs, raster images, tables, text from Microsoft Word, line types, annotative objects, fields, design center, data extraction, and etransmit.
This course is a must for advanced users who have taken AutoCAD level I and II. Realize the full potential of AutoCAD as you learn how the ins and outs.
Topics include: Advanced environment topics including the CUI, options, profiles, customizing toolbars, menus, keyboard shortcuts, and tool palettes. Sheet Set Manager - templates, fields, page setups, view blocks, callout blocks. Dynamic Blocks - block editor, parameters, actions, creation and constraints. |
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Training Materials from AutoCAD Update:
This course introduces new features of AutoCAD 2010 as compared to previous versions of AutoCAD and is recommended to maintain and improve productivity when upgrading to a newer version of AutoCAD. Users transitioning from AutoCAD 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009 will learn new AutoCAD features and productivity enhancements.
Topics include: Interface changes, constraints, PDF improvements, often overlooked command updates, action recorder, and annotation changes. This course does not include 3D solid modeling; please see the AutoCAD Solid Modeling training course for more information on 3D modeling. |
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Training Materials from AutoCAD Architecture:
This textbook covers the architectural design features of AutoCAD's Architecture. Learn about project and drawing management, as well as object-oriented design. Also listed are procedures for designing walls, doors, windows, ceiling grids, spaces, and mass-elements.
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Training Materials from AutoCAD Civil 3D Introduction:
This course is recommended for drafters, designers, surveyors and engineers that are new to Civil or Civil 3D and those coming from Land Development Desktop. Civil 3D is different enough from Land Desktop that it is best to start with the basics. Course emphasizes the basic civil engineering tools within Civil 3D. Topics NOT covered in this course include: AutoCAD Level I and II, Map 3D, and Land Desktop.
Topics include: Project Management, Toolspace, Styles, Points, Sites, Parcels, Terrain Modeling, Labeling, Surface Creation, Intro to Alignment Design and Profile Design, Basic Corridor Modeling, Cross Sections, Fundamental Grading and Simple Volume Calculations.
Learn the Civil 3D environment including style based objects, design constraints and defaults, and reactive dynamic design. Develop a comfort level working in Civil 3D. Learn to manipulate and understand the new dynamic design objects for better control, faster design iterations, and a more accurate model. Learn to work effectively in Civil 3D across multiple drawings in a team project environment.
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Training Materials from AutoCAD Civil 3D Advanced:
This course is recommended for engineers and designers. Course emphasizes site, corridor and pipe design. This course does not cover the Civil Design Companion plug-in for Land Desktop.
Topics include: Project Management, understanding and manipulating styles, smart labeling, sites, advanced alignment creation, editing and labeling tools. Advanced Profile creation, labeling and editing tools, profile design, various profile views, superimposed profiles and sheet creation tools. Corridor assemblies and subassemblies, corridor creation, corridor surfaces, vertical and horizontal transitioning, intersection tools, volume computations, advanced section creation, labeling and editing. Grading tools including feature lines, daylighting, proposed surface creation, volume computation, and volume balancing techniques. Pipe design tools including calculations, drafting in plan and profile, and labeling. Also covered will be methods and theory of working effectively with and between Land Desktop and Civil Design.
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Training Materials from AutoCAD Civil 3D Advanced:
This course is recommended for anyone who uses external databases, GIS, or facilities management information in conjunction with maps. Course emphasizes tools for linking and querying data in a graphical environment.
Topics include: Data query, analysis and editing, modification of entities from several drawings during one work session, database linking, viewing of MS Access and Dbase files through the project workspace, topology creation and editing, topology analysis, thematic mapping, boundary trimming, data exchange with other mapping products. |
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Training Materials from Land Desktop 2009 Introduction:
This introductory textbook to AutoCAD's Land Development Desktop covers tools for project management, subdivision design and annotating, and surface model creation. Updated methods of drawing and project management, survey data presentation, and the use of the terrain model explorer are discussed. The Survey Plug-In for the Land Development Desktop is also covered in this textbook.
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Training Materials from Land Desktop 2009 Advanced:
The civil design plug-in to AutoCAD's Land Development Desktop software is discussed in this textbook. Topics include grading proposed surfaces, road design, hydrology, and hydraulic design of storm drains. Updated methods on using the Terrain Model Explorer with civil design work are presented.
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