Mastering AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018 1st Edition

Both George Omura and Brian C. Benton have written an exclusive e-book for CAD users. It is known as Mastering AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018.

The book is specifically written for design and drafting professionals supported with complete tutorial and reference. The book provides step-by-step guidance along with brief explanation to gather knowledge on the newest AutoCAD tools and techniques.

There are practical projects to improve your skills which can be directly employed to real-world projects, and the associate website demonstrates the coexistent project files and other bonus content to facilitate you to be well versed with each vital technique. This new edition is updated to shed light on the newest AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT aptitudes so that the users can apply their skills directly to real-world projects. With expert guidance and a practical focus, this complete reference is your ultimate resource for mastering this powerful software.

By reading this book, the users can reap the following advantages:

• Gather adequate knowledge with the basic drafting tools and utilize them in every project
• Learn the uses of hatches, fields, tables, attributes, dynamic blocks, and other intermediate tools

• Transform your 2D drawing into a 3D model by applying advanced modeling and imaging techniques
• Customize AutoCAD as per your requirements, combine outside data, and much more

This book is very useful for newbie AutoCAD users. The advanced users will be familiar with the unusual tools and techniques as well as some handy tips and tricks to simplify their workflow.

You can purchase the book online from Amazon www.amazon.com

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Floorplanner is a handy program to draw floor plans online in 2D or 3D

This video tutorial provides the demonstration of Floorplanner.

It is a useful program that allows the users to generate their own floor plans online in 2D and 3D instantly.

Floorplanner contains various useful tools to recreate your home, garden or office with just few clicks of the mouse and deliver your plans with an extensive library of objects.

After producing the floor plan, it is possible to make the interior design better with the world's largest library of different types of furniture and items.

Floorplanner facilitates you to generate beautiful images and use them for marketing purposes, building work etc.

To learn various functionalities of the software, watch the following video tutorial.

To download the software, click on the following link https://floorplanner.com/

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How to apply AutoCAD for transforming a 2D model to 3D form

With the use of AutoCAD's "Extrude" and "Revolve" commands, it becomes easier to transform 2-D designs into 3-D models. "Extrude" refers to the method for expanding a 2-D shape into 3-D space.

AutoCAD accomplishes it by initially expanding a new axis at right angles to the 2-D axes on which your 2-D design prevails. It then replicates the 2-D shapes which are going to be expanded at a higher location on the axis, whereas maintaining the original shapes at the base of the axis. As soon as 2-D design is transformed to 3-D, display it with realistic lighting and shadows with the "Render" command on the Render tab.

1. Go to the "File" menu and choose the "Open" command from the context menu. Manage an AutoCAD file with a 2-D model that should be transformed to 3-D and double-click on it. AutoCAD will load the file for you to transform.

2. Type "Perspective 1" to specify that the design should be demonstrated with perspective. It means that parallel lines will become visible to be merged as they perform in the physical world. This option is considered as very pragmatic as compared to parallel projection.

3. Select the “cube” icon situated at the top right of the canvas and then drag the mouse unless the top, right and front sides of the cube are noticeable. It modifies the viewpoint from 2-D to 3-D that facilitates to view the three-dimensionality of the 3-D form that is going to be generated from the 2-D model.

4. Click the drop-down list located at the top of the application window, then opt for the "3-D modeling" item to modify the workspace to one that illustrates tools for generating and editing 3-D objects. Click the "Home" tab to avail the "Modeling" panel, that demonstrates the "Extrude" tool for transforming rectangular 2-D shapes into block-like 3-D forms.

5. Click the "Extrude" button; then select a shape of your 2-D model that should be converted into a block form, as contrary to a cylindrical or spherical form. Press "Enter." The chosen shape will be stretched to 3-D space and the top of the box developed from the shape will be attached to your cursor. Drag the cursor unless the box attains the preferred height, and then click the mouse to finish the extrusion. Apply the "Extrude" command on the left over parts of the 2-D model that should be extended into blocks.

6. Click the "Surface" tab and get to the "Create" panel to discover the "Revolve" command to produce cylindrical, spherical and other round forms from 2-D shapes. Select this command, and then click a shape in your 2-D model that should be transformed into a cylinder or other round form. Provide the axis around which the shape should be rotated, which can be "x," "y," or "z." Press "Enter" to perform the revolution, then rotate the other parts of your design that should contain round 3-D forms to finish the conversion of your 2-D design to a 3-D model.

Source: smallbusiness.chron.com

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