Customizing AutoCAD® 2010

Author : Sham Tickoo

9781439058756

656 Pages Paperback

1st Edition | Previous Editions: 2009, 2008, 2007

$112.50

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Updated to provide complete coverage of the expanded design capabilities of AUTOCAD® 2010, this thoroughly revised new edition of a classic AutoCAD® reference work offers detailed explanations of customizing techniques for advanced users of the software. In one comprehensive volume, noted AutoCAD® e... more

Features

INSTRUCTIONS: Step-by-step exploration of AutoCAD ® 2010 encourages users to interact with the Internet more effectively, reinforcing the concepts and techniques presented.

GUIDELINES: An easy-to-understand format clearly explains all commands in a way that makes topics interesting to learn even fo... more

New to this Edition

CONTEXTUAL RIBBON TAB: New topic added on creating and customizing the Contextual Ribbon Tab.

INITIAL AUTOCAD STARTUP: New topic added on setting up the initial AutoCAD ® startup.

QUICK ACCES TOOLBAR: New material added on Customizing and controlling the orientation of the Quick Access Toolbar.

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Author

Sham Tickoo

Sham Tickoo is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet in Hammond, Indiana. He has been teaching CAD/CAM, AutoCAD®, AutoLISP®, drafting, and design since 1981. In addition to his academic career, he has worked as a machinist, quality control engineer, design engineer, and software developer. Mr. Tickoo's general research interests are in the design and development of new products, such as windmill turbines. He has authored and coauthored several books on CAD/CAM software and systems, including CATIA®, NX®, Pro/ENGINEER®, SolidWorks®, Solid Edge®, Autodesk® Inventor and 3ds Max®. He received his M.S. in industrial technology from Northern Illinois University and his M.S. in industrial and management engineering from the University of Iowa.

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Table of Contents

Preface.
1. Template Drawings.
2. Script Files and Slide Shows.
3. Creating Linetypes and Hatch Patterns.
4. Customizing the ACAD.PGP File.
5. Customizing Menus and Toolbars.
6. Customizing Ribbon, Workspaces, and Palettes.
7. Image Tile Menus.
8. Button Menus.
9. Tablet Menus.
10. Customizing Screen Menus.
11. Shapes and Text Fonts.
12. Working with AutoLISP.
13. Working with Visual LISP.
14. Visual LISP: Editing the Drawing Database.
15. Programmable Dialog Boxes Using the Dialog Control Language.
16. DIESEL: A String Expression Language.
17. Visual Basic for Application.
18. Accessing External Database.
19. Geometry Calculator.
Index.

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