AutoCAD AutoCAD LT All in One Desk Reference For Dummies or The Java EE 5 Tutorial

AutoCAD & AutoCAD LT All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies 

Author: David Byrnes

AutoCAD is the leading software tool for creating technical and architectural drawings, but it definitely doesn't lead in the "easy to master" category. That's why there's AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies—the perfect way to break a complex topic into bite-size, easy-to-understand pieces.

Once you get the hang of using AutoCAD and its slightly less feature-rich cousin, AutoCAD LT, you discover that it offers wonderful advantages. AutoCAD allows you to

• Create precision to 14 significant digits

• Re-use portions of your drawings by copying and pasting

• Draw things full size and print your drawings in any scale

• Produce drawings that are easier to read when reduced

• Electronically share and distribute drawings

• Design in 2D or 3D

So obviously, the trick is to speed up that "getting the hang of it" process. That's where AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies comes in especially handy. Ten easy-to-follow minibooks cover every aspect of AutoCAD, including the latest features of AutoCAD 2007, so you can find just what you need to know quickly and easily. You'll get the scoop on

• AutoCAD basics, such as setting up drawings, finding your way around the interface, and using all the tools

• Drawing and modifying objects in 2D and annotating your drawings

• 3D modeling and viewing, working with solids and surfaces, and rendering

• Understanding how AutoCAD LT differs from AutoCAD and deciding which program you need

• Advanced drafting skills,including organizing drawings, working with blocks, and using AutoCAD utilities

• Setting up your drawings for plotting to paper and publishing

• Sharing your drawings online for collaboration

• Customizing and programming AutoCAD to make it work the way you want it to

In the familiar, friendly For Dummies fashion, AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies gives you plain-English explanations and step-by-step directions. Written by a pair of AutoDesk Authorized Authors, this handy guide will help make your relationship with AutoCAD a happy and productive one.

Table of Contents:

Bk. 1	AutoCAD basics	7
Ch. 1	Drawing on (and in) AutoCAD	9
Ch. 2	Navigating the AutoCAD interface	15
Ch. 3	All about files	35
Ch. 4	Basic tools	55
Ch. 5	Setting up drawings	67
Ch. 6	Precision tools	93
Bk. II	2D drafting	115
Ch. 1	Drawing objects	117
Ch. 2	Modifying objects	143
Ch. 3	Managing views	171
Bk. III	Annotating drawings	185
Ch. 1	Text : when pictures just won't do	187
Ch. 2	Dimensioning	213
Ch. 3	Hatching your drawings	241
Bk. IV	LT differences	251
Ch. 1	The LT difference	253
Ch. 2	Extending AutoCAD LT	261
Ch. 3	Mixed environments	269
BK. V	3D modeling	275
Ch. 1	Introducing the third dimension	277
Ch. 2	Using the 3D environment	285
Ch. 3	Viewing in 3D	297
Ch. 4	Moving from 2D to 3D	307
Ch. 5	Working with solids	321
Ch. 6	Working with surfaces	329
Ch. 7	Rendering : lights, cameras, AutoCAD!	337
Bk. VI	Advanced drafting	347
Ch. 1	Playing with blocks	349
Ch. 2	Dynamic blocks	365
Ch. 3	External references	381
Ch. 4	Organizing your drawings	405
Ch. 5	AutoCAD utilities	415
Bk. VII	Publishing drawings	427
Ch. 1	Page setup	429
Ch. 2	Sheet sets without regret	449
Ch. 3	Print, plot, publish	477
Bk. VIII	Collaboration	497
Ch. 1	CAD management : the necessary evil	499
Ch. 2	CAD standards	509
Ch. 3	Working with drawing files	527
Ch. 4	Sharing electronic files	547
Bk. IX	Customizing AutoCAD	567
Ch. 1	The basics of customizing AutoCAD	569
Ch. 2	Customizing the interface	587
Ch. 3	Customizing the tools	607
Ch. 4	Delving deeper into customization	629
Bk. X	Programming AutoCAD	651
Ch. 1	The AutoCAD programming interfaces	653
Ch. 2	Using custom programs	663
Ch. 3	Introducing AutoLISP	681
Ch. 4	Visual Basic for AutoCAD	719

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The Java EE 5 Tutorial

Author: Eric Jendrock

The Java™ EE 5 Tutorial, Third Edition, is the definitive, task-oriented, example-driven guide to programming server-side applications with Sun Microsystems' new Java(TM) EE 5 platform. Written by members of Sun's Java EE 5 platform team, this book enables new and intermediate Java programmers to build production-quality Java applications right away, as they gain a deep, rich understanding of the entire platform.

This tutorial offers expert guidance on developing presentation layers with the Java EE 5 platform's web tier technologies, using the platform's rich web services support, developing business logic with Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 technology, accessing databases via the Java Persistence API, and leveraging the Java EE 5 platform's powerful services. It contains extensive new material throughout, including detailed introductions to the latest APIs, and instructions for using the NetBeans 5.5 IDE and Sun Java System Application Server 9.

The technologies and services covered in depth include:

• Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0
• Java Persistence
• JavaServer Faces Technology
• Java API for XML-Based Web Services (JAX-WS)
• Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB)
• Streaming API for XML (StAX)
• Java Servlet 2.5
• JavaServer Pages 2.1
• JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL)
• SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ)

The Java™ Series is supported, endorsed, and authored by the creators of the Java technology at Sun Microsystems, Inc. It is the official place to go for complete, expert, and definitive information on Java technology. The booksin this Series provide the inside information you need to build effective, robust, and portable applications and applets. The Series is an indispensable resource for anyone targeting the Java 2 platform.