George Omura - Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019

1. Chapter 3
2. Chapter 4
3. Chapter 6
4. Chapter 7
5. Chapter 9
6. Chapter 11
7. Chapter 12
8. Chapter 13
9. Chapter 14
10. Chapter 16
11. Chapter 18
12. Chapter 19
13. Chapter 20
14. Chapter 21
15. Chapter 22
16. Chapter 23
17. Chapter 24
18. Chapter 25
19. Appendix C

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17
18. Chapter 18
19. Chapter 19
20. Chapter 20
21. Chapter 21
22. Chapter 22
23. Chapter 23
24. Chapter 24
25. Chapter 25

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To my sons Arthur and Charles.

Many talented and hardworking people gave their best effort to produce Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019. I offer my sincerest gratitude to those individuals who helped bring this book to you.

Heartfelt thanks go out to the editorial and production teams at Sybex for their efforts. Jim Minatel made sure things got off to a great start and provided support from beginning to end. Karthiga Mani skillfully managed the development process. Richard Hawley did an excellent technical editing job and offered many great suggestions. On the production side, Athiyappan Lalith Kumar kept the production end of things running smoothly.

Thanks also go to Denis Cadu, who has always given his support to our efforts over many projects. Jim Quanci always gives his generous and thoughtful assistance to us author types. Thanks to Elinor Actipis for providing help with general Autodesk matters. Finally, thanks go to Alison Keller, Daniel Kuhman, and KB Lee of the AutoCAD Customer Counsel and the AutoCAD team for generously allowing us to have a look at the prerelease software.

And a great big thank you to my family and friends, who have been there for me through thick and thin.

George Omura is a licensed architect, Autodesk Authorized Author, and CAD specialist with more than 30 years of experience in AutoCAD and over 40 years of experience in architecture. He has worked on design projects ranging from resort hotels to metropolitan transit systems. George has written numerous other AutoCAD books for Sybex, including Mastering AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018.

Brian C. Benton is a CAD manager, CAD service provider, technical writer, and blogger. He has over 20 years of experience in various design fields (mechanical, structural, civil, survey, marine, environmental) and is well versed in many design software packages (CAD, GIS, and graphics). He has been Cadalyst magazine's Tip Patroller, AUGI HotNews production manager, and Infinite Skills' AutoCAD training video author.

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