Gladfelter - AutoCAD 2016 and AutoCAD LT 2016: no experience required

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To my son, Jackson Donald Gladfelter, who was born on June 30, 2015.

To my son, you are the highlight of my day! From your smiles throughout the day to singing you to sleep at night with my (off-tone) renditions of Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, and various campfire songs from the Boy Scouts. Authoring a book, much less six books, was something I long considered an impossible dream. When the day comes that you read this for yourself, may the book you hold in your hands remind you to never stop chasing your dreams, to always strive to get better at everything you do, and to possess the humility to know there is plenty left to learn tomorrow.

As with life, this book was made possible not by the efforts of one individual but instead by an amazing team of talented people. I hope you are as lucky as me to have individuals with the same professionalism, dynamism, and passion to help you achieve your dreams as I did for this book. Special thanks to my editorial manager, Mary Beth Wakefield, for the opportunity to write this book for a sixth year. To my acquisitions editor Stephanie McComb, thanks for helping me move this project forward despite all odds. To my developmental and technical editors Jim Compton and Melanie Perry, respectively, thank you for your exceptional attention to detail and for helping me find ways to continue improving this book. To Dassi Zeidel and Kim Wimpsett, thank you for ensuring every piece fit together as it should while also ensuring that the vision of the book was executed at the highest caliber. Finally, to the entire Wiley/Sybex team, thank you for lending your talents to this project to ensure readers have the best possible experience when learning AutoCAD.

And most importantly, to Helen, my best friend, the mother of my son, and the beautiful woman whom I married five years ago: This book would not have been possible without her support and encouragement, even in the midst of preparing to welcome our son, Jackson, into our lives.

Donnie Gladfelter is a highly visible and respected thought leader in the CAD community. As an Autodesk Certified Instructor, he is well known for his blog The CAD Geek (www.thecadgeek.com), has worked with hundreds of design professionals as a technical product and online manager at CADD Microsystems, and is a top-rated speaker at Autodesk University and other industry events. Donnie has proudly dedicated himself to empowering CAD professionals by providing training and services to companies around the world, has served on the board for the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI), and is an active member of the design community.

A proven communicator, Donnie has reached thousands of people worldwide through many publications and various public speaking engagements. As a speaker at Autodesk University since 2007, Donnie has presented a long list of popular sessions and served as host for Autodesk University Virtual in 2010. Other speaking engagements have drawn audiences of more than 60,000 people.

Leading a peripatetic existence as a highly trusted and respected member of the CAD community, he has earned a professional reputation founded on both integrity and loyalty. Backed by more than a decade of experience, his personal mantra of empowering CAD professionals is embodied by his current position as a business development manager at CADD Microsystems, where he helps design teams throughout the Mid-Atlantic and across the world apply technology the way they do business through frequent seminars, workshops, and classroom-style training.