Donnie Gladfelter - AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015: No Experience Required: Autodesk Official Press

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To my wife, Helen, and all educators who teach with a relentless passion to positively impact the lives of their students.

Dear Reader,

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Following the ideals I learned as an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, I had but one goal as I began this project more than five years ago: to help other people. More specifically, I wanted to help the next generation of design professionals just as the previous generation helped me get my own start. As is often the case in the pursuit of helping others, the greatest reward has proven to be the selfless support I have received from everyone who has accompanied me on this journey.

From day one of this project, I have had the extraordinary privilege of working with the world-class team at Wiley/Sybex. Their professionalism, dynamism, and dedication to their craft is apparent as you read through this book. Special thanks to my editorial manager, Pete Gaughan, who wore many hats to keep this years project on track. Thank you to my developmental editor, Kathryn Duggan, for tracking down all 1,000+ images in this book; my copy editor, Sharon Wilkey, for keeping my use of the English language in check; and my production editor, Eric Charbonneau, for making it all look exceptional in print. Commemorating my fifth anniversary of this book, a special note of appreciation to Melanie Perry, who has served as my technical editor since day one of this project. And finally, thank you to Willem Knibbe for your many years of support as my acquisitions editor.

Featured on the cover of this book is a photo I took of the train station in Glattfelden, Switzerland. A sincere thank you to Koni Ulrich for hosting my wife Helen and me, along with our close friends Andrea and JJ Frankovich, as I traced the roots of my sixth great-grandfather Casper Glattfelder during our May 2013 visit. Your hospitality (and great beer) helped create memories that will last a lifetime.

Finally, a special thanks to the most dedicated and most important member of the production team: my beautiful wife, Helen. Although I wasnt always able to show it during the late nights and weekends that define what we affectionately call book season, I love you and thank you for the support you give me each and every day. As a teacher at a school for autism, your passion to impact the lives of your students is infectious and serves as inspiration for me to reach a little higher with each passing day.