The bestselling guide to AutoCAD‎,‎ fully updated for the 2013 version AutoCAD‎,‎ the number one architectural drawing software‎,‎ can be challenging to learn‎.‎ This comprehensive guide has sold more than 160‎,‎000 copies in previous editions and is the go‎-to resource for architects‎,‎ engineers‎,‎ drafters‎,‎ interior designers‎,‎ and space planners who need to learn and use AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT‎.‎ From the basics of creating drawings and using commands to 2D and 3D drawing techniques‎,‎ using layers‎,‎ rendering‎,‎ and customizing the program‎,‎ this book covers it all‎.‎ A Quick Start guide allows even newcomers to create an actual drawing on their very first day‎.‎ Expert AutoCAD author Ellen Finkelstein presents more than 150 tutorials illustrated with real‎-world drawings from AutoCAD pros‎.‎ The companion website includes before‎-and‎-after drawings‎,‎ bonus chapters‎,‎ video tutorials‎,‎ and more‎!‎ * The comprehensive‎,‎ soup‎-to‎-nuts reference that even some Autodesk employees keep on their desks * Covers AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT in complete detail‎,‎ from using the interface and commands to customizing and programming AutoCAD with AutoLISP and VBA * Begins with a Quick Start guide to help novices create a real drawing on their first day with the program * Covers creating drawings‎,‎ using commands‎,‎ and specifying coordinates‎;‎ working with complex 2D and 3D drawing techniques‎;‎ using layers‎;‎ and creating dimensions‎,‎ 3D coordinates‎,‎ solids‎,‎ and rendering * Discusses customizing commands and toolbars and programming AutoCAD with AutoLISP and VBA * Includes a companion website with bonus content‎,‎ video tutorials‎,‎ and before‎-and‎-after drawings AutoCAD 2013 and AutoCAD LT 2013 Bible is the comprehensive‎,‎ one‎-stop AutoCAD resource for newcomers and veterans alike‎.‎