* Demonstrates how to use the leading technical drawing software-AutoCAD-and less expensive sister product, AutoCAD LT, in a friendly, easy to understand For Dummies style * Shows the first time AutoCAD users how to create precise and efficient 2-D drawing techniques and start with 3-D engineering drawings * Topics covered include creating a basic layout, drawing and editing, writing text in drawings, plotting, creating, and editing an external reference file, CAD standards, and pictures on the Internet * Exploring new features in the latest version of AutoCAD, including text improvements, Plot efficient and Page Setup dialog box, an increased emphasis on tool palettes, better tools for transmitting sets of electronic files, and more * Includes a new chapter on sheet sets and a new collection of features to create, manage, and publish all the images that make up a project