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AutoCAD For Dummies, 19th Edition
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AutoCAD For Dummies, 19th Edition

by Ralph Grabowski
March 2022
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
544 pages
15h 31m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 21

It’s a 3D World After All

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Understanding the basics of modeling in 3D

Bullet Accessing modeling tools

Bullet Specifying coordinates in 3D

Bullet Changing the current working plane interactively

Bullet Managing user-defined coordinate systems

Bullet Navigating through three dimensions

Bullet Applying visual styles

The addition of the Z coordinate releases your design work in AutoCAD from the planar world of two dimensions into a more lifelike three-dimensional space. AutoCAD’s 3D capabilities have grown by leaps and bounds since AutoCAD 2007 was released with its souped-up 3D engine. Not only have the AutoCAD model creation and editing tools advanced, but it is now also a dab hand at visualization and rendering. You can view 3D models from any angle and slice through them to see what they look like ...

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