Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design: Take Your AutoCAD Design Skills to the Next Dimension by Creating Powerful 3D Models AutoCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting software application. AutoCAD supports both 2D and 3D formats. AutoCAD is used in a range of industries and is utilized by architects, project managers, and engineers, among others. "Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design" will take you beyond the 2D frontier and help you create accurate 3D models that simulate reality. This book is crammed full of creative and practical tutorials which will help you master the third dimension. From exercises on coordinate systems to creating solids and surfaces from 2D, you will wonder how you ever designed without this resource by your side. "Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 Practical 3D Drafting and Design" is full of hands-on studies and projects that will help develop your 3D skills. Starting from the assumption of only a very basic knowledge of AutoCAD, this book will help you master 3D visualization and coordinate systems, create 3D models from 2D drawings, and from basic shapes, measure volumes, and other information, obtain 2D construction drawings from 3D models as well as how to apply lights and materials to get photorealistic images. Content Preface Chapter 1: Introduction to 3D Design Chapter 2: Visualizing 3D Models Chapter 3: Coordinate Systems Chapter 4: Creating Solids and Surfaces from 2D Chapter 5: 3D Primitives and Conversions Chapter 6: Editing in 3D Chapter 7: Editing Solids and Surfaces Chapter 8: Inquiring the 3D model Chapter 9: Documenting a 3D Model Chapter 10: Rendering and Illumination Chapter 11: Materials and Effects Chapter 12: Meshes and Surfaces Appendix: Final Considerations Index About the Author: Joao Santos Joao Santos is the manager and main instructor at QualiCAD (www.qualicad.com), one of the most important Portuguese ATCs (Authorized Training Centers), based in Lisbon. With a de