Customizing Autocad 2011

Updated to Provide complete coverage of the expanded design capabilities of AUTOCAD® 2011, this thoroughly revised new edition of a classic AutoCAD® reference work offers detailed explanations of customizing techniques for advanced users of the software. in one comprehensive volume, noted AutoCAD® expert Sham Tickoo examines all the various levels of customization in AutoCAD®, from the basic topics of creating template drawings and customizing menus to advanced features like modifying the AutoCAD® environment in ways that help industry professionals meet the needs of their organization. Live projects and examples enhance the book's thorough explanations, helping readers understand and master the customizing concepts of AUTOCAD® 2011 with ease.

Sham Tickoo is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet, in Hammond, Indiana. He has been teaching CAD/CAM, AutoCAD, AutoLISP, drafting, and design since 1981. In addition to his academic career, Professor Tickoo has worked as a machinist, quality control engineer, design engineer, and software developer. His general research interests are in the design and development of new products like wind-turbines. He has authored and coauthored several books on CAD/CAM like CATIA, NX, Pro/E, Solid Works, Solid Edge, Autodesk Inventor and 3ds Max. Sham Tickoo received his Masters of Science Degree in Industrial and Management Engineering from the University of lowa, lowa City.