Book excerpt: Shows how to use the leading technical drawingsoftware-AutoCAD-and its less-expensive sister product, AutoCAD LT,in the friendly, easy-to-understand For Dummies style Shows first-time AutoCAD users how to create precise andefficient 2-D technical drawings and get started with 3-D technicaldrawings Topics covered include creating a basic layout; drawing andediting; writing text in drawings; plotting, creating, and editingexternal reference files; CAD standards; and drawing on theInternet Explores new features in the latest version of AutoCAD,including text improvements, streamlined Plot and Page Setupdialogue boxes, increased emphasis on tool palettes, better toolsfor transmitting sets of electronic files, and much more Includes a new chapter on sheet sets and a new collection offeatures for creating, managing, and publishing all of the drawingsthat make up a project