CAD manual

[cadfly]

Hi all,

I am trying to come up with a CAD users manual. I am having problems with putting what I know in my mind onto paper.
This manual would be a guideline for an individual to use ACAD. The manual would include how to start a new drawing, layers, plot styles, plotting, archiving and so forth.
Does anyone have any documentation that they could share?
TIA.

[dumfatnhappy]

I have 2004 in PDF fomat (31 meg though) :o

[the ber]

what's wrong with the free documentation available right here on this forum in the tutorials?

[dumfatnhappy]

it sounds more like he's trying to develop standards rather than a how-to guide....which is more personal preference than anything. :unsure:

[cadfly]

the ber,
i don't know of the free documentation you are referring to, so i don't know if there is anything wrong with it. can you point me towards this document? i have done a search earlier.
I am trying to put together a how-to-guide with standards implemented into the document.

[GE13579]

The ber I think is referring to the "Tutorials" section here on CADTutor... it's very good... and it helped me a great deal when I taught myself :)

[the ber]

a "guide" to using ACAD is usually several hundred pages long, if not a thousand or more. i don't want to be negative. i just think that the easiest "guide" is to start the program, pick out a tutorial, and work it through.

[cadfly]

My apologies, i must not have expressed myself clearly.
I am looking for a document. That document would be what I would call a "CAD Users Manual". It would include table of contents, and step-by-step instructions on how a person would begin a drawing that will have xrefs, text, plot styles, page setups,etc.
Thanks.

[dumfatnhappy]

you mean like this?


:lol:

[cadfly]

i don't know, i have yet to read that particular book.
but i am guessing, a very condensed version of it would suffice.

[GE13579]

I think you need to visit a book shop then??

[dumfatnhappy]

I know what you mean, acvtually may be hard to find as acad is a bit more complicated to the untrained user...and implimenting comany standars assumes you allready know acad and acad gives you the flexibility to create things many different ways...

[Lazer]

I think you need to visit a book shop then??

Yea Amazon is a good start, or search the internet, there are lots of manuals in PDF format if you look hard enough.

[profcad]

Search google, there is tons of on the internet.

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22CAD+MANUAL%22+STANDARDS&hl=en&start=10&sa=N