CAD Reference Books

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Welcome to our line of reference books on learning and customizing computer-aided design software. We offer the following subjects for download as PDF ebooks:

    AutoCAD
           2009 
           2008
           2007
           2006
           Animations, Renderings, and Visual Styles
           Mini-eBooks for 2006/2007/2008
           2005 and older

    AutoCAD LT
           2006
           2005

    Bricscad
          V8
          Version 5
          Version 6

    General CADD Pro
          Version 1

    Generic CADD
          Version 6

    IntelliCAD (also Bricscad and CADopia)
          Version 6
          Version 5 and older

    TurboCAD
           Release 12

    Visio
          2002

  Our Newest Reference Books

Released Febraary 2008

What's Inside? AutoCAD 2009 is the first refernce guide on what's new and what's changed in the latest release of AutoCAD. ($13.20).

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Released January 2008

Customizing Bricscad V8 is the only refernce guide to programming and customzing Bricscad V8 from Bricsys ($41.20).

 

All of 40+ ebooks are in PDF format, and can be read easily on-screen with the free Acrobat Reader -- or printed on standard 8.5x"11 paper. These reference books are PDF files delivered by email. You may also order them on CD for an extra $5.00.

You may pay by cheque, money order, or by PayPal. Bulk purchase pricing available.

Bonus: you receive a no-cost subscription to the upFront.eZine e-newsletter with your ebook purchase.

 

"Overall I've found the texts very useful and much clearer than the explanations in the Autodesk documentation."
       - T.P.

"I received your email along with the attached PDF file, printed and punched it out, and put it in a three-ring binder. Again, you did a great job and I am very pleased with the book." 
       - Watson Kilbourne,USA
 

AutoCAD 2009 Reference Book

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AutoCAD 2008 Reference Books

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"I just bought your [Tailoring Dynamic Blocks] ebook and I must say that I really love it: well-written, simple, easy to understand. I search and read a lot about this subject on the Internet and I never found a tutorial that is really easy to understand. Keep on the good work."
     - Joel Foucault

" It is refreshing to find a book as well structured and user-friendly as Tailoring AutoCAD CUI 2008," particularly since the mini-book covers tne subject  comprehensively."
       - Syd Derbyshire
 

AutoCAD 2007 Reference Books

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  • Tailoring AutoCAD 2007    
    302 pages. $30.20. Order #TA7.
    Note: this PDF book describes customizing AutoCAD; the programming content found in "Tailoring AutoCAD 2006" has been shifted to the new "Tailoring AutoLISP - DCL - Diesel" PDF book
    ISBN 0-9739101-3-5

 

  • Coming whenever!  Coding AutoCAD 2007   
    Approx. 200 pages. US$ tbd.    #KA7.   ISBN 0-9739101-4-3
     

"After receiving your [What's Inside? AutoCAD 2007] eBook, I spent an hour or so reading it. (It was midnight in Portugal.) Nice work. I posted it in my blog cad.blogs.com/cadptbr/2006/03/o_que_h_de_novo.html "
         - Joćo Brogueira ("Professor AutoCAD")


"I have nothing but positive feedback. What's Inside? AutoCAD 2008 is very comprehensive, well-written, well organized, etc.  I will definitely purchase these ebooks in the future for each new release. In fact , I am going to go to go back and buy the 2006 and 2007 ebooks. Keep up the good work."
      - Trent Barrow
 

AutoCAD 2006 Refererence Books

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"Thanks for the book Animations with AutoCAD; it sure did me a lot of good. I know how to animate now and what's more, I now know how to use Movie Maker, which is totally awesome to me."
       - Tersoo Ityavyar
 

Animations, Renderings, and Visual Styles Reference Mini-Books

This trio of mini-eBooks describe how to use glamour features of AutoCAD 2007 and 2008: visually pleasing visual styles, renderings, and animations.

  • Tailoring AutoCAD Render      
    140 pages. $21.00. Order #TAR.   ISBN 978-0-9739101-6-2
    Suitable for AutoCAD 2007.
  • Tailoring Visual Styles     
    74 pages. $11.10. Order #TVS. ISBN 978-0-9739101-8-6
    Suitable for AutoCAD 2007 and 2008.
  • Animations with AutoCAD     
    58 pages. $8.70. Order #AWA. ISBN 978-0-9739101-9-3
    Suitable for AutoCAD 2007 and 2008. 
     

AutoCAD 2006/2007/2008 Reference Mini-Books

Fewer pages = lower price. These PDF mini-eBooks allow you to get up-to-date with the primary new customization features in AutoCAD 2006 at a lower price than purchasing the entire Tailoring AutoCAD.

Some of these ebooks are based verbatim on chapters from Tailoring AutoCAD 2006,2007, and 2008. If you have either o these PDF ebooks, you don't need to purchase any of the following.

  • Tailoring Dynamic Blocks (2nd ed.)    
    66 pages. $9.90. Order #TDB. ISBN 0-9737376-8-9
    Suitable for AutoCAD 2006 - 2008.
  • Tailoring AutoCAD CUI     
    64 pages. $9.60   Order #TCA. ISBN 0-9737376-9-7
    Suitable for AutoCAD 2006 - 2007; separate edition available for AutoCAD 2008.
  • Tailoring QuickCalc     
    36 pages. $5.40    Order #TQC. ISBN 0-9739101-0-0
    Suitable for AutoCAD 2006 - 2008.

I like this book a ton."
          - Ben Jones, on 'Tailoring Dynamic Blocks'

"I read through the ebook today. It is very thorough and will be an excellent help and reference for me. You can count on me as an annual customer."
         - Joan Lipovetz, on 'What's Inside? AutocAD 2008'
 

Older AutoCAD Refereence Books

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AutoCAD 2005:

 

AutoCAD 2004:

  • Tailoring AutoCAD 2004     
    204 pages    $18.60. Order #TA4    ISBN 0-9737373-6-0
     
  • Tailoring AutoCAD 2004 - Workbook Edition     
    212 pages. $21.20; bulk pricing available. Order #TA4WE     ISBN 0-9737373-5-2
     
  • Instructor's Guide   for Workbook Edition     34 pages. $9.95; bulk pricing available. Order #TA4IG.
    This guide provides answers for the Workbook Edition's end-of-chapter review questions and exercises.
    ISBN 0-9737376-3-8

 

AutoCAD 2002 and earlier:

"These are the best presented eBooks I have ever purchased. There is no need to print them to be able to make sense of them! Tailoring AutoCAD 2004 is really good. Clearly written and full of useful information. Many thanks."
      - Peter Williams, United Kingdom

AutoCAD LT Reference Books

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  "In my humble opinion, I found your LT book -- me being a 'greenhorn' on that subject -- easy to read and clearly to understand your steps on 'how to' do it. It shows you know the subject inside out."
      - HSG, Canada

Bricscad Reference Books

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  • Customizing Bricscad 5    206 pages.  $20.60.  
    This eBook is similar to     Tailoring IntelliCAD 5, but is specific to Bricscad's dialect of IntelliCAD. Email the publisher, if you wish to purchase this eBook.
  • Customizing Bricscad 4    162 pages.  $16.20.  
    This eBook is similar to Tailoring IntelliCAD 4, but is specific to Bricad's dialect of IntelliCAD. Email the publisher, if you wish to purchase this eBook.

"Your books are the best. Straight and practical."
     - Bheru Vyas

 General CADD Pro 1 Reference Book

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