AutoCAD® 2008 and AutoCAD LT® 2008 Bible

Acknowledgments

I would like to offer special thanks to Tom Heine and then Courtney Allen and Jenny Watson, my acquisitions editors, who were very supportive throughout the writing of this book.

A huge thank-you goes to Jade Williams, whose infinite organizing power kept the book on track. Jade kept up with a seemingly infinite number of versions of text documents and images, coordinating the writing, editing, and production of the entire book.

My thanks to Lee Ambrosius, an AutoCAD consultant (www.hyperpics.com), and the highly knowledgeable technical editor for the book. Lee's comments improved the book throughout.

I also thank Marylouise Wiack for her precise editing of this very technical book, and all of the people at Wiley who helped with the production of this book and its DVD.

Thanks to Abhi Singh, the AutoCAD Product Manager at Autodesk, Inc., for writing a great Foreword for this book. I also want to express my great appreciation to the members of Autodesk's beta and product teams who were very supportive throughout the alpha and beta period. They include: Shaan (the great) Hurley, Nate Bartley, Misha Belilovskiy, Eric Stover, Bud Shroeder, and many others.

Many people contributed drawings and software for this book. I'd like to thank all of them. They have helped to make this book the most comprehensive book on AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT available.

Finally, I would like to thank my husband, Evan, and two kids, Yeshayah and Eliyah, who helped out around the house while I was writing, ...