Level 3. Chapters 21–30
Welcome to the fascinating world of 3D computer-aided design. Ideally, you have completely mastered everything in Levels 1 and 2 and are ready to learn a new set of skills. Although 3D is a different world in AutoCAD, it builds on what you learned in 2D; really what we are doing is just adding another dimension (literally).
The world of 3D has come a long way in AutoCAD. From humble beginnings in the 1980s (which left users joking that it is not really 3D but 2.5D), through steady improvements in the 1990s, to a major retooling with release 2007, AutoCAD’s 3D capabilities have grown exponentially, and it is now quite capable 3D software.
Note however that AutoCAD still does not do engineering modeling and analysis and ...
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