New Book: Learn Autodesk Inventor 2008

The book I worked on all summer has now appeared on amazon.com. Learning Autodesk Inventor 2008: The 2D to 3D Transition Handbook [amazon.com] is a 300-page "Inventor for AutoCAD users" style of book. Here's the table of contents:

Part I: Inventor for AutoCAD Users
1. AutoCAD User, Meet Autodesk Inventor
2. Get Your Feet Wet with Inventor
3. Inventor & AutoCAD, Similarities & Differences

Part II: 2D-to-3D Tutorials
4. Sketch to Part Tutorial
5. AutoCAD to Inventor Tutorial
6. Parts to Assemblies Tutorial

Part III: Viewing, Importing, and Exporting DWG Files
7. Working with AutoCAD Drawings in Inventor
8. Viewing AutoCAD Drawings with Inventor
9. Importing AutoCAD Drawings into Inventor

Part IV: Appendices
A. AutoCAD & Inventor Jargon
B. Inventor & AutoCAD: Import & Export Formats

I got asked to write the book because (1) I know AutoCAD and (2) I don't know Inventor -- the kind of person for whom this book is meant. But don't worry: Bill Fane was the technical editor, and he made sure I got things right. As well, some of his 3D solid models are used for tutorials.

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[ahmad]

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