HARNESSING AUTOCAD 2012 is the newest version of the industry leader in AutoCAD texts. Continuing to provide the widest selection of discipline-specific exercises and projects for learning, this text teaches you how to use todays leading desktop design and drawing software. The updated version includes many user interface enhancements explained in detail allowing you to design with efficiency and ease. These new features are shown in step-by-step illustrations with clear explanations. The enhancements include visual style, object visibility, object selection, snaps, solid object creation, parametric constraints, transparency, hatches and gradients, external references, 3D object snaps, and solid surface modeling. New tools are included for in-depth breakdown of 3D modeling and surface modeling to provide more flexibility in usage. Specific directions show how to link Table Data with spreadsheets, single cells or range of cells. HARNESSING AUTOCAD 2012 features discipline-specific exercises, step-by-step directions, and explanations with in-depth features taking AutoCAD texts to a new level.