Mechanical CAD Principles and Practice (2nd Edition)

Author: Xiao Gang et al
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book, while inheriting the structural framework of the first edition, has been revised and updated in some aspects. After the revision, the book is divided into 13 chapters. Chapters 1 to 7 cover the fundamental principles of CAD, systematically elaborating on the basic content, principles, and methods of CAD technology, including an overview of the development of CAD technology, commonly used data structures in CAD, the principles of interactive drawing systems, parametric design technology, programmatic processing of design data, database management technology for engineering data, and CAD interactive techniques and auxiliary tools. Chapters 8 to 13 focus on CAD development practices, providing detailed introductions to the basic development environment of AutoCAD software, various development technologies, and development examples, including the fundamentals of AutoCAD system development, graphics data exchange technologies and standards, VisualLISP development technology, AutoCAD VBA development technology, AutoCAD dialog box design technology, and examples of CAD application system development. This book can serve as both a teaching text for computer-aided design courses in engineering disciplines at universities and colleges, as well as a reference for software developers and users of CAD application systems.