Two New Ventana Titles Render AutoCAD Expertise

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Computer Aided Design has become a proven means to
higher productivity in every field it touches. Two new books from Ventana
Press, The AutoCAD 3D Companion: The Illustrated Guide to AutoCAD's Third
Dimension--For Release 12 and Outside AutoCAD: A Non-Programmer's Guide to
Managing AutoCAD's Database, introduce users to the latest refinements in
this premier design program.

"Outside AutoCAD removes the 'AutoCAD Database Mystique' that often stands
in the way of the customization the average user would like to do," says
author Dale Evans. The book's hands-on examples illustrate database
elements and introduce AutoLISP functions as database tools. Sections
include:

* A thorough overview of the AutoCAD for Windows Extension (AWE).
* Information on accessing and managing external data with
  AutoCAD's SQL Extension (ASE).
* Customizing applications with Proteus, AutoCAD's new GUI.
* Creating applications with the AutoCAD Development System
  (ADS).

Five appendices, including a database listing, a dialogue box library of
commands, ASE command definitions and DDE references, augment each section
of the book.

Outside AutoCAD author Dale Evans has been a registered AutoCAD developer
since 1986. He wrote The PC-DOS Mini Series, a three-volume short course
and reference guide for PC users, and is a columnist for CADence and
MicroCAD News (now DesignNet).

"Three dimensional modeling is the basis for Computer Aided Manufacturing
and photorealistic rendering," says George Head, author of the new The
AutoCAD 3D Companion. "With Release 12, AutoCAD is a true 3D database."
The AutoCAD 3D Companion teaches everything needed to draw effectively in
3D, including:

* How AutoCAD's 3D interface works.
* Using the User Coordinate System (UCS).
* Viewing models with DVIEW and VPOINT.
* Working with surfaces.
* Plotting with Paper Space.

After a series of tutorials on tools, the book walks readers through the
development of complete mechanical and architectural models. Special
emphasis is given to the 3D Toolkit, with 52 ready-to-run AutoLISP
programs designed to give the most productivity possible while working in
3D.

Author George O. Head owns Associated Market Research, a business and
management consulting firm for architects and engineers. He has written
AutoLISP in Plain English and The AutoCAD Productivity Book and coauthored
1,000 AutoCAD Tips & Tricks (all from Ventana Press).

Outside AutoCAD: A Non-Programmer's Guide to Managing AutoCAD's Database is
softcover, 7 3/8" x 9 1/4", 360 pages with illustrations. Suggested retail
price: $29.95. ISBN: 1-56604-041-8. Companion diskette: $49.95.

The AutoCAD 3D Companion: The Illustrated Guide to AutoCAD's Third
Dimension--For Release 12 is softcover, 7 3/8" X 9 1/4", 600 pages with
illustrations. Suggested retail price: $27.95. ISBN: 1-56604-042-6.
Companion diskette: $49.95.

Other Release 12 titles in the Ventana Press AutoCAD Reference Library
include AutoLISP in Plain English, Solid Modeling With AutoCAD, 1,000
AutoCAD Tips & Tricks, The AutoCAD Productivity Book and AutoCAD: A
Concise Guide to Commands & Features. Companion diskettes for all titles
are available separately. Ventana Press publishes books and other
materials that help computer users become more productive, including
Voodoo DOS, Voodoo Windows, Looking Good With CorelDRAW and Desktop
Publishing With Word for Windows. All titles are available in bookstores
and through Ventana Press, P.O. Box 2468, Chapel Hill, NC 27515. 
919/942-0220; FAX, 919/942-1140

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