Using IBM CAD : IBM's Desktop CAD System

The Second Edition of USING IBM CAD updates the book for use with IBM CAD Version 3.0. Haase goes in-depth to take readers from beginner to expert with concise text & usable examples. Many chapters from the first edition have been expanded to include the additional functionality in Version 3.0. Readers learn how to create & edit a drawing, finish the drawing with fillets & chamfers, produce hardcopy, use symbols & add title blocks, borders & text. Later chapters cover dimensioning, drawings, writing & using macros, working in 3D, assigning attributes, & using CADForth programming language. ISBN 0-926401-05-x; $29.95. INITIALIZING ASE: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO THE AUTOCAD SQL EXTENSION by B. Robert Callori. Learn how to use one of Release 12's most powerful tools, the AutoCAD SQL Extension (ASE). INITIALIZING ASE is a how-to tutorial that lets readers add intelligence to drawings by linking their AutoCAD drawings to commercially available SQL databases such as dBase, Paradox, Informix, & Oracle. To get started, learn how to create a directory & a batch file, attach a database to your drawing using an existing or new database, & create tables, add & view rows, & make links. Callori also takes readers step-by-step through querying the database & creating a report form. ISBN 0-9626401-06-8; $22.95. Volume discounts from publisher: Ariel Books, 12710 Research Blvd., Suite 250, Austin, TX 78759. 512-280-1700.Haase, Bruce is the author of 'Using IBM CAD : IBM's Desktop CAD System', published 1993 under ISBN 9780926401051 and ISBN 092640105X.