VENTANA PRESS UPDATES AUTOCAD USERS ON RELEASE 12

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--Designed for decreased frustration and increased speed,
AutoCAD Release 12 from Autodesk brings AutoCAD users emphatically into
the 1990s. The Ventana Press AutoCAD Reference Library keeps pace with the
release of updated editions of two bestsellers, AutoLISP in Plain English:
A Practical Guide to Non-Programmers, Fourth Edition and 1,000 AutoCAD
Tips & Tricks, Third Edition.

1,000 AutoCAD Tips & Tricks, Third Edition, by George O. Head and Jan Dost
Head, reduces the authors' years of trial and error into a well-organized
compendium of techniques and shortcuts covering AutoCAD versions through
Release 12. Arranged into "Beginning," "Intermediate" and "Advanced"
sections, 1,000 AutoCAD Tips & Tricks offers advice on the newest AutoCAD
features, including

* Using state-of-the-art dialog boxes for functions from 
  plotting to programming;
* Manipulating new drafting tools like grips and instant 
  hot keys;
* Passing information directly from AutoCAD to a database 
  with ASE (Automatic Sequel Extension);
* Illustrating creative use of AutoShade renderings and
  PostScript images inside the AutoCAD drawing and outputting 
  to a variety of raster formats;
* Taking advantage of the user-friendly features in Windows
  AutoCAD.

Purchasers of 1,000 AutoCAD Tips & Tricks, Third Edition are eligible to
receive two free newsletters that keep users in synch with Autodesk's
updates. 1,000 AutoCAD Tips & Tricks, Third Edition Companion Diskette,
available separately from Ventana Press, automatically enters AutoLISP
programs and drawings featured throughout the book directly into the
computer.
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With the new Fourth Edition of the bestselling AutoLISP in Plain English: A
Practical Guide for Non-Programmers, AutoCAD users with only a rudimentary
knowledge of AutoCAD and no programming experience can take control of the
valuable new programming features in AutoCAD Release 12. Some of these new
tools include the Dialog Control Language, refined selection filters and
automated Save and Edit routines.

"AutoCAD's versatility and power beg for customization," says author George
Head, "and AutoLISP is the primary tool for transforming all that
potential into real productivity."

In tutorial-style chapters with scores of well-documented examples,
AutoLISP in Plain English, Fourth Edition offers readers

* Introductions to basic commands and statements;
* Insight into thought processes involved in creating a program
  from scratch, including program development, testing and
  debugging;
* Methods of file management;
* 20 typical AutoLISP programs explained line by line;
* Appendices on using EDLIN and modifying AutoCAD's .PGP file;
* A Glossary/Index with key AutoLISP definitions.

AutoLISP in Plain English, Fourth Edition addresses Releases 10 through 12,
with emphasis on Release 12 specific commands. The AutoLISP in Plain
English Companion Diskette, available separately, contains all lesson
programs featured, commented for quick reference.

Authors George O. Head and Jan Doster Head are co-owners of Associated
Market Research, a Rhode Island-based business and management consulting
firm for architects and engineers.

Other titles in the Ventana Press AutoCAD Reference Library scheduled for
Release 12 updates during 1992 include The AutoCAD Productivity Book,
Solid Modeling with AutoCAD, and AutoCAD: A Concise Guide to Commands and
Features. Companion diskettes for all titles are available separately.

1,000 AutoCAD Tips & Tricks, Third Edition is softcover, 7 3/8" X 9 1/4",
570 pages with 150 illustrations. Suggested retail price: $27.95. ISBN:
1-56604-007-8. The Companion Diskette is $49.95.

AutoLISP in Plain English: A Practical Guide for Non-Programmers, Fourth
Edition is softcover, 7 3/8" X 9 1/4", 262 pages with 55 illustrations.
Suggested retail price: $23.95. ISBN: 1-56604-009-4. The Companion
Diskette is $19.95.

Ventana Press publishes books and other materials that help computer users
become more productive, including Voodoo DOS, Voodoo Windows, Looking Good
in Print, 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.

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