Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014: Autodesk Official Press

The book was plainly written. It included not only the normal text book instructional information on using the software but also examples that were more practical that represented using the software in real work situations. It was a good book. After using AutoCAD for 30 years and civil engineering design software for over 20 years this book did not just represent how to use the menus and drop downs, but how to do a project.

The overall condition and quality of the book didn't seem new.The book should have been plastic wrapped.There were small scratches on the cover of the book and a small stain on the inside of the first page.

Easy to Follow, Covers a lot.

I like the writing style -- helps me to read quicker and cover more ground faster! Plus, there are examples and tutorials and bonus chapters to download from the web!

Very detailed and compliments those YouTube videos you try to learn from. Has access to accompanying files for practice but still a bit difficult to get proficient quickly due to the software being so expensive and no way to get older versions for practice purposes. Be aware authors change after this edition so compare to see if this edition is better for you opposed to spending more money on the newest edition that might be edited.