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The CAD Guidebook A Basic Manual for Understanding and Improving Computer-Aided Design Stephen J. Schoonmaker Grove Worldwide Shady Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
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L. L. Faulkner Columbus Division, Battelle Memorial Institute and Department of Mechanical Engineering The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio
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