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Introduction to AutoCAD® 2006: A Modern Perspective

by Paul Richard - Clackamas Community College; Jim Fitzgerald - Octavian Scientific Corporation

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Copyright, iv
The New Autodesk Design Institute Press Series, v
Features of Introduction to AutoCAD® 2006, vi
One. An Introduction to AutoCAD, 1
1. Introduction to AutoCAD, 1
Chapter Objectives, 1
Introduction, 1
What Is CAD?, 1
Fundamental CAD Concepts, 3
A First Look at AutoCAD, 12
Summary, 47
Chapter Test Questions, 47
2. Quick Start, 51
Chapter Objectives, 51
Introduction, 51
Creating a New Drawing, 51
Model Space and Paper Space, 53
Communicating with AutoCAD, 55
Object Snaps, Ortho, and Polar Tracking, 58
Undo/Redo, 60
Grid and Snap, 61
Draw a Circle, 61
Zooming Around the Drawing, 63
Object Properties, 65
Layers, 67
Dimensioning, 73
Dimension Styles, 75
Modifying Drawing Objects, 79
Grip Editing, 81
Cleaning Up Layout Space, 85
Plotting and Page Setups, 91
Summary, 96
Chapter Test Questions, 96
Two. Drafting Skills: Drawing with AutoCAD, 98
3. Controlling the Drawing Display, 99
Chapter Objectives, 99
Introduction, 99
Zooming In and Out of a Drawing, 99
Panning Around a Drawing, 109
Panning and Zooming Transparently, 113
Grouping Pan and Zoom Commands Together, 115
Utilizing Named Views, 115
Splitting Your Screen into Tiled Viewports, 120
Cleaning up the Drawing Display, 124
Drawing Display Resolution and Performance, 128
Summary, 132
Chapter Test Questions, 132
Projects, 133
4. Basic Drawing Commands, 135
Chapter Objectives, 135
Introduction, 135
Drawing Setup, 135
Drawing Lines, 139
Coordinate Entry Methods, 140
Drawing Circles, 146
Drawing Arcs, 151
Drawing Ellipses, 155
Points, 157
Summary, 161
Chapter Test Questions, 161
Chapter Projects, 163
5. Drawing Aids and Drafting Settings, 169
Chapter Objectives, 169
Introduction, 169
Grid Display, 171
Snap Mode, 172
Ortho Mode, 174
Polar Tracking, 176
Object Snaps, 179
Object Snap Tracking, 196
Dynamic Input, 199
Using Construction Lines, 204
Summary, 213
Chapter Test Questions, 213
Chapter Projects, 215
6. Managing Object Properties, 221
Chapter Objectives, 221
Introduction, 221
Common Object Properties, 221
Layers, 222
Using Layers, 232
Linetype Scale, 233
Hard-coded Versus Soft-coded Properties, 233
Using DesignCenter to Import Layers, 239
Layer Filters, 241
Summary, 246
Chapter Test Questions, 246
Chapter Projects, 247
Three. Understanding Editing Techniques: Basics Through Advanced, 259
7. Basic Editing Techniques, 259
Chapter Objectives, 259
Introduction, 259
The ERASE Command, 261
Selecting Objects for Editing, 261
Moving Objects, 270
Copying Objects, 273
Rotating Objects, 278
Scale, 281
Stretch, 283
Selecting Objects First, 285
Using Grips to Edit, 286
Summary, 295
Chapter Test Questions, 295
Chapter Projects, 297
8. Advanced Editing Techniques, 309
Chapter Objectives, 309
Introduction, 309
Offsetting Objects, 309
Arraying Objects, 310
Trimming and Extending Objects, 317
Creating Fillets and Chamfers, 322
Breaking an Object, 327
Joining Multiple Objects, 330
Lengthening an Object, 330
Summary, 333
Chapter Test Questions, 333
Chapter Projects, 334
Four. Working with Complex Objects, 345
9. Drawing and Editing Complex Objects, 345
Chapter Objectives, 345
Introduction, 345
Drawing Polylines, 345
Drawing Rectangles, 354
Drawing Polygons, 359
Drawing Donuts, 361
Drawing Revclouds, 361
Editing Polylines, 364
Drawing Multilines, 375
Multiline Styles, 377
Editing Multilines, 382
Exploding Complex Objects, 389
Summary, 389
Chapter Test Questions, 389
Chapter Projects, 391
10. Pattern Fills and Hatching, 403
Chapter Objectives, 403
Introduction, 403
Hatching, 403
Gradient Fills, 421
Editing Hatch Patterns, 423
Using DesignCenter with Hatch Patterns, 426
Summary, 427
Chapter Test Questions, 427
Chapter Projects, 428
Five. Annotating Drawings, 439
11. Adding Text and Tables, 439
Chapter Objectives, 439
Introduction, 439
Controlling the Appearance of Text, 440
Creating Multiline Text, 447
Creating Single-Line Text, 467
Inserting Special Symbols in Single-Line Text, 471
Text Fields, 472
Editing Text, 476
Tables, 486
Summary, 497
Chapter Test Questions, 497
Chapter Projects, 499
12. Dimensioning Drawings, 521
Chapter Objectives, 521
Introduction, 521
The Dimension Toolbar, 521
Types of Dimensions, 521
Dimension Associativity, 521
Creating Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions, 524
Creating Aligned Dimensions, 529
Dimensioning Circles and Arcs, 530
Angular Dimensions, 534
Creating Datum and Chain Dimensions, 536
Quick Dimensioning, 538
Creating Leaders, 541
Creating Geometric Dimension and Tolerance Symbols (GD&T), 544
Managing Dimension Styles, 545
Modifying Dimensions, 562
Summary, 571
Chapter Test Questions, 571
Chapter Projects, 573
Six. Outputting Your Work, 593
13. Managing Paper Space Layouts, 593
Chapter Objectives, 593
Introduction, 593
Layout Paper Size, 594
Setting Up a Layout, 596
Managing Layouts, 624
Advanced Paper Space Scaling Features, 629
Paper Space and Dimensioning, 635
Summary, 639
Chapter Test Questions, 640
Projects, 642
14. Plotting and Publishing, 671
Chapter Objectives, 671
Introduction, 671
Page Setups and Plotting, 671
Plot Styles and Lineweights, 679
Plotter Setup, 685
Plotting a Set of Drawings, 691
Working with DWF Files, 695
Summary, 697
Chapter Test Questions, 697
Projects, 698
Seven. Advanced Drawing and Construction Methods, 711
15. Blocks and Block Attributes, 711
Chapter Objectives, 711
Introduction, 711
Creating Blocks, 712
Inserting Blocks, 717
Exporting Blocks, 724
Block Attributes, 726
Creating Attributes, 728
Updating and Editing Attributes, 731
Extracting Attributes, 740
Redefining Blocks, 749
Using DesignCenter to Manage Blocks, 753
Summary, 759
Chapter Test Questions, 760
Projects, 762
16. Working with Xrefs and Images, 779
Chapter Objectives, 779
Introduction, 779
Blocks Versus Xrefs, 779
Working with Raster Images, 792
Transmitting Drawings with Xrefs and Images, 796
Summary, 803
Chapter Test Questions, 803
Projects, 805
A. Drafting Standards Overview, 819
Standards Organizations, 819
Dimensions, 823
Architectural Style versus Mechanical Style, 824
Mechanical Style, 824
Standard Sheet Sizes and Scales, 827
Standard Plot Scales, 828
Standard ANSI Hatch Patterns, 828
U.S. to Metric Units Conversions, 830
B. Command Reference, 831
C. Command Aliases, 849
D. System Variables, 853
E. Express Tools, 881
Glossary, 888
Index, I-1-1

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