CONTENTS. LEVEL 1 l Chapters ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... xvii ABOUT THE AUTHOR...xix PREFACE...xxi

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2 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... xvii ABOUT THE AUTHOR...xix PREFACE...xxi LEVEL 1 l Chapters CHAPTER 1 AutoCAD Fundamentals: Part I Introduction and Basic Commands The AutoCAD Environment Interacting with AutoCAD...9 Method 1. Type in the Commands on the Command Line... 9 Method 2. Select the Commands from the Drop-Down Cascading Menus... 9 Method 3. Use Toolbar Icons to Activate the Commands Method 4. Use the Ribbon Tabs, Icons, and Menus Practicing the Create Objects Commands...13 Line Circle Arc Rectangle View Objects...19 Zoom Pan Regen Practicing the Edit/Modify Objects Commands...20 Erase Move Copy Rotate Scale Trim Extend Offset Mirror Fillet Selection Methods Drawing Accuracy Part Ortho (F8) Drawing Accuracy Part OSNAPs OSNAP Drafting Settings...33 Summary...33 v

3 vi CHAPTER 2 AutoCAD Fundamentals: Part II Grips Units and Scale Snap and Grid...42 To Set Snap To Set Grid Cartesian Coordinate System Geometric Data Entry...44 Dynamic Input Manual Input Inquiry Commands...48 Area Distance List ID Radius and Angle Additional Drafting Commands...52 Explode Polygon Ellipse Chamfer Templates Limits Save Help Files TANgent OSNAP Summary...61 CHAPTER 3 Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Properties Introduction to Layers...68 What Are Layers? Why Use Them? Creating and Deleting Layers Making a Layer Current Assigning Layer Colors Layer Freeze/Thaw and On/Off Layer Lock/Unlock Introduction to Linetypes Introduction to Properties...74 Properties Palette Match Properties Layers Toolbar In-Class Drawing Project: Floor Plan Layout...77 Basic File Preparation Starting the Floor Plan Drawing the Inner Wall Geometry Drawing the Doors and Windows Summary...83 SPOTLIGHT ON: ARCHITECTURE...87 CHAPTER 4 Text, Mtext, Editing, and Style Introduction to Text and Mtext Text...94 Editing Text... 95

4 4.3 Mtext...96 Formatting Mtext Style Spell Check In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Text and Furniture to Floor Plan Layout NEArest OSNAP Summary CHAPTER 5 Hatch Patterns Introduction to Hatch Hatch Procedures Step 1. Pick the Hatch Pattern You Want to Use Step 2. Indicate Where You Want the Pattern to Go Step 3. Fine-Tune the Pattern by Adjusting Scale and Angle (If Necessary) Step 4. Preview the Pattern and Accept It If OK Working with Hatch Patterns Exploding Hatch Patterns Hatch Pattern Layers and Colors Advanced Hatch Topics Gradient and Solid Fill Solid Fill In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Hatch to Floor Plan Layout Summary CHAPTER 6 Dimensions Introduction to Dimensions Types of Dimensions Linear Dimensions Aligned Dimension Diameter Dimension Radius Dimension Angular Dimension Continuous Dimensions Baseline Dimensions Leader and Multileader Secondary Dimensions Editing Dimensions Customizing Dimensions Dimstyle In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Dimensions to Floor Plan Layout Summary vii CHAPTER 7 Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamic Blocks, Groups, and Purge Introduction to Blocks Difference between Blocks and Wblocks Creating a Block Insert Purge Wblocks Inserting Wblocks Dynamic Blocks Groups Summary...172

5 Spotlight On: Mechanical Engineering CHAPTER 8 Polar, Rectangular, and Path Arrays Polar Array Steps in Creating a Polar Array Additional Operations with Polar Array Legacy Polar Array (Pre-AutoCAD 2012) Rectangular Array Steps in Creating a Rectangular Array Additional Operations with Rectangular Array Legacy Rectangular Array (Pre-AutoCAD 2012) Path Array Steps in Creating a Path Array Additional Operations with Path Array In-Class Drawing Project: Mechanical Device Summary viii CHAPTER 9 Basic Printing and Output Introduction to Printing and Plotting The Essentials What Printer or Plotter to Use What Paper Size to Use What Area to Plot At What Scale to Plot What Pen Settings to Use What Orientation to Use What Offset to Use Miscellaneous The Plot Dialog Box Preview Page Setup Manager Summary CHAPTER 10 Advanced Output Paper Space Introduction to Paper Space What Is Paper Space? Paper Space Concepts Layouts Viewports Scaling Layers Text and dims Annotation Summary Level 1 l Answers to Review Questions LEVEL 2 l Chapters CHAPTER 11 Advanced Linework Introduction to Advanced Linework Pline (Polyline) Pedit Exploding a Pline Additional Pline Options

6 11.3 Xline (Construction Line) Ray Spline Mline (Multiline) Modifying the Mline Mlstyle (Multiline Style) Mledit (Multiline Edit) Other Mline Properties Sketch Applications of Sketch Level 2 Drawing Project (1 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan Summary CHAPTER 12 Advanced Layers Introduction to Advanced Layers Script Files Layer State Manager Layer Filtering Level 2 Drawing Project (2 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan Summary CHAPTER 13 Advanced Dimensions Introduction to Advanced Dimensions Dimension Style Manager Lines Tab Symbols and Arrows Tab Text Tab Fit Tab Primary Units Tab Alternate Units Tab Tolerances Tab Introduction to Constraints Geometric Constraints Types of Geometric Constraints Adding Geometric Constraints Hiding, Showing, and Deleting Geometric Constraints Dimensional Constraints Working with Dimensional Constraints Dimension Driven Design Level 2 Drawing Project (3 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan Summary ix SPOTLIGHT ON: Interior Design CHAPTER 14 Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools Options Files Tab Display Tab Open and Save Tab Plot and Publish Tab System Tab User Preferences Tab Drafting Tab D Modeling Tab

7 Selection Tab Profiles Tab Shortcuts pgp File Altering the pgp File Customize User Interface Design Center Express Tools Blocks Text Layout Tools Dimension Selection Tools Modify Draw File Tools Web Tools Tools Layer Express Tools Level 2 Drawing Project (4 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan Summary x CHAPTER 15 Advanced Design and File Management Tools Introduction to Advanced Design and File Management Tools Align Audit and Recover Blend Break and Join Break, Method Break, Method Join CAD Standards Calculator Defpoints Divide and Point Style Donut Draw Order etransmit Filter Hyperlink Lengthen Object Tracking (OTRACK) Overkill Point and Node Publish Raster Revcloud Sheet Sets Selection Methods Stretch System Variables Tables Tool Palette UCS and Crosshair Rotation Method Method

8 15.29 Window Tiling Wipeout Level 2 Drawing Project (5 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan Summary CHAPTER 16 Importing and Exporting Data Introduction to Importing and Exporting Data Importing and Exporting to and from MS Office Applications Word into AutoCAD AutoCAD into Word Excel into AutoCAD AutoCAD into Excel PowerPoint into AutoCAD AutoCAD into PowerPoint Screen Shots JPG PDFs Other CAD Software Exporting and the Save As Feature Inserting and OLE Level 2 Drawing Project (6 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan Summary CHAPTER 17 External References (Xrefs) Introduction to Xrefs What Is an Xref? Why Do We Need an Xref? What Is the Benefit? Using Xrefs Xref Menu Layers in Xrefs Editing and Reloading Xrefs Multiple Xrefs Ribbon and Xrefs Level 2 Drawing Project (7 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan Summary xi Spotlight On: Electrical Engineering CHAPTER 18 Attributes Introduction to Attributes Creating the Design Creating the Attribute Definitions Creating the Attribute Block Attribute Properties and Editing Exploding Attributes Inserting Attributes Attribute Extraction Invisible Attributes Level 2 Drawing Project (8 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan Summary CHAPTER 19 Advanced Output and Pen Settings Introduction to Advanced Output and Pen Settings Setting Standards...446

9 19.3 The ctb File Step Step Step Additional ctb File Features The lwt Option Level 2 Drawing Project (9 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan Summary CHAPTER 20 Isometric Drawing Introduction to Isometric Perspective Why Use Isometric Perspective Instead of 3D? When Not to Use Isometric Perspective Basic Technique Ellipses in Isometric Drawing Text and Dimensions in Isometric Drawing Level 2 Drawing Project (10 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan Summary Level 2 l Answers to Review Questions LEVEL 3 l Chapters xii CHAPTER 21 3D Basics Axes, Planes, and Faces D Workspaces, Ribbon, Toolbars, and 3D Options Entering and Exiting 3D Projecting into 3D D Dynamic Views Extrude Visual Styles: Hide and Shade ViewCube and Navigation Bar Summary CHAPTER 22 Primitives Introduction to Primitives Box Wedge Cone Sphere Cylinder Torus Pyramid Applying Primitives Summary CHAPTER 23 Object Manipulation Introduction to Object Manipulation Rotate3D Drotate (Gizmo) Mirror3D Darray Dscale Dmove Fillets and Chamfers in 3D Summary...523

10 SPOTLIGHT ON: Aerospace Engineering CHAPTER 24 Boolean Operations Introduction to Boolean Operations Union Subtract Intersect D Modeling Exercise: Building Wall with Door and Window Summary CHAPTER 25 Solid Modeling Introduction to Solid Modeling Revolve Shell Taper D Modeling Exercise: Wastebasket Loft D Modeling Exercise: Mechanical Drill Bit Path Extrusion Sweep Drawing Challenge: Helical Coil Summary CHAPTER 26 Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges Introduction to Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges Polysolid Helix D Path Array Dalign Working with Faces Delete Faces Move Faces Copy Faces Offset Faces Rotate Faces Color Faces Working with Edges Color Edges Copy Edges Helical Coil Explained Summary xiii CHAPTER 27 Surfaces and Meshes Introduction to Surfaces and Meshes Surfacing Commands Planar Surface Region Rulesurf Tabsurf Revsurf Edgesurf Dface and 3Dmesh Smooth Mesh Primitives Mesh Modification 1. Smoothness

11 Mesh Modification 2. Filters and Gizmos Mesh Modification 3. Additional Tools Summary SPOTLIGHT ON: Civil Engineering CHAPTER 28 UCS, Vports, Text, and Dimensions in 3D Introduction to UCS, Vports, Text, and Dimensions in 3D Advanced UCS UCS World UCS Previous Face UCS Object View Origin Z-Axis Vector Point X, Y, and Z Named UCS Views and View Manager Vports Text and Dimensions in 3D Summary xiv CHAPTER 29 Dview, Walk and Fly, Animation, and Action Recording Dynamic View CAmera TArget Distance POints PAn Zoom TWist CLip Hide Off Undo Cameras Walk and Fly Path Animation Action Recording Summary CHAPTER 30 Lighting and Rendering Introduction to Lighting and Rendering Lighting Point Light Spotlight Distant Light Shadows, Sun, and Sky Materials and Rendering Materials Rendering Summary...670

12 Level 3 l Answers to Review Questions Appendices APPENDIX A Additional Information on AutoCAD Who Makes AutoCAD? What Is AutoCAD LT? How Is AutoCAD Purchased and How Much Does It Cost? Are There Significant Differences between AutoCAD Releases? Is There an AutoCAD for the Mac? A Brief History of Autodesk and AutoCAD AutoCAD Releases Major Autodesk Products AutoCAD Related Websites APPENDIX B APPENDIX C APPENDIX D Other CAD Software, Design and Analysis Tools, and Concepts File Extensions Custom Linetypes and Hatch Patterns APPENDIX E Principles of CAD Management Part 1. Know the Seven Golden Rules of AutoCAD Part 2. Know the Capabilities and Limitations of AutoCAD Part 3. Maintain an Office CAD Standard Part 4. Be an Effective Teacher and Hiring Manager Part 5. Stay Current and Competent APPENDIX F AutoLISP Basics and Advanced Customization Tools xv APPENDIX G APPENDIX H APPENDIX I APPENDIX J APPENDIX K APPENDIX L PC Hardware, Printers and Plotters, and Networks What Are Kernels? Lighting, Rendering, Effects, and Animation AutoCAD Certification Exams AutoCAD Employment AutoCAD Humor, Oddities, Quirks, and Easter Eggs INDEX...729