List of Sidebars

Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with AutoCAD

AUTOCAD 2008 VERSUS AUTOCAD 2008 LT

CHANGING 3D VIEWS TO 2D VIEWS AND BACK

CONTROLLING THE STATUS BAR DISPLAY

"CHATTING" WITH AUTOCAD

UNDERSTANDING THE COMMAND, TOOL, AND OPTION RELATIONSHIP

WHEN YOU NEED TO UNDO

TURNING ON THE TABS

ACCURATE PANNING

Chapter 2: Understanding the Drafting Tools

INTERPRETING THE CURSOR MODES AND UNDERSTANDING PROMPTS

USING OSNAP TRACKING AND POLAR TRACKING TOGETHER

Chapter 3: Drawing 2D Objects

WHAT ARE MULTILINES?

ANNOTATIVE HATCH PATTERNS

HOW TO QUICKLY MATCH A HATCH PATTERN AND OTHER PROPERTIES

TIPS FOR USING THE BOUNDARY HATCH

MARKING OFF INTERVALS USING DRAWING ASSEMBLIES INSTEAD OF POINT OBJECTS

OTHER DRAWING METHODS

Chapter 5: Editing with the 2D Draw Control Panel Tools

PROVIDING BASE POINTS

REDUCING BLOCKS AND POLYLINES TO SIMPLE LINES AND ARCS WITH EXPLODE

Chapter 6: Creating 3D Drawings

USING OBJECT SNAPS IN 3D SPACE

WORKING WITH USER COORDINATE SYSTEMS

CONVERTING 3D OBJECTS FROM EARLIER VERSIONS TO 3D SURFACES

Chapter 7: Getting Organized with Layers

CONTROLLING COLORS AND LINETYPES OF BLOCKED OBJECTS

USING TRUE OR PANTONE COLORS

SCALE FACTORS IN LEGACY DRAWINGS

UNDERSTANDING THE BYBLOCK SETTING

Chapter 8: Using Blocks, Groups, Xrefs, and DesignCenter

EDITING A BLOCK

NESTING XREFS AND USING OVERLAYS

AUTOMATICALLY SCALING DRAWINGS AND BLOCKS AT INSERTION

Chapter 10: Using Dimensions

DIMENSIONING STANDARDS

CONTROLLING THE SIZE OF DIMENSION FEATURES

USING OSNAPS WHILE DIMENSIONING

WHY DO MY ANGULAR DIMENSIONS SHOW ONLY WHOLE DEGREES?

SETTING UP DIMENSIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS

Chapter 12: Laying Out and Printing Your Drawing

HOW DO I GET MY COLORS TO PRINT IN BLACK AND WHITE?