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Introducing AutoCAD 2008
Introducing AutoCAD 2008
ISBN: 0470121505
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 147
Authors:
George Omura
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Back Cover
Back Cover
Introducing AutoCAD 2008
Introduction
How to Use This Book
What You ll Find
How to Contact the Author
Chapter 1: Getting Familiar with AutoCAD
Understanding the AutoCAD Window
Starting a Drawing
Panning and Zooming to Adjust Your View
Understanding the Layout View
Understanding How Command Options Work
Getting Help
Summary
Chapter 2: Understanding the Drafting Tools
Understanding the AutoCAD Coordinate System
Setting Up a Drawing
Using a Digital T Square and Triangle
Getting a Visual Reference with the Grid Mode
Snapping to the Grid or Other Regular Intervals
Changing the Grid and Snap Settings
Selecting Exact Locations on Objects
Aligning Objects Using Object Snap Tracking and Tracking Points
Using the Temporary Tracking Point Feature
Summary
Chapter 3: Drawing 2D Objects
Working with the 2D Draw Control Panel
Drawing Straight Lines
Drawing Circles and Arcs
Drawing Curves
Drawing Parallel Lines
Drawing Revision Clouds
Working with Hatch Patterns and Solid Fills
Drawing Regular Polygons
Using Objects to Lay Out Your Drawing
Summary
Chapter 4: Editing AutoCAD Objects
Selecting Objects
Editing the Windows Way
Changing Objects with Grips and Dynamic Input
Controlling Objects Using the Properties Palette
Summary
Chapter 5: Editing with the 2D Draw Control Panel Tools
Selecting Objects
Erasing Objects
Joining Objects
Moving and Copying
Scaling, Stretching, and Rotating
Breaking an Object into Two
Editing Xrefs and Blocks
Editing Polylines
Summary
Chapter 6: Creating 3D Drawings
Getting to Know the 3D Modeling Workspace
Drawing in 3D Using Solids and Surfaces
Changing Your Point of View
Creating 3D Forms from 2D Shapes
Specifying Exact Distances in 3D Space
Controlling the Appearance of Your Model
Summary
Chapter 7: Getting Organized with Layers
Creating and Assigning Layers
Setting the Current Layer
Controlling Layer Visibility
Locking Layers from Printing and Editing
Finding the Layers You Want
Taming an Unwieldy List of Layers
Saving and Recalling Layer Settings
Using the Layers II Toolbar for Managing Layers
Organizing Visual Content Using Properties
Summary
Chapter 8: Using Blocks, Groups, Xrefs, and DesignCenter
Using Blocks to Organize Objects
Organizing Objects Using Groups
Getting Multiple Uses from Drawings Using External References
Keeping Track of Drawing Components with DesignCenter
Keeping Tools on Hand with Tool Palettes Window
Summary
Chapter 9: Creating Text
Adding and Formatting Text
Understanding Text and Scale
Using Styles to Organize Your Fonts
Adding Single Words with the Single-Line Text Object
Adding Tables to Your Drawing
Summary
Chapter 10: Using Dimensions
Understanding the Parts of an AutoCAD Dimension
Dimensioning in the Model Tab or a Layout Tab
Drawing Linear Dimensions
Dimensioning Nonorthogonal Objects
Adding a Note with an Arrow Using the Leader Tool
Using Ordinate Dimensions
Adding Tolerance Notation
Editing Dimensions
Setting Up the Dimension s Appearance
Summary
Chapter 11: Gathering Information
Measuring Areas
Finding the Coordinate of a Point
Measuring Distances
Measuring Angles
Getting the General Status of the Drawing
Finding the Time Spent on a Drawing
Adding Nondrawing Data to Store with Your Drawing
Finding Text in a Drawing
Locating and Selecting Named Components
Finding Missing Support Files
Summary
Chapter 12: Laying Out and Printing Your Drawing
Setting Up a Drawing for Printing
Printing Your Drawing
Storing Your Printer Settings
Controlling Color, Lines, and Fills through Plot Styles
Assigning Named Plot Styles Directly to Layers and Objects
Converting a Drawing from Color Plot Styles to Named Plot Styles
Summary
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Sidebars
Introducing AutoCAD 2008
ISBN: 0470121505
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 147
Authors:
George Omura
BUY ON AMAZON
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