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Chapter 1: This Is AutoCAD
Message to Veteran AutoCAD Users
If You Can't Find the UCS Icon
Communicating with AutoCAD
Terminology to Remember: Cascading Menu
Menus versus the Keyboard
The Aerial View Window
Chapter 2: Creating Your First Drawing
Working with Toolbars
Getting Out of Trouble
A Fast Way to Enter Distances
Cleaning Up the Screen
Controlling the Status Bar Display
Other Selection Options
A Quick Summary of the Grips Feature
Chapter 3: Learning the Tools of the Trade
Using the Imperial and Metric Examples
Things to Watch Out for When Entering Distances
The Ortho Mode
Architects and Their Symbols
Selecting Close or Overlapping Objects
Making Adjustments to the AutoSnap Feature
The Osnap Options
Using AutoCAD's Automatic Save Feature
Rectangle Options
Using Osnap Tracking and Polar Tracking Together
Chapter 4: Organizing Your Work
Symbols for Projects Large and Small
Restoring Objects That Have Been Removed by the Make Block Tool or the Block Command
An Alternative to Blocks
Getting Multiple Uses from a Drawing Using Layers
Understanding Object Properties
Controlling Colors and Line Types of Blocked Objects
Other Layer Options
Setting Individual Colors, Line Types, and Line-Type Scales
Managing Symbols and Settings with the Tool Palette and the DesignCenter
Chapter 5: Editing for Productivity
Opening a File as Read-Only
Making Random Multiple Copies
Importing Settings from External Reference Files
Understanding the Osnap Tracking Vector
Other Methods for Using the Break Command
The Xline Options
Quickly Setting the Current Layer to That of an Existing Object
Chapter 6: Enhancing Your Drawing Skills
Creating Multiple Views
Opening a File to a Particular View
Substituting Blocks
How to Quickly Match a Hatch Pattern and Other Properties
Importing Blocks, Layers, and Other Named Elements from External Files
External References in the San Francisco Main Library Project
Special Save As Options That Affect Demand Loading
Chapter 7: Printing, Plotting, and Layouts
Controlling the Appearance of the Layout Tabs
Lineweights Past and Present
Colors and Line Weights in the San Francisco Main Library
ISO Pen Widths
Converting a Drawing from Color Plot Styles to Named Plot Styles
Plotting Image Files and Converting 3D to 2D
Understanding the Plott and Publish Tab in the Options Dialog Box
Chapter 8: Adding Text to Drawings
Using PostScript Fonts
Importing Text Files
The Textfill System Variable
Keeping Text from Mirroring
Adding Graphics to Table Cells
Making Substitutions for Missing Fonts
Manipulating Text Beyond Labels
Chapter 9: Using Dimensions
Fitting Text and Arrows in Tight Places
Using Grids in Architectural Dimensions
Making Changes to Multiple Dimensions
Modifying the Dimension Style Settings by Using Override
Understanding the Stretch Command
Understanding the Power of the Properties Palette
Chapter 10: AttributesStoring Data with Graphics
Understanding Attribute Definition Modes
Using Spaces in Attribute Values
Common Uses for Attributes
Using a Template File
Chapter 11: Copying Pre-existing Drawings into AutoCAD
Tracing with Tablets
Calibrating More Than Two Points
Scanning a Drawing
Tips for Importing Raster Images
The Image Manager Box Options
Chapter 12: Power Editing
Quick Access to Your Favorite Commands
Displaying Grips of Objects within a Block
Singling Out Proximate Objects
Nesting External References and Using Overlays
Disappearing Viewports
Masking Out Parts of a Drawing
Paper Space and the San Francisco Main Library Project
Chapter 13: Drawing Curves and Solid Fills
Turning Objects into Polylines and Polylines into Splines
Marking Off Intervals by Using Blocks Instead of Points
Chapter 14: Getting and Exchanging Data from Drawings
Recording Area Data in a Drawing File
Exchanging Files with Earlier Releases
Adding Sound, Motion, and Photos to Your Drawings
Chapter 15: Introducing 3D
The UCS Follows Your Orthogonal Views
Obscuredcolor and Obscuredltype Tips
Setting Layers and Hidden Lines Carefully
Things to Watch Out for When Editing 3D Objects
Chapter 16: Using Advanced 3D Features
Controlling the UCS Icon
Quick Hops to Your UCSs
Creating a 3D Mesh by Specifying Coordinates
Chapter 17: Rendering and Animating 3D Drawings
Improving the Smoothness of Circles and Arcs
Custom Object Types in AutoCAD
Chapter 18: Mastering 3D Solids
What Are Isolines?
Using the Command Line for Solids Editing
Creating a 2D Projection from Your 3D Model
Chapter 19: Introduction to Customization
Loading the Express Tools
Other Customization Options
Chapter 20: Integrating AutoCAD into Your Projects and Organization
Opening Toolbars from the Command Line
The Windows Menu Files
Loading AutoLISP Macros with Your Submenu
Chapter 21: Managing and Sharing Your Drawings
Using Your Web Space
Using the Favorites Tool in the AutoCAD File Dialog Boxes
Chapter 22: Keeping a Project Organized with Sheet Sets
Setting the Sheet Set Properties
Taking Advantage of Other Field Options
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Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005
ISBN: 0782143407
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 261
Authors:
George Omura
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Absolute Beginner[ap]s Guide to Project Management
Essential Project Manager Toolkit
How Does Defining a Project Relate to Project Planning?
Why Is the WBS Important?
Next Step in the Schedule Development Process
Ten Key Principles
The Complete Cisco VPN Configuration Guide
IPsec Standards
ISAKMP/IKE Phase 1 Preparation
Address Translation and L2L Sessions
Connection Modes
ISAKMP/IKE Phase 2 Connections
Lotus Notes Developers Toolbox: Tips for Rapid and Successful Deployment
An Introduction to LotusScript
Expand and Collapse All View Categories
How to Inherit Fields Between Forms
How to Enforce Consistent ACL Settings Across Replicas
Installing a Notes Database
Web Systems Design and Online Consumer Behavior
Chapter I e-Search: A Conceptual Framework of Online Consumer Behavior
Chapter IV How Consumers Think About Interactive Aspects of Web Advertising
Chapter X Converting Browsers to Buyers: Key Considerations in Designing Business-to-Consumer Web Sites
Chapter XI User Satisfaction with Web Portals: An Empirical Study
Chapter XVI Turning Web Surfers into Loyal Customers: Cognitive Lock-In Through Interface Design and Web Site Usability
Visual Studio Tools for Office(c) Using C# with Excel, Word, Outlook, and InfoPath
Working with the Workbooks Collection
Outlook Issues
Binding-Related Extensions to Host Items and Host Controls
The ServerDocument Object Model
VSTO Prerequisites
Microsoft Office Visio 2007 Step by Step (Step By Step (Microsoft))
Adding Decorative Elements to Diagrams
Creating Organization Charts
Key Points
Creating Scaled Office Spaces
Choose the Right Book for You
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