Discovering AutoCAD 2013 / Mark Dix, Paul Riley

Author:: Dix, Mark, 1948-
Published:: Boston : Pearson, [2013]
Copyright Date:: ©2013
Physical Description:: xiv, 682 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Additional Creators:: Riley, Paul, 1943-

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Machine generated contents note: pt. One Basic Two-Dimensional Entities -- ch. 1 Lines and Essential Tools -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Creating a New Drawing -- Workspaces -- Selecting a Template -- Exploring the Drawing Window -- Interacting with the Drawing Window -- The Mouse -- Crosshairs -- The Coordinate Display and Dynamic Input -- The Grid -- Zooming to Center the Grid -- Model Space -- Other Buttons on the Status Bar -- Exploring Command Entry Methods -- Heads-Up Design -- Keyboard and Command Line -- Command Line -- Auto-Complete -- The Application Menu -- The Ribbon -- Tooltips -- Drawing, Undoing, and Erasing Lines -- Snap -- Rubber Band -- Polar Coordinates -- Working with Absolute and Polar Coordinates -- Spacebar and <Enter>Key -- Right-Click Button and Shortcut Menus -- Relative Coordinates and @ -- Direct Distance Entry -- Absolute Coordinates and # -- Undoing Commands with U -- Erasing Lines -- Ortho Mode -- Polar Tracking -- The <Esc> Key -- Saving and Opening Your Drawings -- The Save and Saveas Commands -- Opening Saved Drawings -- Exiting the Drawing Window -- Getting Started -- Plotting or Printing Your Drawing -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- ch. 2 Circles and Drawing Aids -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Changing the Grid Setting -- Picking Options from the Command Line -- Changing the Snap Setting -- Using the Drafting Settings Dialog Box -- Changing Units -- The Drawing Units Dialog Box -- Drawing Circles by Specifying a Center Point and a Radius -- Drawing Circles by Specifying a Center Point and a Diameter -- Accessing AutoCAD Online Help Features -- Using the ERASE Command -- Verb/Noun Editing -- Noun/Verb Editing -- Oops -- Other Object Selection Methods -- Selection by Window -- Selection by Crossing Window -- Selecting the "Last" Entity -- Selecting the "Previous" Selection Set -- Remove and Add -- Undoing a Selection -- Select Similar -- Other Options -- Selection Cycling -- Using Single-Point Object Snap -- Using the Rectang Command -- Customizing Your Workspace -- Plotting or Printing a Drawing -- Specifying a Printer -- Plot Area -- Plot Preview -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- ch. 3 Layers, Colors, and Linetypes -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Creating New Layers -- The Layer Properties Manager Palette -- Assigning Colors to Layers -- Assigning Linetypes -- Assigning Lineweights -- Changing the Current Layer -- Making an Object's Layer Current -- Other Properties of Layers -- Changing Linetype Scale -- Editing Corners Using Fillet -- The Multiple Option -- Trim Mode -- Editing Corners Using Chamfer -- Zooming and Panning with the Scroll Wheel -- Panning with the Scroll Wheel -- Using the Zoom Command -- Zoom Extents -- Zoom Window -- Zoom Previous -- Zoom All -- Entering Single-Line Text -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- ch. 4 Templates, Copies, and Arrays -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Setting Limits -- Model Space and Paper Space -- Setting New Limits -- Creating a Template -- Saving a Template Drawing -- Using the Move Command -- Moving with Grips -- Moving by Typing a Displacement -- Using the Copy Command -- Copying with Grips -- Using the Array Command---Rectangular Arrays -- The Array Contextual Tab -- Using Multifunctional Grips -- Array Associativity -- Creating Center Marks -- Creating Macros with the Action Recorder -- Changing Plot Settings -- The Printer/Plotter Panel -- The Add-a-Plotter Wizard -- Paper Size -- Drawing Orientation -- Plot Area -- Plot Offset -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- ch. 5 Arcs and Polar Arrays -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Creating Polar Arrays -- Drawing Arcs -- The 3P Option -- Start, Center, End -- Start, Center, Angle -- Using the Rotate Command -- Rotating with Grips -- Using Polar Tracking at Any Angle -- Creating Mirror Images of Objects on the Screen -- Mirroring with Grips -- Creating Page Setups -- The Page Setup Dialog Box -- Importing Page Setups -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- ch. 6 Object Snap -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Selecting Points with Object Snap (Single-Point Override) -- Selecting Points with Running Object Snap -- Object Snap Tracking -- Point Acquisition -- Using the Offset Command (Creating Parallel Objects with Offset) -- Shortening Objects with the Trim Command -- Extending Objects with the Extend Command -- Using Stretch to Alter Objects Connected to Other Objects -- Stretching with Grips -- Lengthen and Break -- Creating Plot Layouts -- Opening Layout -- Switching Between Paper Space and Model Space -- Modifying a Layout -- Creating Viewports -- Zooming XP -- Maximize Viewport Button -- Plotting the Multiple-View Drawing -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- pt. Two Text, Dimensions, and Other Complex Entities -- ch. 7 Text -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Entering Single-Line Text with Justification Options -- Right-Justified Text -- Centered Text -- Middle Text -- Aligned Text -- Text Drawn to Fit Between Two Points -- Other Justification Options -- Entering Text on an Angle and Text Using Character Codes -- The Degree Symbol and Other Special Characters -- Entering Multiline Text Using MTEXT -- Editing Text in Place with DDEDIT and MTEDIT -- Modifying Text with the Quick Properties Panel -- Using the Spell Command -- Changing Fonts and Styles -- Panel Extensions -- Switching the Current Style -- Changing Properties with Matchprop -- Scaling Previously Drawn Entities -- Scaling by Reference -- Scaling with Grips -- Creating Tables and Fields -- Inserting Fields -- Updating Fields -- Using AutoCAD Templates, Borders, and Title Blocks -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- ch. 8 Dimensions -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Creating and Saving a Dimension Style -- Drawing Linear Dimensions -- Drawing Multiple Linear Dimensions Using QDIM -- Dimbaseline and Dimcontinue -- Drawing Ordinate Dimensions -- QDIM and the Datum Point Option -- Dimordinate and the UCS Command -- Drawing Angular Dimensions -- Angular Dimensions on Arcs and Circles -- Dimensioning Arcs and Circles -- Radius Dimensions -- Dimensioning with Multileaders -- The Leaders Tool Palette -- Changing Dimension Text -- The DIMedit Command -- The Quick Properties Panel -- Using Associative Dimensions -- Changing Associativity of Dimensions -- Using the Hatch Command -- Other Predefined Patterns -- Gradient Fill -- Scaling Dimensions between Paper Space and Model Space -- Text in Paper Space and Model Space -- The Annotative Property -- Controlling Annotation Scale Visibility -- Annotative Objects with Multiple Scales -- Turning Viewport Borders Off -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- ch. 9 Polylines -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Drawing Polygons -- Drawing Donuts -- Using the Fill Command -- Drawing Straight Polyline Segments -- Drawing Polyline Arc Segments -- Editing Polylines with Pedit -- Drawing Splines -- Editing Splines -- Creating Path Arrays -- Drawing Revision Clouds -- Creating Revision Clouds from Drawn Objects -- Drawing Points -- Using Constraint Parameters -- Geometric Constraints -- Dimensional Constraints -- The Parameters Manager -- Using AutoConstrain and Inferred Constraints -- Using AutoConstrain -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- ch. 10 Blocks, Attributes, and External References -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Creating Groups -- Creating Blocks -- Inserting Blocks into the Current Drawing -- The Insert Tab -- Creating Dynamic Blocks -- The Test Block Window -- Adding Constraints to Dynamic Blocks -- Accessing Data in a Block Table -- Using the Windows Clipboard -- Quick View Drawings -- Inserting Blocks and External References into Other Drawings -- External References -- Using the AutoCAD DesignCenter -- Auto-hide -- Other Features of the DesignCenter -- The Content Explorer -- Defining Attributes -- Inserting Blocks with Attributes -- Editing Attribute Values and Definitions -- Working with External References -- Editing External References in Place -- Clipping External References -- Extracting Data from Attributes -- Creating Tool Palettes -- Exploding Blocks -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- pt. Three Isometric Drawing and Three-Dimensional Modeling -- ch. 11 Isometric Drawing -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Using Isometric Snap -- Switching Isometric Planes -- Using Copy and Other Edit Commands -- Creating Chamfers in an Isometric View -- Drawing Isometric Circles with Ellipse -- Aligning Text with Isometric Planes -- Drawing Ellipses in Orthographic Views -- Drawing Elliptical Arcs -- Saving and Restoring Displays with View -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- ch. 12 3D Modeling -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Creating and Viewing a 3D Wireframe Box -- Changing Viewpoints -- Entering 3D Coordinates -- X/Y/Z Point Filters -- Using Object Snap -- Defining User Coordinate Systems -- Exploring the 3D Basics Workspace -- Creating Solid Boxes and Wedges -- The Box Command -- The Wedge Command -- Accessing Different Visual Styles -- Creating the Union of Two Solids -- Working with DUCS -- Creating Composite Solids with Subtract -- Subtraction -- Creating Chamfers and Fillets on Solid Objects -- Creating Fillets -- 3D Gizmo Editing -- Rendering Solid Models -- The Render Window and Render Presets -- Changing the Background and Naming Views -- Spotlight -- The Lights in Model Palette -- Point Light -- Sunlight Editing -- Geographic Location -- Attaching Materials -- Changing Viewpoints with the ViewCube -- Creating Layouts with Multiple Views -- and Contents note continued: View Details -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects -- ch. 13 More Modeling Techniques and Commands -- Chapter Objectives -- Introduction -- Drawing Polysolids -- Drawing in Multiple Tiled Viewports -- Drawing Cones -- Solid Cone Primitives -- Frustum Cones -- Drawing Pyramids -- Drawing Torus -- Switching to Parallel Projection -- Slicing and Sectioning Solids -- Slice -- Section -- Mesh Modeling -- Subobject Filters -- Smoothing Meshes -- Converting Meshes to Solids -- Adjusting Viewpoints with 3DORBIT -- Orbit -- Free Orbit -- The Arcball and Rotation Cursors -- Other 3DORBIT Features -- Preset and Reset Views -- Visual Aids and Visual Styles -- Continuous Orbit -- Creating 3D Solids from 2D Outlines -- Extrude -- Presspull -- Revolve -- Helix -- The Sweep Command -- Walking Through a 3D Landscape -- Camera and Target -- The 3DWALK and 3DFLY Commands -- Creating an Animated Walk-Through -- Chapter Summary -- Chapter Test Questions -- Chapter Drawing Projects.

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ISBN:

9780132958561 (pbk.)
0132958562

Source of Acquisition:

Purchased with funds from the J. Harvey Fahnestock Endowment for Scientific, Engineering and Rare Books; 2012

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