Chapter 4: Organizing Your Work


Overview

Drawing the tub, toilet , and sink in Chapter 3 might have taken what seemed to you an inordinate amount of time. As you continue to use AutoCAD, however, you will learn to draw objects more quickly. You will also need to draw fewer of them because you can save drawings as symbols to be used like rubber stamps, duplicating drawings instantaneously wherever they are needed. This saves you a lot of time when you're composing drawings.

To make effective use of AutoCAD, you should begin a symbol library of drawings you use frequently. A mechanical designer might have a library of symbols for fasteners, cams, valves , or any type of parts for their application. An electrical engineer might have a symbol library of capacitors, resistors, switches, and the like. A circuit designer will have yet another unique set of frequently used symbols. This book's companion CD contains a variety of ready-to-use symbol libraries. Check them out ”you're likely to find some you can use.

In Chapter 3, you drew three objects ”a bathtub, toilet, and sink ”that architects often use. In this chapter, you will see how to create symbols from those drawings. You will also learn about layers and how you can use them to organize information.




Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005
Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005
ISBN: 0782143407
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 261
Authors: George Omura

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