Introducing AutoCAD 2008
- 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
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- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Sidebars