Instant AutoCAD essentials / Stephen J. Ethier, Christine A. Ethier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ethier, Stephen J.

Contributor:

Ethier, Christine A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer graphics.

AutoCAD.

Physical Description:

xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, NJ ; Columbus, OH : Prentice Hall, 2000.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Screen Layout 2

Using the Mouse 3

Pull-Down Menu Bar 4

Docked Toolbars and Floating Toolbars 4

Floating Command Window 4

Status Bar and Coordinate Display 5

Selecting Objects 9

Selection Options 10

View Manipulation 12

The REDRAW Command 12

The ZOOM Command 12

File Management 14

The New Command 14

The Open Command 15

The SAVE, QSAVE, SAVEAS Commands 15

The EXIT or QUIT Commands 17

Preparing the Drawing File 22

Units 22

Layers 24

Linetypes 24

Limits 27

Templates 27

Drawing Aids 31

Object Snap 32

Methods of Accessing Object Snap 33

Chapter 3 Every Journey Begins with a Single Line: ...Go! 39

Coordinate Input 39

Absolute Coordinate Entry 39

Relative Coordinate Entry 40

Polar Coordinate Entry 42

Object Properties 42

Color 42

Layer 43

Linetype 43

Linetype Scale 43

Modifying an Object's Properties 43

Basic Objects 46

Points 46

Lines 46

Circles 47

Arcs 48

New from Old 50

Copy 50

Offset 51

Mirror 52

Array 52

Rectangular 52

Polar 52

Fillet 53

Chamfer 54

Chapter 4 Alterations Done Here: Modifying 59

Selecting Objects 59

TRIM, EXTEND, and BREAK 59

TRIM 60

EXTEND 60

BREAKS 61

MOVE and ROTATE 63

MOVE 63

ROTATE 64

SCALE, LENGTHEN, and STRETCH 65

SCALE 66

LENGTHEN 66

STRETCH 67

Grips 69

Chapter 5 WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get): Viewing 75

Viewing 77

ZOOM Realtime and PAN Realtime 77

ZOOM Previous 77

ZOON Dynamic 77

Aerial View 79

Saving and Recalling 79

PAN 80

REDRAW versus REGEN 81

Layers 82

Layer Options and Their Icons 83

What? 87

Let's Get Busy! 88

Chapter 6 A New Slant on Your ABCs: Text 89

Text Styles 89

Font 89

Height 91

Width Factor 91

Obliquing Angle 91

Backwards 91

Upside-Down 91

Vertical 91

Adding Text 93

The Justify Option 93

Special Characters 94

Multiline Text 94

Editing Text 97

Check Spelling 98

Chapter 7 How Big Was The One That Got Away?: Dimensions 103

Dimensioning 103

Dimension Terminology 103

Dimension Lines 103

Extension Lines 104

Leader Line 104

Dimension Text 104

Center Mark 105

Baseline Dimensioning 105

Chain Dimensioning 106

Diameter Dimensioning 106

Radius Dimensioning 106

Dimension Toolbar 106

Dimension Styles 106

Creating Dimension Styles 107

Geometry Dialog Box 108

Dimension Lines 108

Extension Lines 108

Arrowheads 108

Center 108

Scale 109

Format Dialog Box 109

Annotation Dialog 110

Primary Units 110

Alternate Units 111

Tolerance 111

Text 111

Adding Dimensions 112

Linear Horizontal 112

Radial/Diameter 112

Angular 3-Point 113

Leader 113

Center Marks 114

Baseline and Continue 114

Editing Dimensions 117

Dimension Features 117

Dimension Edit 118

Dimension Text Edit 118

Dimension Style 118

Moving Dimensions Using Grips 118

Testing... testing... 1, 2, 3 119

Chapter 8 Living in a Material World: Hatching 123

Patterns 123

Boundaries 123

Creating Hatch 126

Pattern Type 126

Pattern Properties 126

Boundary 127

Attributes 128

Advanced Options Dialog Box 128

Hatch Techniques 129

Chapter 9 Paperless Society: Plotting 133

Arriving at Something You Can Hold 133

Plot Configuration 133

Device and Default 133

Pen Parameters 133

Additional Parameters 135

Paper Size and Orientation 135

Scale, Rotation, and Origin 135

Plot Preview 135

Plotting Procedure 136

Plotting Problems and Solutions 137

Customizing Printer Settings 139

Chapter 10 Building a Better Mousetrap: Advanced Creation and Editing 141

Creating and Editing Polylines 141

PLINE Command 141

Polyline Linetype 142

Polyline Editing 142

Polylines with FILLET, OFFSET, and EXPLODE Rectangles, Polygons, and, of course, Donuts! 143

Chapter 11 Cloning Dolly and Beyond: Symbol Creation and Application 149

Blocks 149

Inside Creation 150

Outside Creation 150

Block Insertion 150

Block Manipulation 153

Creation Techniques 154

Insertion Techniques 154

Symbol Libraries 154

CD-ROM Symbol Libraries 155

Mechanical Symbols 156

Architectural Symbols 158

Electrical/Electronic Symbols 158

Chapter 12 Virtual Cut and Paste: Advanced Viewing and Plotting 165

Displaying Graphic Images for Maximum Input 165

Viewports 165

Tiled Viewports 165

Floating Viewports 166

Creating a Paper Space Layout 167

Steps 167

Paper Space Behavior 168

Layers 168

Displaying View 168

Linetype Scale 170

Paper Space Dimensioning versus Model Space Dimensioning 170

Let's Get Busy! 173.

ISBN:

0130114146

OCLC:

41090843