Autocad and autocad lt essentials / Scott Onstott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Onstott, Scott, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer-aided design.

Computer graphics.

AutoCAD.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (435 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Indiana : Sybex : Autodesk, 2017.

Summary:

The step-by-step, full-color AutoCAD 2018 guide with real-world practicality AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018 Essentials provides a full-color, task-based approach to mastering this powerful software. Straightforward, easy-to-follow instruction pairs with real-world, hands-on exercises to help you quickly get up to speed with core features and functions; screenshots illustrate tutorial steps to help you follow along, and each chapter concludes with a more open-ended project so you can dive in and explore a specific topic in-depth. From 2D drawing and organization to 3D modeling, dimensioning, presenting, and more, this helpful guide walks you through everything you need to know to become productive with AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018. The companion website features downloadable starting and ending files for each exercise, so you can jump in at any point and compare your work to the pros, as well as additional tutorials to help you go as deep as you need to go. Exercises walk you through the real-world process of drafting while teaching you critical skills along the way. * Understand the AutoCAD interface and foundational concepts * Master essential drawing and visualization tools * Stay organized with layers, groups, and blocks * Experiment with 3D modeling, add text and dimensions, and much more AutoCAD is the industry-leading technical drawing software, and complete mastery is a vital skill for any design and drafting professional. AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018 Essentials is a smart, quick resource that will help you get up to speed with real-world practical instruction.

Contents:

Intro

AutoCAD® 2018 and AutoCAD LT® 2018: Essentials

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Start Tab

Exercise 1.1: Configure Autodesk 360

Explore the AutoCAD 2018 for Windows User Interface

Exercise 1.2: Explore the Graphical User Interface

Exercise 1.3: Control the AutoCAD Ribbon

Set Drawing Units

Exercise 1.4: Set the AutoCAD Drawing Units

Chapter 2 Gaining Basic Drawing Skills

Navigate 2D Drawings

Exercise 2.1: Navigate a Drawing

Draw Lines and Rectangles

Exercise 2.2: Draw Lines

Exercise 2.3: Draw Rectangles

Cancel, Erase, and Undo

Exercise 2.4: Correct Mistakes

Use Coordinate Systems

Exercise 2.5: Use Absolute Coordinates

Exercise 2.6: Use Relative Coordinates

Exercise 2.7: Use Polar Coordinates

Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons

Exercise 2.8: Create Circles

Exercise 2.9: Create Arcs

Exercise 2.10: Draw Polygons

Use Fillet and Chamfer

Exercise 2.11: Join Nonparallel Lines

Exercise 2.12: Join Crossed Lines with Fillet

Chapter 3 Using Drawing Aids

Use Grid and Snap

Exercise 3.1: Draw with Grid and Snap

Employ Ortho and Polar Tracking

Exercise 3.2: Draw with Ortho and Polar Tracking

Use PolarSnap

Exercise 3.3: Draw with PolarSnap

Select Running Object Snaps

Exercise 3.4: Draw with Running Object Snaps

Harness the From Snap

Exercise 3.5: Use the From Snap

Apply Object Snap Tracking

Exercise 3.6: Use Object Snap Tracking

Chapter 4 Editing Entities

Create Selection Sets

Exercise 4.1: Create a Selection Set at the Select Objects: Prompt

Exercise 4.2: Create a Selection Set Before Deciding on a Command

Use Move and Copy

Exercise 4.3: Move and Copy

Use Rotate and Scale

Exercise 4.4: Rotate and Scale

Work with Arrays.

Exercise 4.5: Create a Rectangular Array

Exercise 4.6: Create a Polar Array

Use Trim and Extend

Exercise 4.7: Trim and Measure

Use Lengthen and Stretch

Exercise 4.8: Lengthen and Stretch

Use Offset and Mirror

Exercise 4.9: Offset and Mirror

Edit with Grips

Exercise 4.10: Edit with Grips

Chapter 5 Shaping Curves

Draw and Edit Curved Polylines

Exercise 5.1: Draw and Edit Curved Polylines

Draw Ellipses

Exercise 5.2: Draw Ellipses

Shape Splines

Exercise 5.3: Work with Control Vertices

Exercise 5.4: Work with Fit Points

Blend Between Objects with Splines

Exercise 5.5: Blend Splines

Chapter 6 Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance

Change Object Properties

Exercise 6.1: Edit Object Properties

Set the Current Layer

Exercise 6.2: Choose the Current Layer

Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects

Exercise 6.3: Assign Layers

Control Layer Visibility

Exercise 6.4: Toggle Layer Status

Exercise 6.5: Isolate Layers

Exercise 6.6: Save Layer States

Apply Linetype

Exercise 6.7: Use Linetype

Assign Properties by Object or by Layer

Exercise 6.8: Assign Properties

Manage Layer Properties

Exercise 6.9: Control Layer Properties

Isolate Objects

Exercise 6.10: Isolate and Hide Individual Objects

Chapter 7 Organizing Objects

Define Blocks

Exercise 7.1: Draw a Chair and Define It as a Block

Exercise 7.2: Draw a Door and Define It as a Block

Insert Blocks

Exercise 7.3: Use Blocks

Edit Blocks

Exercise 7.4: Edit Block Definitions

Exercise 7.5: Assign Floating Properties

Exercise 7.6: Nest Blocks

Exercise 7.7: Explode Blocks

Redefine Blocks

Exercise 7.8: Redefine Block Definitions

Work with Groups

Exercise 7.9: Create Groups

Chapter 8 Hatching and Gradients

Specify Hatch Areas.

Exercise 8.1: Pick Points to Determine Boundaries

Exercise 8.2: Select Objects to Define Boundaries

Associate Hatches with Boundaries

Exercise 8.3: Associate Boundaries

Hatch with Patterns

Exercise 8.4: Specify Properties

Exercise 8.5: Separate Hatch Areas

Hatch with Gradients

Exercise 8.6: Create Gradients

Chapter 9 Working with Blocks and Xrefs

Work with Global Blocks

Exercise 9.1: Write a Local Block Definition to a File

Exercise 9.2: Insert a Drawing as a Local Block

Exercise 9.3: Redefine Local Blocks with Global Blocks

Access Content Globally

Exercise 9.4: Access Global Content

Store Content on Tool Palettes

Exercise 9.5: Add to the Tool Palettes

Reference External Drawings and Images

Exercise 9.6: Use Xrefs

Chapter 10 Creating and Editing Text

Style Text

Exercise 10.1: Create Text Styles

Write Lines of Text

Exercise 10.2: Create Text to Fit

Exercise 10.3: Justify Text

Exercise 10.4: Transform and Create Text

Write and Format Paragraphs Using MTEXT

Exercise 10.5: Write and Format with MTEXT

Edit Text

Exercise 10.6: Edit Content and Properties

Exercise 10.7: Work with Columns

Recognize and Combine Text

Exercise 10.8: Import, Recognize, and Combine Text from PDF

Chapter 11 Dimensioning

Style Dimensions

Exercise 11.1: Create Dimension Styles

Add Dimensions

Exercise 11.2: Use Inquiry Commands

Exercise 11.3: Add Dimension Objects

Exercise 11.4: Add and Style Multileaders

Edit Dimensions

Exercise 11.5: Alter Dimension Objects

Chapter 12 Keeping In Control with Constraints

Work with Geometric Constraints

Exercise 12.1: Use Geometric Constraints

Apply Dimensional Constraints

Exercise 12.2: Create Dimensional Constraints

Constrain Objects Simultaneously with Geometry and Dimensions.

Exercise 12.3: Use Simultaneous Constraints

Make Parametric Changes to Constrained Objects

Exercise 12.4: Alter Constraint Parameters

Chapter 13 Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects

Create Annotative Styles and Objects

Exercise 13.1: Work with Annotative Text

Exercise 13.2: Work with Annotative Dimensions

Create Layouts

Exercise 13.3: Configure Layouts

Adjust Floating Viewports

Exercise 13.4: Work on Layout1

Exercise 13.5: Work on Layout2

Override Layer Properties in Layout Viewports

Exercise 13.6: Override Layer Properties

Draw on Layouts

Exercise 13.7: Lay Out Geometry

Chapter 14 Printing and Plot ting

Configure Output Devices

Exercise 14.1: Set Up a System Printer

Exercise 14.2: Set Up an AutoCAD Plotter

Create Plot Style Tables

Exercise 14.3: Create a Named Plot Style Table

Use Plot Style Tables

Exercise 14.4: Configure New Drawings for Named Plot Style Tables

Exercise 14.5: Assign Plot Styles by Layer or by Object

Plot in Model Space

Exercise 14.6: Plot from Model Space

Plot Layouts in Paper Space

Exercise 14.7: Plot from Paper Space

Export to an Electronic Format

Exercise 14.8: Export to DWF

Exercise 14.9: Export to PDF

Exercise 14.10: Share Design Views

Chapter 15 Working with Data

Geolocate Projects

Exercise 15.1: Geolocate a Drawing

Import SketchUp Models

Exercise 15.2: Import a SketchUp Model

Define Attributes and Blocks

Exercise 15.3: Define Attributes and a Block

Insert Attributed Blocks

Exercise 15.4: Insert Block References with Attributes

Edit Table Styles and Create Tables

Exercise 15.5: Alter a Table Style and Make a Table

Use Fields in Table Cells

Exercise 15.6: Create Fields

Edit Table Data

Exercise 15.7: Alter Table Data

Chapter 16 Navigating 3D Models

Use Visual Styles.

Exercise 16.1: Explore Visual Styles

Work with Tiled Viewports

Exercise 16.2: Tile Viewports

Navigate with the ViewCube

Exercise 16.3: Use the ViewCube to Navigate

Orbit in 3D

Exercise 16.4: Orbit

Use Cameras

Exercise 16.5: Utilize Virtual Cameras

Navigate with SteeringWheels

Exercise 16.6: Use SteeringWheels to Navigate

Save Views

Exercise 16.7: Save Views

Chapter 17 Modeling in 3D

Create Surface Models

Exercise 17.1: Make Planar Surfaces

Exercise 17.2: Revolve a 2D Profile to Create a 3D Model

Exercise 17.3: Sweep Out 3D Geometry

Exercise 17.4: Extrude 2D Geometry into 3D

Edit Surface Models

Exercise 17.5: Trim Surfaces with Other Surfaces

Exercise 17.6: Project Edges on Surfaces

Exercise 17.7: Trim Surfaces with Edges

Create Solid Models

Exercise 17.8: Extrude Solid Objects

Exercise 17.9: Loft Solid Objects

Edit Solid Models

Exercise 17.10: Perform Boolean Operations

Exercise 17.11: Edit Solids

Smooth Mesh Models

Exercise 17.12: Create, Edit, and Smooth Mesh

Live-Section Models

Exercise 17.13: Create and Edit a Section Plane

Chapter 18 Presenting and Documenting 3D Design

Assign Materials

Exercise 18.1: Apply Materials

Place and Adjust Lights

Exercise 18.2: Add Artificial Lights

Exercise 18.3: Simulate Natural Light

Create Renderings

Exercise 18.4: Make Realistic Renderings in the Cloud

Document Models with Drawings

Exercise 18.5: Document Models

Appendix A Making Isometric Drawings

Appendix B Autodesk™ AutoCAD™ 2018 Certification

Index

EULA.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

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OCLC:

990484793