Go beyond Auto CAD essentials to create amazing 2D and 3Dtechnical drawings
Auto CADis the leading drawing software used by design anddrafting professionals to create 2D and 3D technical drawings.Mastering Auto CAD and Auto CAD LT guides you through Auto CADessentials using concise explanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions, and hands-on projects for both Auto CADand Auto CAD LT.
You’ll understand the basics of the interface and draftingtools, as well as how to effectively use hatches, fields, andtables.
* Details attributes, dynamic blocks, drawing curves, and solidfills, as well as exploring 3D modeling and imaging
* Explores the fully revised 3D rendering features and the new 3DSurface modeling tools
* Covers the new 2D features like the updated Hatch tools, object transparency and Isolate/Hide objects
* Discusses customization and integration, as well as usefultools and utilities
* Includes a searchable PDF of the entire book, a trial versionof Auto CAD, and before-and-after tutorial files
Accompanied by a DVD with more than a dozen video tutorials, this book will help you master Auto CAD and bring your technicaldrawings to life.
Innehållsförteckning
Foreword xxix
Introduction xxxi
Part 1 * The Basics 1
Chapter 1 * Exploring the Auto CAD and Auto CAD LT Interface3
Chapter 2 * Creating Your First Drawing 27
Chapter 3 * Setting Up and Using Auto CAD’s Drafting Tools 73
Chapter 4 * Organizing Objects with Blocks and Groups111
Chapter 5 * Keeping Track of Layers and Blocks 139
Part 2 * Mastering Intermediate Skills 169
Chapter 6 * Editing and Reusing Data to Work Efficiently171
Chapter 7 * Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References 209
Chapter 8 * Introducing Printing, Plotting, and Layouts255
Chapter 9 * Understanding Plot Styles 285
Chapter 10 * Adding Text to Drawings 309
Chapter 11 * Using Fields and Tables 343
Chapter 12 * Using Dimensions 363
Part 3 * Mastering Advanced Skills 407
Chapter 13 * Using Attributes 409
Chapter 14 * Copying Existing Drawings into Auto CAD435
Chapter 15 * Advanced Editing and Organizing 455
Chapter 16 * Laying Out Your Printer Output 495
Chapter 17 * Making ’Smart’ Drawings with Parametric Tools 519
Chapter 18 * Using Dynamic Blocks 539
Chapter 19 * Drawing Curves 571
Chapter 20 * Getting and Exchanging Data from Drawings601
Part 4 * 3D Modeling and Imaging 629
Chapter 21 * Creating 3D Drawings 631
Chapter 22 * Using Advanced 3D Features 675
Chapter 23 * Rendering 3D Drawings 729
Chapter 24 * Editing and Visualizing 3D Solids 797
Chapter 25 * Exploring 3D Mesh and Surface Modeling837
Part 5 * Customization and Integration 883
Chapter 26 * Using the Express Tools 885
Chapter 27 * Exploring Auto LISP 913
Chapter 28 * Customizing Toolbars, Menus, Linetypes, and Hatch Patterns 937
Chapter 29 * Managing and Sharing Your Drawings 975
Chapter 30 * Keeping a Project Organized with Sheet Sets1017
Appendices 1059
Appendix A * The Bottom Line 1061
Appendix B * Installing and Setting Up Auto CAD 1089
Appendix C * Hardware and Software Tips 1117
Appendix D * System Variables and Dimension Styles1137
Appendix E * About the Companion DVD 1155
Appendix F * The Auto CAD 2011 Certification Exams 1159
Index 1165
Om författaren
George Omura is a licensed architect and Autodesk Authorized Author who has more than 30 years of experience in architecture and has been using Auto CAD for more than 20 years. He has worked on design projects ranging from resort hotels to metropolitan transit systems to the San Francisco Library project. He is the all-time bestselling Auto CAD author and was cited as favorite CAD author by members of the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) in AUGIWorld magazine’s ’Best of Everything CAD’ issue.
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