Chapter 1 Getting Comfortable with AutoCAD |
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Introduction to AutoCAD 1-2 |
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Hand Drawing vs. AutoCAD 1-3 |
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Clarification and Ground Rules 1-3 |
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Options Screen Color & Right-Click 1-10 |
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Customizing Screen Background Color 1-10 |
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Customizing Screen Background Color for Mac 1-11 |
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Customizing Right-Click 1-13 |
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Customizing Right-Click for Mac 1-15 |
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Navigation Controls: UCS Icon, Navigation Bar, and View Cube 1-15 |
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Navigation Controls on the Mac 1-16 |
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Opening & Saving Drawings 1-16 |
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Using the Pull-Down Menu 1-17 |
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Selecting Save As... 1-21 |
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Look in:/Save in: and Place/Where: for Mac 1-21 |
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Chapter 2 Setting-up and Intro to Using AutoCAD |
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Three Easy Commands to Help Get You Started 2-5 |
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Methods of Selecting Objects 2-9 |
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Selection Window (LEFT to RIGHT) 2-10 |
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Crossing Window (RIGHT to LEFT) 2-10 |
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Removing Objects from the Selection Set 2-11 |
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Zoom and Pan Using the Wheel Mouse 2-12 |
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Typing the Zoom Command 2-13 |
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Chapter 3 Commands Set 1: Drawing Construction - Getting Started |
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Construction Line Options 3-10 |
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Horizontal and Vertical Construction Lines 3-10 |
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Angled Construction Lines 3-11 |
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Changing Object Limits 3-14 |
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Using the OSNAP Feature 3-25 |
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Object Snaps Override 3-27 |
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Object Snap Command Alias 3-27 |
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Chapter 4 Hotel Suite Project Tutorial 1* |
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Create the basic shell of the suite 4-5 |
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Chapter 5 Commands Set 2: Working with Your Drawing |
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Getting Information from Your Drawing 5-2 |
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Fillet Creating Round or Sharp Corners 5-10 |
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Setting the Fillet Radius 5-11 |
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Selecting Objects to Fillet 5-11 |
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Importance of Pick Location 5-12 |
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Chamfer Creating Beveled Edges 5-15 |
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Setting the Chamfer Distance 5-15 |
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Manipulating Existing Objects 5-17 |
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Chapter 6 Hotel Suite Project Tutorial 2* |
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Create the Bathroom Walls 6-3 |
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Create the Closet Walls 6-13 |
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Create the Doors and Windows 6-20 |
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Chapter 7 Commands Set 3: Laying-out Your Drawing for Printing |
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Model Space & Paper Space 7-2 |
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Access Model Space in Layout Tab 7-7 |
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Create and Modify Model Space Objects in a Layout 7-8 |
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Adjust the Position and Scale of Model Space Objects in a Viewport 7-8 |
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Lock the Scale of Layout Viewports 7-9 |
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Plotting from Paper Space 7-10 |
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Plotting/Printing Your Drawing 7-15 |
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Renaming Layouts for Mac 7-16 |
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Adding a Layout for Mac 7-19 |
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Add Layout from Template 7-20 |
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Add Layout from Template for Mac 7-22 |
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Chapter 8 Hotel Suite Project Tutorial 3* |
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Create a Layout for Plotting 8-3 |
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Create a Drawing Format 8-9 |
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Create a Template Drawing 8-11 |
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Chapter 9 Commands Set 4: Re-Using Objects and Getting Organized |
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Blocks Treating Multiple Objects as One 9-2 |
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Bring Blocks into Your Drawing 9-9 |
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Bring Styles, etc. into Your Drawing 9-9 |
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Content Palette for Mac 9-10 |
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Manage Libraries: Adding Content 9-10 |
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Bring Blocks into the Drawing on Mac 9-12 |
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Attaching a drawing as a Reference 9-13 |
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Clipping the visible area of a Reference 9-15 |
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External Reference Manager Detach and Reload 9-19 |
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Layer Properties Manager 9-21 |
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Creating a New Layer 9-22 |
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Visibility of Layers 9-23 |
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Assigning a Color to the Layer 9-24 |
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Assigning a Linetype to the Layer 9-25 |
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Changing Object Properties 9-30 |
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Chapter 10 Hotel Suite Project Tutorial 4* |
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Placing Furniture/Fixtures on the Floor Plan 10-3 |
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Adding Blocks to the Drawing 10-8 |
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Create Content Library for Mac 10-8 |
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Adding Blocks to the Bedroom 10-10 |
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Adding Blocks to the Bathroom 10-14 |
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Adding Blocks to the Living Room 10-16 |
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Adding Layers to the Template 10-25 |
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Chapter 11 Commands Set 5: Annotating Your Drawing |
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Modifying Existing Dimensions 11-25 |
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Inserting a Multileader on Your Drawing 11-30 |
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Chapter 12 Hotel Suite Project Tutorial 5* |
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Create an Elevation View 12-3 |
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Adding Blocks to the Drawing 12-5 |
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Adding Blocks to the Bedroom Elevation 12-5 |
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Annotating the Drawing 12-19 |
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Creating a View Symbol Block 12-20 |
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Add a Block and Text, Dimension, and Multileader Styles to Template 12-24 |
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Chapter 13 Commands Set 6: Creating and Editing Schedules |
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Tables Creating a Schedule 13-2 |
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Creating a Table Style 13-2 |
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Inserting Tables on the Drawing 13-7 |
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Editing an Existing Table 13-9 |
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Chapter 14 Commands Set 7: Creating Curves and Rendering |
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Chapter 15 Miscellaneous Techniques, Commands, and Options |
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Finding the Center of a Rectangle 15-3 |
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Break & Break at Point 15-6 |
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Cut (or Copy)/Paste Using the Clipboard 15-13 |
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Changing Objects from Model Space to Paper Space 15-13 |
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Define the Circle with 3 points 15-19 |
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Define the Circle with 2 points 15-20 |
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Chamfered Corner Rectangle 15-22 |
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Filleted Corner Rectangle 15-22 |
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AutoCAD Calculates Distance 15-22 |
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Trim/Extend Options 15-23 |
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Customize User Interface - PC 15-26 |
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Customize User Interface - Mac 15-31 |
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Index |
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