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Harnessing Autocad 2001

by: Stellman, Thomas A.; Krishnan, G. V.

Harnessing Autocad 2001

by: Stellman, Thomas A.; Krishnan, G. V.

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9780766830097
ISBN 10:
0766830098
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 11/29/2000
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Harnessing AutoCAD 2000i includes excellent coverage of AutoCAD software fundamentals reinforced with illustrations and numerous exercises, including step-by-step project exercises. Chapter features include input methods, drawing setup, and "Points of Interest". Chapter review questions check progress and comprehension.

Introduction	p. xxiii
Harnessing the Power of Autocad 2000i	p. XXIII
Highlights and Features of This New Edition	p. XXIII
How to Use This Book	p. XXIV
Style Conventions	p. XXV
How to Invoke Commands	p. XXV
Exercise Icons	p. XXV
Online Companion	p. XXVI
E-Resource	p. XXVI
Wewant to Hear From You!	p. XXVII
About the Authors	p. XXVIII
Acknowledgments	p. XXVIII
Getting Started	p. 1
Autocad Commands	p. 2
Starting Autocad	p. 2
Autocad Screen	p. 14
Input Methods	p. 23
Using Dialog Boxes	p. 31
Getting Help	p. 34
Beginning a New Drawing with the New Command	p. 44
Opening an Existing Drawing with the Open Command	p. 45
Working with Multiple Drawings	p. 49
Changing Units	p. 51
Changing the Limits	p. 55
Saving a Drawing	p. 58
Exiting Autocad	p. 61
Review Questions	p. 62
Fundamentals I	p. 65
Constructing Geometric Figures	p. 65
Coordinate Systems	p. 73
Exercises 2-1 Through 2-4	p. 80
Object Selection	p. 106
Modify Objects	p. 108
Project Excercise	p. 111
Exercises 2-5 Through 2-8	p. 125
Exercises 2-9 Through 2-24	p. 135
Review Questions	p. 144
Fundamentals II	p. 149
Drafting Settings	p. 149
Display Control	p. 196
Setting Multiple Viewports	p. 211
Creating and Modifying Layer System	p. 218
Setting the Linetype Scale Factor	p. 238
Wild Cards and Named Objects	p. 239
U, Undo, and Redo Commands	p. 240
Project Excercise	p. 244
Exercises 3-1 Through 3-6	p. 254
Review Questions	p. 263
Fundamentals III	p. 269
Drawing Construction Lines	p. 269
Drawing Polygons	p. 272
Drawing Ellipses	p. 276
Drawing Polylines	p. 280
Drawing Text	p. 287
Editing Text	p. 298
Creating and Modifying Text Styles	p. 301
Creating Objects from Existing Objects	p. 305
Modifying Objects	p. 325
Project Excercise	p. 333
Exercises 4-1 Through 4-7	p. 349
Review Questions	p. 360
Fundamentals IV	p. 365
Constructing Geometric Figures	p. 365
Object Selection	p. 373
Object Selection Modes	p. 376
Modifying Objects	p. 378
Project Excercise	p. 394
Exercises 5-1 Through 5-5	p. 403
Review Questions	p. 410
Fundamentals V	p. 415
Multilines	p. 415
Spline Curves	p. 437
Editingwith Grips	p. 443
Selecting Objects by Quick Select	p. 450
Selection Set by Filter Tool	p. 452
Changing Properties of Selected Objects	p. 454
Grouping Objects	p. 456
Information about Objects	p. 461
System Variables	p. 465
Project Excercise	p. 468
Exercises 6-1 Through 6-6	p. 491
Review Questions	p. 499
Dimensioning	p. 505
Dimension Terminology	p. 506
Associative/Non-Associative Dimensions	p. 508
Dimensioning Commands	p. 508
Editing Dimension Text	p. 539
Dimension Styles	p. 542
Overriding the Dimension Feature	p. 557
Updating Dimensions	p. 558
Project Excercise	p. 560
Exercises 7-1 Through 7-5	p. 569
Review Questions	p. 579
Plotting/Printing	p. 583
Planning the Plotted Sheet	p. 583
Plotting from Model Space	p. 590
Plotting from Layout (Wysiwyg)	p. 604
Creating and Modifying Plot Styletables	p. 633
Changing Plot Style Property Foran Object or Layer	p. 644
Configuring Plotters	p. 646
Batch Plotting	p. 650
Project Excercise	p. 651
Review Questions	p. 665
Hatching and Boundaries	p. 669
What is Hatching?	p. 669
Defining the Hatch Boundary	p. 670
Bhatchversus Hatch	p. 671
Editing Hatches	p. 685
Controlling Thevisibility of Hatch Patterns	p. 686
Project Excercise	p. 687
Exercises 9-1 Through 9-6	p. 695
Review Questions	p. 703
Block References and Attributes	p. 705
Creating Blocks	p. 706
Inserting Block References	p. 712
Nested Blocks	p. 716
Explode Command	p. 716
Multiple Inserts of Block References	p. 718
Inserting Unit Block References	p. 718
Creating One Drawing from Another	p. 726
Base Command	p. 728
Attributes	p. 728
Attribute Commands	p. 731
Dividing Objects	p. 756
Measuring Objects	p. 757
Project Excercise	p. 758
Exercises 10-1 Through 10-5	p. 772
Review Questions	p. 779
External References	p. 785
External References	p. 785
External References and Dependent Symbols	p. 787
Attaching and Manipulating with the Xref Command	p. 789
Adding Dependent Symbols to the Current Drawing	p. 796
Controlling the Display of External References	p. 797
Editing Reference Files/Xref Edit Control	p. 800
Managing External References	p. 802
Images	p. 803
Project Excercise	p. 812
Exercises 11-1 Through 11-5	p. 823
Review Questions	p. 836
AutoCAD DesignCenter	p. 839
Opening the Designcenter Window	p. 841
Positioning the Designcenter Window	p. 842
Parts of the Designcenter Window	p. 844
Toolbar Buttons	p. 846
Viewing Content	p. 852
Searching for Content	p. 860
Adding Content to Drawings	p. 864
Opening Drawings	p. 865
Exiting Autocad Designcenter	p. 865
Drawing Exercises 12-1 Through 12-4	p. 866
Review Questions	p. 872
Utility Commands	p. 875
Partial Load	p. 875
Drawing Properties	p. 877
The Geometric Calculator (CAL)	p. 880
Managing Named Objects	p. 889
Deleting Unused Named Objects	p. 890
Command Modifier--Multiple	p. 893
Utility Display Commands	p. 893
Changing the Display Order of Objects	p. 898
Object Properties	p. 899
X, Y, and Z Filters--an Enhancement to Object Snap	p. 906
Shell Command	p. 909
Setting Up a Drawing	p. 910
Time Command	p. 914
Audit Command	p. 915
Object Linking and Embedding (Ole)	p. 916
Custom Settings with the Options Dialog Box	p. 925
Saving Objects in Other File Formats (Exporting)	p. 942
Importingvarious File Formats	p. 943
Slides and Scripts	p. 945
Review Questions	p. 955
Internet Utilities	p. 961
Using Autocad Today	p. 962
Launching the Default Web Browser	p. 967
Uniform Resource Locator	p. 969
Opening and Saving Drawings From the Internet	p. 971
Working with Hyperlinks	p. 974
Drawing Web Format	p. 980
Publishing Autocad Drawings to the Web	p. 990
Etransmit Utility	p. 995
Using Meet Now	p. 1000
Project Excercise	p. 1007
Review Questions	p. 1011
AutoCAD 3D	p. 1015
What is 3D?	p. 1015
Coordinate Systems	p. 1017
Viewing in 3D	p. 1033
Creating 3D Objects	p. 1046
Creating Meshes	p. 1053
Editing in 3D	p. 1063
Creating Solid Shapes	p. 1069
Creating Composite Solids	p. 1080
Editing 3D Solids	p. 1086
Mass Properties of a Solid	p. 1107
Placing Multiviews in Paper Space	p. 1109
Generating Views Inviewports	p. 1112
Generating Profiles	p. 1113
Project Excercise	p. 1115
Exercises 15-1 Through 15-5	p. 1133
Review Questions	p. 1138
Rendering	p. 1145
Shading a Model	p. 1145
Rendering a Model	p. 1147
Setting Up Lights	p. 1153
Setting Up a Scene	p. 1157
Materials	p. 1160
Setting Preferences for Rendering	p. 1162
Saving an Image	p. 1164
Viewing an Image	p. 1164
Statistics	p. 1166
Review Questions	p. 1167
The Tablet and Digitizing	p. 1171
Tablet Operation	p. 1172
Custom Menus	p. 1174
Tablet Command	p. 1174
Tablet Mode and Sketching	p. 1181
Review Questions	p. 1182
Customizing AutoCAD	p. 1185
External Commands and Aliases	p. 1185
Customizing Menus	p. 1194
Customizing Tablet Menus	p. 1224
Dialog Control Language	p. 1226
Exercises	p. 1230
Customizing Hatch Patterns	p. 1231
Customizing Shapes and Text Fonts	p. 1240
Custom Linetypes	p. 1249
Customizing and Programming Language	p. 1250
Review Questions	p. 1251
Visual LISP	p. 1255
Background	p. 1255
A Test Drive of Visual Lisp	p. 1256
Vlisp Fundamentals	p. 1261
Making an Application	p. 1266
Project Definition	p. 1270
Viewtoolbar	p. 1272
Autolisp Basics	p. 1273
Lists	p. 1281
Exercises	p. 1284
Pausing for User Input	p. 1284
Elementary Functions	p. 1286
List Handling Functions	p. 1288
Type-Changing Functions	p. 1296
Input Functions	p. 1297
Conditional and Logic Functions	p. 1301
Exercises	p. 1304
Custom Commands and Functions	p. 1306
What is the Database?	p. 1312
Debug Your Program	p. 1322
Autocad Development System (ADS)	p. 1324
Review Questions	p. 1325
Hardware Requirements	p. 1327
Recommended Configuration	p. 1327
Windows: the Operating Environment	p. 1328
Input Devices	p. 1328
Plotters and Printers	p. 1329
Listing of AutoCAD Commands and Dimensioning Variables	p. 1331
Dimensioning Commands	p. 1356
Dimensioning Variables	p. 1357
Object Selection	p. 1360
AutoCAD Toolbars	p. 1361
System Variables	p. 1365
Hatch and Fill Patterns	p. 1383
Hatch Patterns	p. 1384
Postscript Fill Paterns	p. 1389
Fonts	p. 1391
Using Shx and Pfb Files	p. 1391
Linetypes and Lineweights	p. 1395
Command Aliases	p. 1397
Index	p. 1403
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