Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019 by George Omura and Brian C. Benton
Contents of Mastering AutoCAD 2019
- Chapter 1: Exploring the Interface
- Taking a Guided Tour
- Working with AutoCAD
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 2: Creating Your First Drawing
- Getting to Know the Home Tab’s Draw and Modify Panels
- Starting Your First Drawing
- Specifying Exact Distances with Coordinates
- Interpreting the Cursor Modes and Understanding Prompts
- Selecting Objects
- Editing with Grips
- Understanding Dynamic Input
- Displaying Data in a Text Window
- Displaying the Properties of an Object
- Getting Help
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 3: Setting Up and Using the Drafting Tools
- Setting Up a Work Area
- Exploring the Drawing Process
- Planning and Laying Out a Drawing
- Using the AutoCAD Modes as Drafting Tools
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 4: Organizing Objects with Blocks and Groups
- Creating and Using a Symbol
- Modifying a Block
- Understanding the Annotation Scale
- Grouping Objects
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 5: Keeping Track of Layers and Blocks
- Organizing Information with Layers
- Keeping Track of Blocks and Layers
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 6: Editing and Reusing Data to Work Efficiently
- Creating and Using Templates
- Copying an Object Multiple Times
- Developing Your Drawing
- Finding an Exact Distance Along a Curve
- Changing the Length of Objects
- Creating a New Drawing by Using Parts from Another Drawing
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 7: Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References
- Assembling the Parts
- Taking Control of the AutoCAD Display
- Using Hatch Patterns in Your Drawings
- Understanding the Boundary Hatch Options
- Using External References
- Editing Xrefs in Place
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 8: Introducing Printing, Plotting, and Layouts
- Plotting the Plan
- Understanding the Plotter Settings
- Plotting Using Layout Views
- Adding an Output Device
- Storing a Page Setup
- Using Electronic Plots
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 9: Adding Text to Drawings
- Preparing a Drawing for Text
- Setting the Annotation Scale and Adding Text
- Understanding the Text Style Dialog Box Options
- Exploring Text Formatting in AutoCAD
- What Do the Fonts Look Like?
- Adding Simple Single Line Text Objects
- Using the Check Spelling Feature
- Substituting Fonts
- Finding and Replacing Text
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 10: Using Fields and Tables
- Using Fields to Associate Text with Drawing Properties
- Adding Tables to Your Drawing
- Editing the Table Line Work
- Adding Formulas to Cells
- Importing and Exporting Tables
- Creating Table Styles
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 11: Using Dimensions
- Understanding the Components of a Dimension
- Creating a Dimension Style
- Drawing Linear Dimensions
- Editing Dimensions
- Dimensioning Nonorthogonal Objects
- Using the Dimension Tool
- Adding a Note with a Leader Arrow
- Applying Ordinate Dimensions
- Adding Tolerance Notation
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 12: Using Attributes
- Creating Attributes
- Editing Attributes
- Extracting and Exporting Attribute Information
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 13: Copying Existing Drawings from Other Sources
- Methods for Converting Paper Drawings to AutoCAD Files
- Importing a Raster Image
- Working with a Raster Image
- Working with PDF Files
- Coordinating Geographic Locations
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 14: Advanced Editing and Organizing
- Using External References
- Managing Layers
- Using Advanced Tools: Filter and Quick Select
- Using the QuickCalc Calculator
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 15: Laying Out Your Printer Output
- Understanding Model Space and Paper Space
- Working with Paper Space Viewports
- Creating Odd Shaped Viewports
- Understanding Line weights, Line types, and Dimensions in Paper Space
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 16: Making “Smart” Drawings with Parametric Tools
- Why Use Parametric Drawing Tools?
- Connecting Objects with Geometric Constraints
- Controlling Sizes with Dimensional Constraints
- Using Formulas to Control and Link Dimensions
- Editing the Constraint Options
- Putting Constraints to Use
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 17: Using Dynamic Blocks
- Exploring the Block Editor
- Creating a Dynamic Block
- Using Constraints in Dynamic Blocks
- Adding a List of Predefined Options
- Creating Multiple Shapes in One Block
- Rotating Objects in Unison
- Filling in a Space Automatically with Objects
- Including Block Information with Data Extraction
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 18: Drawing Curves
- Introducing Polylines
- Editing Polylines
- Creating a Polyline Spline Curve
- Using True Spline Curves
- Marking Divisions on Curves
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 19: Getting and Exchanging Data from Drawings
- Finding the Area of Closed Boundaries
- Getting General Information
- Using the DXF File Format to Exchange CAD Data with Other Programs
- Using AutoCAD Drawings in Page Layout Programs
- Using OLE to Import Data
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 20: Creating 3D Drawings
- Getting to Know the 3D Modeling Workspace
- Drawing in 3D Using Solids
- Creating 3D Forms from 2D Shapes
- Isolating Coordinates with Point Filters
- Moving Around Your Model
- Getting a Visual Effect
- Turning a 3D View into a 2D AutoCAD Drawing
- Using the Point Cloud Feature
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 21: Using Advanced 3D Features
- Setting Up AutoCAD for This Chapter
- Mastering the User Coordinate System
- Understanding the UCS Options
- Using Viewports to Aid in 3D Drawing
- Using the Array Tools
- Creating Complex 3D Surfaces
- Creating Spiral Forms
- Creating Surface Models
- Moving Objects in 3D Space
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 22: Editing and Visualizing 3D Solids
- Understanding Solid Modeling
- Creating Solid Forms
- Creating Complex Solids
- Editing Solids
- Streamlining the 2D Drawing Process
- Visualizing Solids
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 23: Exploring 3D Mesh and Surface Modeling
- Creating a Simple 3D Mesh
- Editing Faces and Edges
- Creating Mesh Surfaces
- Converting Meshes to Solids
- Understanding 3D Surfaces
- Editing Surfaces
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 24: Customizing Toolbars, Menus, Line types, and Hatch Patterns
- Using Workspaces
- Customizing the User Interface
- Creating Macros in Tools and Menus
- Editing Keyboard Shortcuts
- Saving, Loading, and Unloading Your Customizations
- Understanding the DIESEL Macro Language
- Creating Custom Line types
- Creating Hatch Patterns
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 25: Managing and Sharing Your Drawings
- Sharing Drawings Online
- Publishing Your Drawings
- Sharing Views for Commenting
- Adding Hyperlinks to Drawings
- Managing Your Drawings with Design Center and the Tool Palettes
- Comparing Drawing Versions to Discover Changes
- Establishing Office Standards
- Converting Multiple Layer Settings
- The Bottom Line
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