Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019

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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