AutoCAD Pocket Reference by Shrock, Cheryl R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Introduction

Why do You Need this Book? About this Book How to use this Book About the Authors

Section 1 — Action Commands

Array Break Chamfer Copy Copy — Array Option Copy — Using Drag Divide Erase Explode Extend Fillet Match Properties Measure Measuring Tools and ID Point Mirror Move Move — Using Drag Nudge Offset Rotate Scale Stretch Trim Undo and Redo Wipeout Zoom

Section 2 — Concepts

Model and Layout Options Model and Layout Tabs Why Layouts are Useful Creating Scaled Drawings Adjusting the Viewport Scale

Section 3 — Dimensioning

Dimensioning Dimension Styles Creating a New Dimension Style Creating a Dimension Sub-Style Editing Dimension Text Values Editing the Dimension Position Modify an Entire Dimension Style Override a Dimension Style Edit an Individual Existing Dimension Linear Dimensioning Baseline Dimensioning Continue Dimensioning Aligned Dimensioning Angular Dimensioning Dimensioning Arc Lengths Dimensioning a Large Curve Dimensioning Diameters Dimensioning Radii Flip Arrow Quick Dimension Dimension Breaks Jog a Dimension Line Adjust Distance Between Dimensions Multileader Create a Multileader Style Ignoring Hatch Objects Ordinate Dimensioning Creating Ordinate Dimensions Jog an Ordinate Dimension Quick Dimension With Ordinate Dimensioning Alternate Units Tolerances Geometric Tolerancing Geometric Tolerances and Qleader Datum Feature Symbol Datum Triangle Typing Geometric Symbols Dim Command

Section 4 — Drawing Entities

Arc Blocks Inserting Blocks Redefining a Block Purge Unwanted and Unused Blocks Multileader and Blocks Collect Multileader Centermark Circle Donut Ellipse Hatch Hatch Properties Hatch Types Editing Hatch Drawing Lines Point Polygon Polylines Editing Polylines Rectangle Creating a Freehand Revision Cloud Convert a Closed Object to a Revision Cloud Revision Cloud Style Creating a Rectangular Revision Cloud Creating a Polygonal Revision Cloud

Section 5 — How to....

Add a Printer / Plotter Create a Page Setup Create a Viewport Reach Into a Viewport Lock a Viewport Create a Layout Create a Template Using a Template Opening an Existing Drawing File Open Multiple Files Saving a Drawing File Automatic Save Back Up and Recovery Starting a New Drawing Create an Autodesk Account Save a File to A360 Drive Open a File From A360 Drive Exiting AutoCAD Customizing Your Wheel Mouse Methods of Selecting Objects Selecting Status Bar Tools Control the Display of Tabs and Panels Design Feed Palette Tag a Colleague in the Design Feed

Section 6 — Layers

Layers Controlling Layers Layer Color Lineweights Assigning Lineweights Creating New Layers Loading and Selecting Layer Linetypes Layer Transparency Match Layer

Section 7 — Input Options

Coordinate Input Absolute Coordinates Relative Coordinates Examples of Coordinate Input Direct Distance Entry (DDE) Polar Coordinate Input Polar Tracking Polar Snap Dynamic Input

Section 8 — Miscellaneous

Background Mask Back Up Files Grips Object Snap How to Use Object Snap Running Object Snap Pan Properties Palette Quick Properties Panel Customizing the Quick Properties Panel Command Line Enhancements

Section 9 — Plotting

Background Plotting Plotting from Model Space Plotting from Paper Space

Section 10 — Settings

Drawing Setup Annotative Property Annotative Objects Assigning Multiple Annotative Scales How to Remove an Annotative Scale Annotative Hatch

Section 11 — Text

Creating New Text Styles How to Select a Text Style Delete a Text Style Change Effects of a Text Style Multiline Text Tabs, Indents and Spelling Checker Columns Paragraphs and Line Spacing Editing Multiline Text Single Line Text Editing Single Line Text Special Text Characters

Section 12 — UCS

Displaying the UCS Icon Moving the Origin Examples of Moving the Origin

Section 13 — Constraints

Parametric Drawing Geometric Constraints Dimensional Constraints

Appendixes

A Metric Conversion Factors B Frequently Asked Questions

Index

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