Practical Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 and AutoCAD LT 2021 by Shoukry, Yasser -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Practical Autodesk AutoCAD 2021 and AutoCAD LT 2021

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An Introduction to AutoCAD

AutoCAD LT and AutoCAD for Macintosh Understanding the user interface

The application button The quick access toolbar The info bar The ribbon area The file tabs The ViewCube and navigation bar The selection cursor The command line/palette The user coordinate system The layout tabs The status bar toggles

Navigating in AutoCAD

Selecting and panning Zooming in and out Making selections

A simple selection The selection window The crossing window The "window lasso" selection The "crossing lasso" selection

Setting units and limits

Setting units Setting limits Saving settings as a template Saving a drawing file as DWG

Summary

Basic Drawing Tools

Understanding the coordinate system

Cartesian coordinates Polar coordinates

Using the Line command

Making lines with direct distance entry Making lines using absolute coordinates Using polar coordinates Using relative coordinates Making a drawing without coordinate values

The status bar modes

Using Dynamic Input Using ortho mode Using polar tracking

Making a circle

Center, radius, and diameter 2-Point and 3-Point Tan, Tan, Radius and Tan, Tan, Tan

Making an arc

Start, Center, End Start, End, Radius Center, Start, End

Making a rectangle

Making a rectangle using absolute coordinates Making a rectangle using relative coordinates Making a rectangle with Dynamic Input

Making a polygon

Inscribed and circumscribed polygons Making polygons

The Move and Copy commands The Rotate command

Simple Rotate Rotate with Reference

The Fillet command The Trim command The Extend command Summary

Learning about Modify Commands

Using Object Snaps

The Endpoint and Midpoint snaps The Center snap The Geometric Center snap The Node snap The Quadrant snap The Intersection snap The Extension snap The Perpendicular snap The Tangent snap The Nearest snap The Parallel snap

The Object Snap override Object Snap tracking Making an ellipse The Construction Line command The revision cloud tool

The Rectangular revision cloud tool The Polygonal revision cloud tool The Freehand revision cloud tool

Working with regions

Making regions

Point and point style Working with Spline

Spline fit Spline CV

More Modify commands

The Mirror command The Offset command The Scale command

Making a copy of the scaled object Scale with a reference

The Chamfer command

Making a Chamfer using an angle Making Chamfers on multiple vertices

The Join command The Explode command The Stretch command

Summary

Working with Arrays and Reusable Objects

Using advanced status bar modes

Grid mode

What if the grid spacing does not match the settings?

Snap mode Selection cycling

Making Arrays

The Rectangular Array

The Associative option

The Polar Array tool The Path Array

Working with blocks

Making blocks Inserting blocks

Insertion Options Inserting blocks from other drawings

Modifying blocks Redefining blocks

Working with groups

Creating groups Using groups

Working with attributes

Making attributes Understanding attribute modes Making invisible attributes

Summary

Managing Drawings with Layers and Properties

Managing object properties

Adding linetype

What if the linetype does not look right in the drawing?

Adding transparency Adding lineweight Adding color Changing properties using the PROPERTIES palette

Using Match Properties

Modifying property types to match

Using enquiry commands

Quick Distance Radius Angle Area

Drawing management using layers

Making layers Adding color to layers Adding linetype, lineweight, and transparency settings Assigning objects to layers

What if lineweight and transparency changes are not visible in the drawing?

Making a drawing on an active layer On, Off, and Freeze Layer lock No-plot layers

Using the quick access tools in the Layers panel

Layer off Layer isolate Layer freeze Layer lock Match Layer The layer states manager

Summary

Working with Hatches, Text, and Dimensions

Filling an area with Hatches

Hatches with pick points Hatches with the Select option Hatch color Hatch transparency Hatch angle Set Origin Associative Hatch Gap Tolerance

Creating color gradients Adding text to the drawing

Creating a text style Adding Multiline text

Changing text formatting Adding symbols

Adding single line text

Working with dimensions

Making a dimension style

Using the Lines tab Using the Symbols and Arrows tab Using the Text tab Using the Fit tab Using the Primary Units tab

Adding dimensions

Using the Linear dimension tool Using the Aligned dimension tool Using the Angular dimension tool Using the Arc Length dimension tool Using the Radius dimension tool Using the Diameter dimension tool Using the Ordinate dimension tool Using the Jogged dimension tool

Understanding the Dimension tool The Continue dimension tool The Baseline dimension tool Modifying dimensions Using alternate units in dimensions Adding tolerances

Multileaders

Creating a multileader style

Using the Leader Format tab Using the Leader Structure tab Using the Content tab

Adding a multileader

Summary

Tables, Isometric, and Parametric Drawings

Working with AutoCAD tables

Making a table in AutoCAD Modifying tables Making a sample table Adding data to a sample table

Adding text justification Adding new columns Merging cells Adding data using formulas Adding a formula to the Total cost cell

Exporting tables in Excel format Importing an Excel table into AutoCAD Working with the table style manager

Working with data links Understanding fields Making isometric drawings

Preparing a workspace for isometric drawing Making the drawing

Working with parametric drawings

Using the Infer Constraints status bar toggle Applying geometric constraints Adding dimensional constraints

Adding relationships between different geometries Adding formulas to constraints

Summary

Customization Tools

Making custom linetypes

Making a simple linetype using the Make Linetype tool Making complex linetypes using Express tools Making linetypes using code

Making custom Hatches patterns Customizing the user interface

Making a custom panel Making user interface changes

Using Design Center

Inserting blocks from Design Center Inserting named objects from other drawings

Using tool palettes

Inserting blocks from a tool palette Adding custom blocks to tool palettes

Working with complex polylines and splines

Complex polylines Editing polylines Complex splines

Spline tolerance in Spline Fit Start and end tangency in Spline Fit Making Spline CV Modifying a Spline CV Modifying a spline using SPLINEEDIT

Summary

External References and Dynamic Blocks

Working with External Referencess

Inserting XRefs Attach External References window options

Scale Path type Rotation Insertion point Reference Type

External References tab

Modifying XRefs Clipping XRefs

External Referencess palette

Open Attach Unload and Reload Detach Bind XRef type Changing the path type Selecting a new path

Using eTransmit for XRefs

Working with dynamic blocks

Making a dynamic block using constraints Making a dynamic block using parameters and actions

Flip parameter Alignment parameter Rotation parameter Visibility parameter

Cleaning and fixing drawing issues

Using PURGE to clean drawings Using OVERKILL to clean drawings Using the AUDIT command Using the RECOVER command

Summary

Introduction to 3D Modeling

Technical requirements 3D modeling workspaces

Introduction to workspaces Exploring the 3D Basics workspace Exploring the 3D Modeling workspace

Navigation and switching views

Basic navigation The ViewCube Preset views Creating a custom named view

Adjusting visual styles

Preset visual styles Adjusting visual style settings

Configuring multiple viewports User Coordinate System (UCS)

Appearance of the UCS icon Rotating the UCS Translating the UCS Aligning the UCS with objects Creating a UCS by specifying points Saving the modified UCS Dynamic UCS functions

Summary

Creating Primitive 3D Shapes

Creating primitive 3D shapes

Creating Boxes Creating Cylinders Creating Cones Creating Spheres Creating Pyramids Creating Wedges Creating a Torus Creating a Polysolid

Summary

Conversion between 2D and 3D

Using the Extrude command Using the Revolve command Using the Sweep command Using the Loft command Using the Presspull command Using the Flatshot command Using the Section Plane tool Summary

Modifying 3D Objects

Exploring basic modify commands

Using 2D modify commands with 3D objects

Move/copy commands Mirror/3D mirror commands Rotate command Scale command

Using the 3D Gizmo tool

Move Gizmo Rotate Gizmo Scale Gizmo No Gizmo

Using Boolean operations

Using the union command Using the subtract command Using the intersect command

Solid editing commands

Using the separate command Using the shell command Using the slice command Using the Thicken command

Face editing commands

Using the taper faces command Using the extrude faces command Using the offset faces command

Edge editing commands

Using the FILLETEDGE command Using the chamfer edge command

Summary

Surfaces and Mesh Modeling

Surface modeling

Creating surfaces

Creating planar surfaces Creating network surfaces Blend surface command Surface patch command Surface offset command

Modifying surfaces

Surface fillet Surface trim Surface untrim command Sculpt command

Mesh objects

Creating mesh objects

Creating primitive mesh objects Using the smooth object command Using curves to create mesh objects

The REVSURF command Ruled surface command Edge surface command Tabulated surface command

Modifying mesh objects

Working with selection filters Modifying the mesh vertices Modifying the mesh edges Modifying the mesh faces Using the extrude face command Using the split face command Using the merge face command. Using the close hole command Using the Collapse Face or Edge command Adding creases to smoothed objects Refining the fesh

Summary

Paper Space Layouts and Printing

Understanding the paper space

Introduction to paper space Exploring the layout tab Setting up the paper space tabs

Creating viewports and title blocks

Creating rectangular viewports Adjusting the viewport settings

Method 1 Method 2

Creating orthographic and isometric views for a three-dimensional model Creating viewports with general shapes Creating a title block Examples for creating and setting layout tabs and viewports

Example 1 Example 2

Understanding the printing process

Starting the print command Choosing what to print Using plot styles Examples for using Plot Style Table Editor

Example 1 Example 2

Summary

Rendering and Presentation

Setting the lighting of the scene

Lighting intensity units Creating Point light sources Creating a Spotlight source Creating a Distant light source Weblight source Sun lighting

Displaying shadows Applying and viewing materials

Setting the visual style to display materials Exploring the Materials Browser Applying materials to objects Material Mapping Using custom materials/texture maps

Cameras

Creating a new camera Modifying cameras using grab points

Rendering scenes

Setting the render quality Setting the rendered image resolution Rendering

Importing and exporting 3D files Summary

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