AutoCAD 2016® and AutoCAD LT® 2016 by Onstott, Scott -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction

Who Should Read This Book AutoCAD 2016 or AutoCAD LT 2016 System Requirements What Is Covered in This Book The Essentials Series

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Gaining Basic Drawing Skills

Navigate 2D Drawings Draw Lines and Rectangles Cancel, Erase, and Undo Use Coordinate Systems Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons Use Fillet and Chamfer

Chapter 3: Using Drawing Aids

Use Grid and Snap Employ Ortho and Polar Tracking Use PolarSnap Select Running Object Snaps Harness the From Snap Apply Object Snap Tracking

Chapter 4: Editing Entities

Create Selection Sets Use Move and Copy Use Rotate and Scale Work with Arrays Use Trim and Extend Use Lengthen and Stretch Use Offset and Mirror Edit with Grips

Chapter 5: Shaping Curves

Draw and Edit Curved Polylines Draw Ellipses Shape Splines Blend Between Objects with Splines

Chapter 6: Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance

Change Object Properties Set the Current Layer Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects Control Layer Visibility Apply Linetype Assign Properties by Object or by Layer Manage Layer Properties Isolate Objects

Chapter 7: Organizing Objects

Define Blocks Insert Blocks Edit Blocks Redefine Blocks Work with Groups

Chapter 8: Hatching and Gradients

Specify Hatch Areas Associate Hatches with Boundaries Hatch with Patterns Hatch with Gradients

Chapter 9: Working with Blocks and Xrefs

Work with Global Blocks Access Content Globally Store Content on Tool Palettes Reference External Drawings and Images

Chapter 10: Creating and Editing Text

Style Text Write Lines of Text Write and Format Paragraphs Using MTEXT Edit Text

Chapter 11: Dimensioning

Style Dimensions Add Dimensions Edit Dimensions

Chapter 12: Keeping In Control with Constraints

Work with Geometric Constraints Apply Dimensional Constraints Constrain Objects Simultaneously with Geometry and Dimensions Make Parametric Changes to Constrained Objects

Chapter 13: Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects

Create Annotative Styles and Objects Create Layouts Adjust Floating Viewports Override Layer Properties in Layout Viewports Draw on Layouts

Chapter 14: Printing and Plotting

Configure Output Devices Create Plot Style Tables Use Plot Style Tables Plot in Model Space Plot Layouts in Paper Space Export to an Electronic Format

Chapter 15: Working with Data

Geolocate Projects Import SketchUp Models Define Attributes and Blocks Insert Attributed Blocks Edit Table Styles and Create Tables Use Fields in Table Cells Edit Table Data

Chapter 16: Navigating 3D Models

Use Visual Styles Work with Tiled Viewports Navigate with the ViewCube Orbit in 3D Use Cameras Navigate with SteeringWheels Save Views

Chapter 17: Modeling in 3D

Create Surface Models Edit Surface Models Create Solid Models Edit Solid Models Smooth Mesh Models Live-Section Models

Chapter 18: Presenting and Documenting 3D Design

Assign Materials Place and Adjust Lights Create Renderings Document Models with Drawings

Appendix: Autodesk® AutoCAD 2016 Certification EULA