Up and Running with AutoCAD 2017

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Up and Running with AutoCAD 2017: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling presents Gindis’ combination of step-by-step instruction, examples, and insightful explanations. The emphasis from the beginning is on core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture, and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written with the user in mind by a long-time AutoCAD professional and instructor based on what works in the industry and the classroom.

Strips away complexities and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand basic concepts
Teaches only what is essential in operating AutoCAD, thereby immediately building student confidence
Fully covers the essentials of both 2D and 3D in one affordable easy to read volume
Presents basic commands in a documented, step-by-step guide on what to type in and how AutoCAD responds
Includes several complementary video lectures by the author that accompany both 2D and 3D sections

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Front Cover 2
Up and Running with AutoCAD® 2017 5
Copyright Page 6
Contents 7
About the Author 15
- Previous Textbooks By Elliot Gindis 15
  - English 15
  - Spanish 15
- Preface 17
  - Teaching Methods 17
  - What Is AutoCAD? 17
  - About This Book 17
  - Text Organization 18
  - What Your Goal Should Be 19
- Acknowledgments 21

Front Cover 2
Up and Running with AutoCAD® 2017 5
Copyright Page 6
Contents 7
About the Author 15
- Previous Textbooks By Elliot Gindis 15
  - English 15
  - Spanish 15
- Preface 17
  - Teaching Methods 17
  - What Is AutoCAD? 17
  - About This Book 17
  - Text Organization 18
  - What Your Goal Should Be 19
- Acknowledgments 21
- Level 1 Chapters 1–10 23
  - 1 AutoCAD Fundamentals—Part I 25
    - 1.1 Introduction and Basic Commands 25
    - 1.2 The AutoCAD Environment 27
    - 1.3 Interacting With AutoCAD 30
      - Method 3. Use Toolbar Icons to Activate the Commands 31
      - Method 1. Type in the Commands on the Command Line 31
      - Method 2. Select the Commands From the Drop-Down Cascading Menus 31
      - Method 4. Use the Ribbon Tabs, Icons, and Menus 33
    - 1.4 Practicing the Create Objects Commands 34
      - Line 34
      - Circle 35
      - Arc 36
      - Rectangle 38
    - 1.5 View Objects 39
      - Zoom 39
      - Pan 39
      - Regen 39
    - 1.6 Practicing the Edit/Modify Objects Commands 40
      - Erase 40
      - Move 41
      - Copy 41
      - Rotate 42
      - Scale 43
      - Trim 44
      - Extend 45
      - Offset 46
      - Mirror 46
      - Fillet 47
    - 1.7 Selection Methods 48
    - 1.8 Drawing Accuracy—Part 1 49
      - Ortho (F8) 49
    - 1.9 Drawing Accuracy—Part 2 50
      - OSNAPs 50
        
        ENDpoint 50
        
        MIDpoint 50
        
        CENter 51
        
        QUADrant 51
        
        INTersection 51
        
        PERPendicular 52
      - 1.10 OSNAP Drafting Settings 52
      - 1.11 Summary 53
    - 2 AutoCAD Fundamentals—Part II 61
      - 2.1 Grips 62
      - 2.2 Units and Scale 63
      - 2.3 Snap and Grid 64
        
        To Set Grid 64
        
        To Set Snap 64
      - 2.4 Cartesian Coordinate System 65
      - 2.5 Geometric Data Entry 65
        
        Dynamic Input 66
        
        Manual Input 67
      - 2.6 Inquiry Commands 69
        
        Area 69
        
        Point by Point 69
        
        Object 70
        
        Distance 70
        
        ID 71
        
        List 71
        
        Radius and Angle 72
      - 2.7 Additional Drafting Commands 72
        
        Explode 72
        
        Polygon 73
        
        Drawing Challenge—Star 74
        
        Ellipse 74
        
        Chamfer 75
        
        Templates 76
        
        Save 77
        
        Help Files 77
        
        Limits 77
        
        TANgent OSNAP 81
        
        Time 82
        
        Drawing the Star 83
        
        2.8 Summary 83
      - Spotlight On: Architecture 91
      - 3 Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Properties 97
        
        3.1 Introduction to Layers 98
        
        Creating and Deleting Layers 98
        
        What Are Layers? 98
        
        Why Use Them? 98
        
        Making a Layer Current 100
        
        Assigning Layer Colors 100
        
        Index Color 100
        
        Color Books 101
        
        True Color 101
        
        Layer Freeze/Thaw and On/Off 101
        
        Layer Lock/Unlock 102
        
        3.2 Introduction to Linetypes 102
        
        3.3 Introduction to Properties 104
        
        Properties Palette 104
        
        Match Properties 106
        
        Layers Toolbar 106
        
        3.4 In-Class Drawing Project: Floor Plan Layout 107
        
        Drawing the Inner Wall Geometry 108
        
        Basic File Preparation 108
        
        Starting the Floor Plan 108
        
        Drawing the Doors and Windows 110
        
        Windows 111
        
        Doors 111
        
        3.5 Summary 112
        
        4 Text, Mtext, Editing, and Style 117
        
        4.1 Introduction to Text and Mtext 118
        
        4.2 Text 118
        
        Editing Text 119
        
        4.3 Mtext 119
        
        Formatting Mtext 120
        
        Ribbon Text Editing 123
        
        4.4 Style 124
        
        4.5 Spell Check 125
        
        4.6 In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Text and Furniture to Floor Plan Layout 127
        
        NEArest OSNAP 127
        
        4.7 Summary 130
        
        5 Hatch Patterns 137
        
        5.1 Introduction to Hatch 137
        
        5.2 Hatch Procedures 139
        
        Step 2. Indicate Where You Want the Pattern to Go 139
        
        Add: Pick Points 140
        
        Add: Select Objects 140
        
        Step 1. Pick the Hatch Pattern You Want to Use 139
        
        Step 3. Fine-Tune the Pattern by Adjusting Scale and Angle (If Necessary) 141
        
        Step 4. Preview the Pattern and Accept It If OK 142
        
        5.3 Working With Hatch Patterns 143
        
        Hatch Pattern Layers and Colors 143
        
        Exploding Hatch Patterns 143
        
        Advanced Hatch Topics 143
        
        Gap Tolerance 144
        
        Options 144
        
        Islands 144
        
        Hatch Origin 144
        
        5.4 Gradient and Solid Fill 145
        
        Solid Fill 145
        
        5.5 Hatching Using the Ribbon 147
        
        5.6 In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Hatch to Floor Plan Layout 147
        
        5.7 Summary 149
        
        Spotlight On: Mechanical Engineering 155
        
        6 Dimensions 159
        
        6.1 Introduction to Dimensions 160
        
        6.2 Types of Dimensions 160
        
        Linear Dimensions 161
        
        For Ribbon or Typing Input (Dim, Primary Method) 161
        
        For Typing, Cascading Menus, Toolbar, or Ribbon Input (Quick Dim, Secondary Method) 162
        
        For Typing, Cascading Menus, Toolbar, or Ribbon Input (Linear Dim, “Legacy” Method) 162
        
        Aligned Dimension 163
        
        Diameter Dimension 163
        
        Radius Dimension 164
        
        Angular Dimension 165
        
        Continuous Dimensions 166
        
        Baseline Dimensions 167
        
        Leader and Multileader 168
        
        Multileader 169
        
        Leader 169
        
        Secondary Dimensions 171
        
        6.3 Editing Dimensions 173
        
        6.4 Customizing Dimensions 173
        
        Dimstyle 173
        
        Step 1. Change the Units of the Dimensions 174
        
        Step 2. Change the Font of the Dimensions 174
        
        Step 3. Change the Arrowheads of the Dimensions 175
        
        Step 4. Change the Fit (Size) of the Dimensions 176
        
        6.5 Center Marks and Centerlines 177
        
        6.6 In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Dimensions to Floor Plan Layout 179
        
        6.7 Summary 181
        
        7 Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamic Blocks, Groups, and Purge 189
        
        7.1 Introduction to Blocks 190
        
        Difference Between Blocks and Wblocks 190
        
        Creating a Block 190
        
        Retain 191
        
        Delete 192
        
        Convert to Block 192
        
        7.2 Insert 193
        
        7.3 Purge 193
        
        7.4 Wblocks 195
        
        Inserting Wblocks 195
        
        7.5 Dynamic Blocks 196
        
        Actions and Parameters 196
        
        Visibility 200
        
        7.6 Groups 204
        
        7.7 Summary 208
        
        8 Polar, Rectangular, and Path Arrays 217
        
        8.1 Polar Array 218
        
        Steps in Creating a Polar Array 218
        
        Additional Operations With Polar Array 219
        
        Legacy Polar Array (Pre-AutoCAD 2012) 221
        
        8.2 Rectangular Array 222
        
        Steps in Creating a Rectangular Array 223
        
        Additional Operations With Rectangular Array 224
        
        Legacy Rectangular Array (Pre-AutoCAD 2012) 225
        
        8.3 Path Array 225
        
        Steps in Creating a Path Array 226
        
        Additional Operations With Path Array 227
        
        8.4 In-Class Drawing Project: Mechanical Device 228
        
        8.5 Summary 231
        
        Spotlight On: Electrical Engineering 237
        
        9 Basic Printing and Output 241
        
        9.2 The Essentials 242
        
        What Printer or Plotter to Use 242
        
        What Paper Size to Use 242
        
        What Area to Plot 243
        
        Window 243
        
        Display and Limits 243
        
        Extents 243
        
        At What Scale to Plot 243
        
        What Pen Settings to Use 244
        
        Miscellaneous 244
        
        What Orientation to Use 244
        
        What Offset to Use 244
        
        9.1 Introduction to Printing and Plotting 242
        
        9.3 The Plot Dialog Box 244
        
        Preview 246
        
        9.4 Page Setup Manager 246
        
        9.5 Summary 248
        
        10 Advanced Output—Paper Space 251
        
        10.1 Introduction to Paper Space 252
        
        What Is Paper Space? 252
        
        10.2 Paper Space Concepts 253
        
        Layouts 253
        
        Viewports 258
        
        Floating Model Space 259
        
        Modifying the Viewport 260
        
        Polygonal Viewport 261
        
        Scaling 262
        
        Layers 264
        
        Lock VP 266
        
        Freeze VP 266
        
        Text and Dims 267
        
        Annotation 269
        
        10.3 Summary 272
        
        Level 1 Answers to Review Questions 275
        
        Chapter 1 Review Questions 275
        
        Chapter 3 Review Questions 276
        
        Chapter 2 Review Questions 276
        
        Chapter 5 Review Questions 277
        
        Chapter 4 Review Questions 277
        
        Chapter 8 Review Questions 278
        
        Chapter 6 Review Questions 278
        
        Chapter 7 Review Questions 278
        
        Chapter 9 Review Questions 279
        
        Chapter 10 Review Questions 279
        
        Level 2 Chapters 11–20 281
        
        11 Advanced Linework 283
        
        11.1 Introduction to Advanced Linework 283
        
        11.2 Pline (Polyline) 284
        
        Pedit 285
        
        Exploding a Pline 286
        
        Additional Pline Options 286
        
        Stretch 287
        
        Add Vertex 288
        
        Convert to Arc 288
        
        Boundary 288
        
        11.3 Xline (Construction Line) 290
        
        11.4 Ray 291
        
        11.5 Spline 292
        
        11.6 Mline (Multiline) 293
        
        Mlstyle (Multiline Style) 295
        
        Modifying the Mline 295
        
        Mledit (Multiline Edit) 298
        
        Other Mline Properties 299
        
        11.7 Sketch 300
        
        Applications of Sketch 301
        
        GEOmetric Center OSNAP 302
        
        11.8 Level 2 Drawing Project (1 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 302
        
        11.9 Summary 303
        
        12 Advanced Layers 309
        
        12.1 Introduction to Advanced Layers 309
        
        12.2 Script Files 310
        
        12.3 Layer State Manager 311
        
        12.4 Layer Filtering 314
        
        12.5 Level 2 Drawing Project (2 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 317
        
        12.6 Summary 318
        
        Spotlight On: Interior Design 321
        
        13 Advanced Dimensions 325
        
        13.1 Introduction to Advanced Dimensions 325
        
        13.2 Dimension Style Manager 326
        
        Lines Tab 326
        
        Symbols and Arrows Tab 327
        
        Text Tab 328
        
        Fit Tab 329
        
        Primary Units Tab 330
        
        Alternate Units Tab 331
        
        Tolerances Tab 332
        
        13.3 Introduction to Constraints 334
        
        13.4 Geometric Constraints 334
        
        Adding Geometric Constraints 335
        
        Types of Geometric Constraints 335
        
        Hiding, Showing, and Deleting Geometric Constraints 337
        
        13.5 Dimensional Constraints 338
        
        Working With Dimensional Constraints 338
        
        13.6 Dimension-Driven Design 340
        
        13.7 Level 2 Drawing Project (3 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 341
        
        13.8 Summary 342

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Elliot J. Gindis: President, AutoCAD training firm Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design

2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling

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