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Preface

Dedication

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AutoCAD LT Part I

Introduction to AutoCAD LT

Starting AutoCAD LT

(1)

AutoCAD LT Screen Components

(4)

Drawing Area

(1)

Command Window

(1)

Status Bar

(1)

Status Bar Tray Options

(1)

Invoking Commands in AutoCAD LT

(5)

AutoCAD LT Dialog Boxes

(1)

Starting a New Drawing

(8)

Open a Drawing

(1)

Start form Scratch

(1)

Use a Template

(1)

Use a Wizard

(5)

Saving Your Work

(5)

Save Drawing As Dialog Box

(4)

Automatic Timed Save

(1)

Creation of Backup Files

(1)

Changing Automatic Timed Saved and Backup Files Into AutoCAD LT Format

(1)

Closing a Drawing

(1)

Opening an Existing Drawing

(4)

Multiple Document Environment (MDE)

(1)

Quitting AutoCAD LT

(1)

AutoCAD LT's Help

(2)

Additional Help Resources

Getting Started with AutoCAD LT

Drawing Lines in AutoCAD LT

(4)

Coordinate Systems

(10)

Absolute Coordinate System

(3)

Relative Coordinate System

(5)

Direct Distance Entry

(2)

Erasing Objects

(1)

Canceling and Undoing a Command

(1)

Object Selection Methods

(2)

Drawing Circles

(6)

Basic Display Commands

(2)

Setting Units

(8)

Setting the Limits of the Drawing

(6)

Introduction to Plotting Drawings

(5)

Modifying AutoCAD LT Settings Using the Options Dialog box

Drawing Sketches

Drawing Arcs

(11)

Drawing Rectangles

(4)

Drawing Ellipses

(7)

Drawing Elliptical Arcs

(3)

Drawing Regular Polygons

(3)

Drawing Polylines

(7)

Drawing Donuts

(2)

Drawing Points

(4)

Drawing Infinite Lines

(4)

XLine Command

(3)

Ray Command

(1)

Writing Single Line Text

Working with Drawing Aids

Understanding the Concept and Use of Layers

(1)

Working with Layers

(14)

LineType Command

(1)

Lweight Command

(1)

Object Properties

(3)

Properties Toolbar*

(1)

Properties Palette*

(2)

Global and Current Linetype Scaling

(1)

Ltscale Factor for Plotting

(2)

Working with the Designcenter

(1)

Drafting Settings Dialog Box

(5)

Drawing Straight Lines Using the Ortho Mode

(1)

Working with Object Snaps

(13)

Running Object Snap Mode

(3)

Using Polar Tracking

(2)

Function and Control Keys

Editing Sketched Objects-I

Creating a Selection Set

(6)

Editing the Sketches

(1)

Moving the Sketched Objects

(1)

Copying the Sketched Objects

(1)

Copying the Object Using the Base Point

(1)

Pasting the Contents from the Clipboard

(1)

Pasting Contents Using the Original Coordinates

(1)

Offsetting the Sketched Objects

(2)

Rotating the Sketched Objects

(1)

Scaling the Sketched Objects

(2)

Filleting the Sketches

(4)

Chamfering the Sketches

(3)

Trimming the Sketched Objects

(2)

Extending the Sketched Objects

(3)

Stretching the Sketched Objects

(1)

Lengthening the Sketched Objects

(2)

Arraying the Sketched Objects

(6)

Rectangular Array

(3)

Polar Array

(3)

Mirroring the Sketched Objects

(2)

Breaking the Sketched Objects

(2)

Measuring the Sketched Objects

(1)

Dividing the Sketched Objects

Editing Sketched Objects-II

Editing With Grips

(1)

Types of Grips

(1)

Adjusting Grip Settings

(2)

Editing Objects with Grips

(8)

Stretching Objects with Grips (Stretch Mode)

(3)

Moving Objects with Grips (Move Mode)

(1)

Rotating Objects with Grips (Rotate Mode)

(2)

Scaling Objects with Grips (Scale Mode)

(2)

Mirroring Objects with Grips (Mirror Mode)

(1)

Loading Hyperlinks

(1)

Editing Gripped Objects

(1)

Grip System Variables

(1)

Changing the Properties Using the Properties Palette

(1)

Changing Properties using Grips

(1)

Matching Properties of the Sketched Objects

(2)

Quick Selection of the Sketched Objects

(3)

Managing Contents Using the Designcenter

(8)

Making Inquiries About Objects and Drawings

Measuring the Area of the Objects

(3)

Measuring the Distance between Two Points

(1)

Identifying the Location of a Point on the Screen

(1)

Listing Information about Objects

(1)

Checking the Time-Related Information

(2)

Displaying Drawing Properties

Controlling the Drawing Display and Creating Text

Basic Display Options

(1)

Redrawing the Screen

(1)

Regenerating the Drawings

(1)

Zooming the Drawings

(8)

Panning the Drawings

(2)

Creating Views

(3)

Aerial View

(1)

Creating Text

(1)

Creating Single Line Text

(5)

Drawing Special Characters

(2)

Creating Multiline Text

(10)

Editing Text

(3)

Editing Text Using the DDedit Command

(1)

Editing Text Using the Properties Palette

(1)

Modifying the Scale of the Text

(1)

Modifying the Justification of the Text

(1)

Substituting Fonts

(1)

Specifying an Alternate Default Font

(1)

Creating Text Styles

(2)

Determining Text Height

(1)

Checking Spelling

(1)

Text Quality and Text Fill

(1)

Finding and Replacing Text

Basic Dimensioning, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Need for Dimensioning

(1)

Dimensioning in AutoCAD LT

(1)

Fundamental Dimensioning Terms

(3)

Associative Dimensions

(1)

Definition Points

(1)

Selecting Dimensioning Commands

(3)

Creating Linear Dimensions

(4)

Creating Aligned Dimensions

(2)

Creating Rotated Dimensions

(1)

Creating Baseline Dimensions

(1)

Creating Continued Dimensions

(2)

Creating Angular Dimensions

(3)

Creating Diameter Dimensions

(1)

Creating Radius Dimensions

(1)

Generating Center Marks and Centerlines

(2)

Creating Ordinate Dimensions

(2)

Creating True Associative Dimensions

(1)

Converting a Dimension into True Associative Dimension

(1)

Removing the Dimension Associativity

(1)

Drawing Leaders

(5)

Using Leader with the DIM Command

(1)

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

(1)

Geometric Characteristics and Symbols

(1)

Adding Geometric Tolerance

(4)

Complex Feature Control Frames

(2)

Combining Geometric Characteristics

(1)

Composite Position Tolerancing

(1)

Using Feature Control Frames with Leaders

(1)

Projected Tolerance Zone

Editing Dimensions

Editing Dimensions Using Editing Tools

(3)

Editing The Dimensions by Stretching

(1)

Editing Dimensions by Trimming and Extending

(2)

Editing the Dimensions

(2)

Editing Dimension Text

(1)

Updating Dimensions

(1)

Editing Dimensions with Grips

(1)

Editing Dimensions Using the Properties Palette

(3)

Properties Palette (Dimension)

(1)

Properties Palette (Leader)

(2)

Model Space and Paper Space Dimensioning

Dimension Styles and Dimensioning System Variables

Using Styles and Variables to Control Dimensions

(1)

Creating and Restoring Dimension Styles

(2)

New Dimension Style Dialog Box

(6)

Controlling Dimension Text Format

(4)

Fitting Dimension Text and Arrowheads

(3)

Formatting Primary Dimensions Units

(4)

Formatting Alternate Dimension Units

(3)

Formatting the Tolerances

(4)

Other Dimensioning Variables

(1)

Dimension Style Families

(3)

Using Dimension Style Overrides

(2)

Comparing and Listing Dimension Styles

(1)

Using Externally Referenced Dimension Styles

Model Space Viewports, Paper Space Viewports, and Layouts

Model Space and Paper Space/Layouts

(1)

Model Space Viewports (Tiled Viewports)

(3)

Creating Tiled Viewports

(3)

Making a Viewport Current

(1)

Joining Two Adjacent Viewports

(1)

Paper Space Viewports (Floating Viewports)

(2)

Creating Floating Viewports (Vports Command)

(1)

Temporary Model Space

(1)

Editing the Floating Viewports

(2)

Controlling the Display of the Objects in the Viewports

(1)

Locking the Display in the Viewports

(1)

Controlling the Display of the Hidden Lines in the Viewports

(1)

Manipulating the Visibility of Viewport Layers

(2)

Controlling the Layers in Floating Viewports using the Layer Properties Manager Dialog box

(1)

Paper Space Linetype Scaling (Psltscale System Variable)

(1)

Creating and Working with the Layouts

(3)

Defining the Page Setup

(1)

Inserting Layouts Using Wizard

(2)

Converting Distance Between Model Space and Paper Space

Plotting Drawings

Plotting Drawings in AutoCAD LT

(1)

Plotting Drawings Using the Plot Dialog box

(13)

Adding Plotters

(2)

Plottermanager Command

(2)

Editing Plotter Configuration

(2)

Importing PCP/PC2 Configuration Files

(1)

Setting the Plot Parameters

(4)

Setting the Plot Parameters Using the Pagesetup Command

(3)

Importing a Page Setup

(1)

Using Plot Styles

Adding a Plot Style

(2)

Plot Style Table Editor

(3)

Applying Plot Styles

(3)

Setting the Current Plot Style

Hatching Drawings

Hatching

(1)

Hatching Drawings Using the Boundary Hatch and Fill Dialog box

(2)

Boundary Hatch and Fill Dialog Box Options

(13)

Ray Casting

(4)

Using the Bhatch Command

(1)

Using the -Bhatch Command

(3)

Hatching the Drawings Using the Tool Palettes

(3)

Hatching Around Text, Dimensions, and Attributes

(1)

Editing Hatch Patterns

(4)

Using the Hatchedit Command

(2)

Using the Properties Palette

(2)

Editing Hatch Boundary

(1)

Using Grips

(1)

Using AutoCAD LT Editing Commands

(1)

Hatching Blocks and Xref Drawings

(1)

Pattern Alignment During Hatching

(1)

Creating a Boundary Using Closed Loops

(3)

Other Features of Hatching

(1)

Hatching Using the Hatch Command

Working with Blocks

The Concept of Blocks

(1)

Formation of Blocks

(1)

Converting Objects into a Block

(5)

Converting Objects Into Blocks Using the Block Definition Dialog Box

(3)

Converting Objects Into a Block Using the Command Line

(1)

Inserting the Blocks Using the Insert Dialog Box

(7)

Inserting Blocks Using the Command Line

(1)

Using Designcenter to Insert Blocks

(2)

Inserting Blocks Using the Tool Palettes

(2)

Adding Blocks to the Tool Palettes

(2)

Modifying the Existing Blocks in the Tool Palettes

(1)

Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Lineweights for Blocks

(1)

Nesting of Blocks

(2)

Creating Wblocks

(4)

Creating Wblocks Using the Write Block Dialog Box

(2)

Creating Wblocks Using the Command Line

(1)

Creating Wblocks Using the Export Data Dialog Box

(1)

Defining the Insertion Base Point

(1)

Breaking a Block into Individual Entities

(3)

Selecting the Explode Check Box in the Insert Dialog Box

(1)

Entering * as the Prefix of Block Name

(1)

Using the Explode Command

(1)

Using the Xplode Command

(1)

Renaming Blocks

(1)

Deleting Unused Blocks

AutoCAD LT Part II

Defining Block Attributes

Understanding Attributes

(1)

Defining Attributes

(5)

Editing Attribute Definition

(2)

Inserting Blocks with Attributes

(3)

Extracting the Attributes

(6)

Controlling Attribute Visibility

(1)

Editing Block Attributes Values

(10)

Editing Attributes Using the Attedit Command

(2)

Global Editing of Attributes

(5)

Individual Editing of Attributes

(3)

Inserting Text Files in the Drawing

Understanding External References

External References

(1)

Dependent Symbols

(2)

Managing External References in a Drawing

(10)

The Overlay Option

(4)

Working With the Xattach Command

(1)

Using the Designcenter to Attach a Drawing as Xref

(1)

Adding Dependent Symbols to a Drawing

(2)

Demand Loading

Working with Advanced Drawing Options

Creating Double Lines

(4)

Creating Revision Clouds

(1)

Creating Wipeouts

(1)

Creating Nurbs

(2)

Editing Splines

Grouping and Advanced Editing of Sketched Objects

Working with the Group Manager

(2)

Selecting Groups

(1)

Cycling Through Groups

(1)

Changing Properties of an Object

(8)

Changing Properties Using the Properties Palette

(5)

Changing Properties Using the Change Command

(3)

Changing Properties Using the Chprop Command

(1)

Exploding Compound Objects

(1)

Editing Polylines

(16)

Editing Single Polyline

(13)

Editing Multiple Polylines

(2)

Undoing Commands

(5)

Reversing the Undo Operations

(1)

Renaming Named Objects

(1)

Removing Unused Named Objects

(3)

Object Selection Modes

Working With Data Exchange and Object Linking and Embedding

Understanding the Concept of Data Exchange in AutoCAD LT

(1)

Creating Data Interchange (DXF) Files

(2)

Other Data Exchange Formats

(2)

Raster Images

(3)

Editing Raster Image Files

(1)

PostScript Files

(3)

Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

The User Coordinate System

Conventions in AutoCAD LT

(1)

The World Coordinate System (WCS)

(1)

Controlling the Visibility of UCS Icon

(3)

Defining New UCS

(13)

Managing UCS Through Dialog Box

(4)

System Variables

Drawing and Viewing 3D Objects

Changing the Viewpoint to View the 3D Models

(7)

Changing the Viewpoint Using the Viewpoint Presets Dialog Box

(3)

Changing the Viewpoint Using the Command Line

(3)

Changing the Viewpoint Using the View Toolbar

(1)

3D Coordinate Systems

(8)

Absolute Coordinate System

(4)

Relative Coordinate System

(4)

Trim, Extend, and Fillet Commands in 3D

(1)

Setting Thickness and Elevation for the New Objects

(1)

ELEV Command

(1)

Suppressing the Hidden Edges

(2)

Drawing 3D Polylines

(1)

Creating Regions

(1)

Creating Complex Regions by Applying the Boolean Operations

(2)

Combining Regions

(1)

Subtracting Regions

(1)

Intersecting Regions

(1)

Dynamic Viewing of 3D Objects

(17)

Creating Shaded Images

(1)

Shade Command

(1)

Shademode Command

(1)

Analyzing the Regions

(3)

Modifying the Properties of the Hidden Lines

AutoCAD LT Part III (Customizing)

Template Drawings

Creating Template Drawings

(1)

The Standard Template Drawings

(6)

Loading a Template Drawing

(2)

Customizing Drawings with Layers and Dimensioning Specifications

(5)

Customizing a Drawing with Layout

(3)

Customizing Drawings with Viewports

(3)

Customizing Drawings According to Plot Size and Drawing Scale

Script Files and Slide Shows

What are Script Files?

(2)

Running Script Files

(6)

Repeating Script Files

(1)

Introducing Time Delay in the Script Files

(1)

Resuming the Script Files

(1)

Command Line Switches

(1)

Invoking a Script File while Loading AutoCAD LT

(10)

What Is a Slide Show?

(1)

What are Slides?

(1)

Creating Slides

(2)

Viewing Slides

(2)

Preloading Slides

(2)

Slide Libraries

Creating Linetypes and Hatch Patterns

Standard Linetypes

(1)

Linetype Definition

(1)

Elements of Linetype Specification

(1)

Creating Linetypes

(6)

Alignment Specification

(1)

Linetype Scaling

(2)

Ltscale Factor for Plotting

(1)

Current Linetype Scaling (Celtscale)

(1)

Alternate Linetypes

(1)

Modifying Linetypes

(4)

Complex Linetypes

(4)

Hatch Pattern Definition

(3)

How Hatch Works

(1)

Simple Hatch Pattern

(2)

Effect of Angle and Scale Factor on Hatch

(1)

Hatch Pattern with Dashes and Dots

(4)

Hatch with Multiple Descriptors

(4)

Saving Hatch Patterns in a Separate File

(1)

Custom Hatch Pattern File

Pull-down, Shortcut, and Partial Menus and Customizing Toolbars

AutoCAD LT Menu

(1)

Standard Menus

(1)

Writing a Menu

(8)

Loading Menus

(1)

Restrictions

(1)

Cascading Submenus in Menus

(6)

Shortcut and Context Menus

(4)

Submenus

(1)

Loading Menus

(4)

Partial Menus

(4)

Accelerator Keys

(2)

Toolbars

(5)

Menu-Specific Help

(1)

Customizing the Toolbars

Update Guide AutoCAD LT 2005: A Problem-Solving Approach

Working with Layers

(5)

Using the Midpoint Between 2 Points Object Snap Option

(1)

Copying The Sketched Objects

(1)

Zoom Object Option

(1)

Creating Views

(3)

Adding Background Mask to the Multiline Text

(1)

Inserting Additional Symbols in the Multiline Text

(1)

Inserting Table in the Drawing

(3)

Creating a New Table Style

(4)

Setting a Table Style Current

(1)

Modifying a Table Style

(1)

Maximizing Floating Viewports

(1)

Plotting Drawings

(9)

Setting the plot parameters

(5)

Enhancements in the Boundary Hatch and Fill Dialog Box

(1)

Trimming the Hatch Patterns

(1)

The Drawing Web Format

Enhancements in the Boundary Hatch and Fill Dialog Box

(13)

Modifying the Size of the Text in the OLE objects

AutoCAD LT on the Internet

Introduction

(1)

Changes from AutoCAD LT Release 97

(1)

Changed Internet Commands

(1)

Understanding URLs

(2)

Drawings on the Internet

(6)

Inserting a Block from the Internet

(1)

Accessing Other files on the Internet

(1)

i-Drop

(1)

Saving the Drawing to the Internet

(1)

Online Resources

(1)

Using Hyperlinks with AutoCAD LT

(8)

Pasting as Hyperlink

(1)

Editing Hyperlinks

(1)

Removing Hyperlinks from Objects

(1)

The Drawing Web Format

(1)

Creating a DWF File

(5)

Viewing DWF Files

(3)

Embedding a DWF File

Index

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