Autocad Pocket Reference 2008

by Shrock, Cheryl R.

• ISBN13: 9780831132637
• ISBN10: 0831132639
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-01
• Publisher: Industrial Pr
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Summary

The AutoCAD Pocket Reference includes all the essential fundamental Commands, Concepts, and How to..information for the every day use of AutoCAD. It is not designed to take the place of larger textbooks but rather to supplement them as a quick reference.

Author Biography

Cheryl R. Shrock is a Professor and Chairperson of Computer Aided Design at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California

Table of Contents

Action Commands
Array	p. 1-2
Break	p. 1-6
Chamfer	p. 1-8
Copy	p. 1-10
Divide	p. 1-11
Erase	p. 1-12
Explode	p. 1-13
Extend	p. 1-14
Fillet	p. 1-15
Inquiry	p. 1-17
Match Properties	p. 1-18
Measure	p. 1-20
Move	p. 1-21
Offset	p. 1-22
Rotate	p. 1-24
Scale	p. 1-25
Stretch	p. 1-26
Trim	p. 1-27
Undo/Redo	p. 1-28
Wipeout	p. 1-29
Zoom	p. 1-30
Concepts
Model / Paper space	p. 2-2
Creating scaled dwgs	p. 2-3
Dimensioning
Dimensioning	p. 3-2
Ordinate dimensioning	p. 3-17
Tolerances	p. 3-21
Geometric Tolerancing	p. 3-23
Modify Dimensions	p. 3-28
Dimension Styles	p. 3-35
Definitions	p. 3-44
Trans-spatial	p. 3-49
Drawing Entities
Arc	p. 4-2
Blocks	p. 4-6
Centermark	p. 4-19
Circle	p. 4-20
Donut	p. 4-22
Ellipse	p. 4-23
Gradient Fills	p. 4-24
Hatch	p. 4-28
Lines	p. 4-38
Point	p. 4-39
Polygon	p. 4-40
Polylines	p. 4-41
Rectangle	p. 4-44
Revision Cloud	p. 4-46
How to...
Add a Printer	p. 5-2
Create a Field	p. 5-41
Edit a Field	p. 5-43
Create a Page Setup-2004	p. 5-6
Create a Page Setup 06/05	p. 5-9
Create a Table	p. 5-33
Insert a Table	p. 5-35
Modify a Table	p. 5-39
Create a Template	p. 5-13
Open a template	p. 5-15
Open an existing file	p. 5-16
Exit AutoCAD	p. 5-17
Create a Viewport	p. 5-18
Customize Mouse	p. 5-22
Calculate DSF	p. 5-23
Lineweights to colors	p. 5-27
Save a Drawing	p. 5-30
Select objects	p. 5-31
Start a New Drawing	p. 5-32
Layers
Selecting Layers	p. 6-2
Creating new (2004)	p. 6-5
Creating new (06/05)	p. 6-6
Load Linetypes (04)	p. 6-8
Load Linetypes (06/05)	p. 6-9
Layer control def's (04)	p. 6-10
Layer control def's (06/05)	p. 6-11
Input options
Coordinate Input	p. 7-2
Direct Distance Entry	p. 7-5
Dynamic Input	p. 7-6
Polar Coordinates	p. 7-11
Polar Snap	p. 7-12
Polar Tracking	p. 7-13
Miscellaneous
Background Mask	p. 8-2
Backup Files	p. 8-3
Grips	p. 8-4
Object Snap	p. 8-5
Pan	p. 8-9
Properties Palette	p. 8-11
Metric Conversion Factors	p. 8-12
Drawing Scales	p. 8-13
Print Quick Letter size Draft	p. 8-15
Plotting
Background Plotting	p. 9-2
Plotting, Model tab (2004)	p. 9-3
Plotting, Model tab (06/05)	p. 9-5
Plotting, Layout tab (04)	p. 9-9
Plotting, Layout tab (6 & 5)	p. 9-13
Settings
Drafting Settings	p. 10-2
Drawing Limits	p. 10-3
Linetype Scale	p. 10-4
Lineweights	p. 10-5
Pick box	p. 10-6
Units/Precision	p. 10-7
Text
Creating a new Text Style	p. 11-2
Changing a Text Style	p. 11-4
Multiline Text	p. 11-5
MTJIGSTRING	p. 11-7
Multiline Text Line Spacing	p. 11-8
Editing Multiline Text	p. 11-9
Indents	p. 11-10
Tabs	p. 11-11
Scaling Text	p. 11-12
Single Line Text	p. 11-13
Editing Single Line text	p. 11-15
Special Text Characters	p. 11-16
UCS
Displaying the UCS icon	p. 12-2
Moving the Origin	p. 12-3
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