AutoCAD^? 2005 and AutoCAD LT^? 2005: No Experience Required^?

by David Frey

• ISBN13: 9780782143416
• ISBN10: 0782143415
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

The First Choice for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Novices-from the Leading AutoCAD Publisher!AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005: No Experience Required is your step-by-step introduction to the latest versions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, the world's leading customizable CAD software. Inside this perfectly paced guide are the clear-cut explanations and practical tutorials that you need to complete even the most elaborate AutoCAD projects.Discover AutoCAD 2005's newest features as you plan and develop a complete project. Follow the tutorials sequentially or begin at any chapter by downloading the drawing files from the Sybex website. Either way, you'll develop a solid grounding in the essentials and learn how to use AutoCAD's productivity tools to get your work done efficiently. Gain the Imperative AutoCAD Skills Find your way around AutoCAD and LT Understand the basic commands and how to set up a drawing Apply AutoCAD's coordinate systems Master drawing strategies Employ Polar and Object Snap Tracking Set up and manage layers, colors, and linetypes Use blocks and Wblocks Drag AutoCAD objects from one drawing to another Generate elevations and orthographic views Work with hatches and fills Control text in a drawing Manage external references Set up layouts and print an AutoCAD drawing Use AutoCAD's enhanced tool palettes Create and render a 3D model Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Author Biography

David Frey has been working in the fields of architecture and construction for more than 20 years and has taught AutoCAD to architects, engineers, teachers, and students for 12 years. David is the author of four previous best-selling editions of AutoCAD: No Experience Required.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xv
Getting to Know AutoCAD	1	(22)
Starting Up AutoCAD	2	(3)
The Startup Dialog Box	2	(3)
Introduction to the AutoCAD Graphics Window	5	(5)
The Command Window	10	(1)
Drop-Down Menus	11	(1)
The Toolbars	12	(8)
Toolbar Flyouts	12	(2)
Displaying and Arranging Toolbars	14	(4)
Custom Toolbars	18	(1)
Profiles	19	(1)
The Keyboard	20	(1)
The Mouse	21	(1)
Are You Experienced?	22	(1)
Basic Commands to Get Started	23	(28)
The Line Command	24	(8)
Using Coordinates	28	(2)
Relative Coordinates	30	(2)
Drawing the Box	32	(9)
Using Relative Cartesian Coordinates	32	(2)
Erasing Lines	34	(1)
Using Relative Polar Coordinates	34	(1)
The Offset Command	35	(3)
The Fillet Command	38	(3)
Completing the Box	41	(8)
Offsetting Lines to Mark an Opening	41	(1)
Extending Lines	42	(2)
Trimming Lines	44	(5)
If You Would Like More Practice...	49	(1)
Are You Experienced?	50	(1)
Setting Up a Drawing	51	(22)
Drawing Units	52	(4)
Drawing Size	56	(6)
The Grid	56	(3)
Drawing Limits	59	(3)
Drawing with Grid and Snap	62	(4)
Saving Your Work	66	(3)
A Summary of AutoCAD's Units	69	(1)
Linear Units	69	(1)
Angular Units	69	(1)
If You Would Like More Practice...	70	(1)
Are You Experienced?	71	(2)
Gaining Drawing Strategies: Part 1	73	(52)
Laying Out the Walls	74	(22)
The Exterior Wall Lines	75	(4)
The Interior Walls	79	(9)
Cutting Openings in the Walls	88	(8)
Creating Doors	96	(24)
Drawing Swinging Doors	96	(8)
Copying Objects	104	(2)
Mirroring Objects	106	(2)
Finishing the Swinging Doors	108	(2)
Drawing a Sliding Glass Door	110	(10)
If You Would Like More Practice...	120	(4)
An Alternate Sliding Glass Door	120	(1)
An Addition to the Cabin	120	(2)
Draw Three Views of a Block	122	(2)
Are You Experienced?	124	(1)
Gaining Drawing Strategies: Part 2	125	(44)
Drawing the Steps and Thresholds	128	(10)
The Front Step	128	(4)
The Back Step	132	(4)
The Thresholds	136	(2)
The Balcony: Drawing Circles	138	(4)
Laying Out the Kitchen	142	(12)
The Counter	143	(3)
The Stove and Refrigerator	146	(1)
Completing the Stove	147	(5)
The Kitchen Sink	152	(2)
Constructing the Bathroom	154	(10)
Setting Running Object Snaps	154	(2)
Drawing a Shower Unit	156	(2)
The Bathroom Sink	158	(1)
Positioning a Toilet	159	(5)
If You Would Like More Practice...	164	(4)
Draw the Cabin Again	164	(1)
Draw Something Else	164	(1)
Draw Some Furniture for the Cabin	164	(1)
Draw a Gasket	165	(2)
Draw a Parking Lot	167	(1)
Are You Experienced?	168	(1)
Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing	169	(46)
Layers as an Organization Tool	170	(2)
Setting Up Layers	172	(40)
The Layer Properties Manager Dialog Box	173	(12)
Assigning Objects to Layers	185	(10)
Turning Off and Freezing Layers	195	(2)
Drawing the Headers	197	(4)
Drawing the Roof	201	(4)
Assigning an Individual Linetype Scale Factor	205	(6)
Properties of Layers and Objects	211	(1)
If You Would Like More Practice...	212	(2)
Experiment with Linetypes and Linetype Scales	213	(1)
Set Up Layers for Your Own Trade or Profession	214	(1)
Are You Experienced?	214	(1)
Grouping Objects into Blocks	215	(60)
Making a Block for a Door	217	(12)
Inserting the Door Block	220	(9)
Finding Blocks in a Drawing	229	(4)
Using Grips to Detect a Block	229	(1)
Using the List Command to Detect a Block	229	(3)
Using the Properties Palette to Detect a Block	232	(1)
Creating a Window Block	233	(3)
Inserting the Window Block	236	(15)
Rotating a Block During Insertion	237	(3)
Using Guidelines When Inserting a Block	240	(2)
Using Object Snap Tracking and Polar Tracking to Insert a Block	242	(6)
Finishing the Windows	248	(3)
Revising a Block	251	(4)
Sharing Information between Drawings	255	(17)
Dragging and Dropping between Two Open Drawings	255	(4)
Using AutoCAD's DesignCenter	259	(6)
Other Ways to Share Information between Drawings	265	(7)
If You Would Like More Practice...	272	(1)
Are You Experienced?	273	(2)
Generating Elevations	275	(36)
Drawing the Front Elevation	276	(20)
Setting Up Lines for the Heights	278	(2)
Using Grips to Copy Lines	280	(3)
Trimming Lines in the Elevation	283	(2)
Drawing the Roof in Elevation	285	(4)
Putting in the Door, the Step, and the Windows	289	(6)
Finishing Touches	295	(1)
Generating the Other Elevations	296	(11)
Making the Rear Elevation	296	(3)
Revising the Rear Elevation	299	(2)
Making the Left and Right Elevations	301	(6)
Drawing Scale Considerations	307	(1)
Interior Elevations	308	(1)
If You Would Like More Practice...	309	(1)
Are You Experienced?	310	(1)
Working with Hatches and Fills	311	(36)
Hatching the Front Elevation	312	(17)
Looking at Hatch Patterns	316	(2)
Hatching the Rest of the Front Elevation	318	(3)
Special Effects	321	(6)
Modifying a Hatch Pattern	327	(2)
Using Hatches in the Floor Plan	329	(7)
Hatching the Floors	329	(4)
Finishing the Hatches for the Floors	333	(1)
Hatching the Walls in the Floor Plan	334	(2)
Modifying the Shape of Hatch Patterns	336	(1)
Creating and Managing Tool Palettes	337	(6)
Creating a New Tool Palette	338	(1)
Setting Up a Palette for Hatches	339	(2)
Creating a Palette for Commands	341	(2)
If You Would Like More Practice...	343	(3)
Create a Hatch Pattern for the Roof in Plan View	343	(2)
Create Your Hatch Palette	345	(1)
Are You Experienced?	346	(1)
Controlling Text in a Drawing	347	(58)
Setting Up Text Styles	348	(4)
Text and Drawing Scale	349	(1)
Defining a Text Style for Room Labels	350	(2)
Using Single-Line Text	352	(33)
Placing Titles of Views in the Drawing	352	(3)
Placing Room Labels in the Floor Plan	355	(6)
Using Text in a Grid	361	(9)
Creating a Title Block and Border	370	(15)
Using Multiline Text	385	(11)
Other Aspects of Multiline Text	392	(4)
Creating a Table	396	(7)
Defining a Table Style	396	(3)
Designing a Table	399	(4)
If You Would Like More Practice...	403	(1)
Are You Experienced?	404	(1)
Dimensioning a Drawing	405	(52)
Dimension Styles	406	(15)
Making a New Dimension Style	406	(15)
Placing Dimensions on the Drawing	421	(10)
Horizontal Dimensions	422	(6)
Vertical Dimensions	428	(3)
Other Types of Dimensions	431	(10)
Radial Dimensions	431	(4)
Leader Lines	435	(2)
Angular and Aligned Dimensions	437	(4)
Modifying Dimensions	441	(12)
Modifying Dimension Text	442	(5)
Dimension Overrides	447	(2)
Dimensioning Short Distances	449	(4)
If You Would Like More Practice...	453	(3)
Exercise 1: Dimensioning the Garage Addition	453	(1)
Exercise 2: Dimensioning to a Center Line	454	(2)
Other Exercises	456	(1)
Are You Experienced?	456	(1)
Managing External References	457	(36)
Drawing a Site Plan	459	(7)
Using Surveyor Units	459	(3)
Drawing the Driveway	462	(4)
Setting Up an External Reference	466	(10)
The External Reference Dialog Box	466	(2)
Controlling the Appearance of an Xref	468	(6)
Moving and Rotating an Xref	474	(2)
Modifying an Xref Drawing	476	(9)
Modifying an Xref by Making It the Current Drawing	477	(4)
Modifying an Xref from within the Host Drawing	481	(4)
Applications for Xrefs	485	(1)
Additional Xref Features	486	(2)
The Xref Path	486	(2)
Binding Xrefs	488	(3)
Other Features of Xrefs	490	(1)
If You Would Like More Practice...	491	(1)
Are You Experienced?	492	(1)
Using Layouts to Set Up a Print	493	(52)
Setting Up Layouts	494	(17)
Drawing a Border on a Layout	501	(2)
Designing a Title Block for a Layout	503	(4)
Adjusting a Viewport	507	(2)
Switching between Model Space and a Layout	509	(2)
Working with Multiple Viewports in a Layout	511	(31)
Setting Up Multiple Viewports	512	(5)
Aligning Viewports	517	(2)
Finishing the 11" x 17" Drawing	519	(3)
Setting Up Viewports in Different Scales	522	(6)
Adding Multiple Viewports to a Layout	528	(9)
Adding Text to Paper Space	537	(3)
Turning Off Viewports	540	(2)
If You Would Like More Practice...	542	(2)
Are You Experienced?	544	(1)
Printing an AutoCAD Drawing	545	(36)
The Plot Dialog Box	547	(10)
Printer/Plotter	548	(1)
Paper Size and Number of Copies	549	(1)
The Plot Area	549	(5)
Plot Scale	554	(1)
Plot Offset and Plot Options	555	(1)
The Expanded Plot Dialog Box	556	(1)
Printing a Drawing	557	(8)
Determining Lineweights for a Drawing	558	(3)
Other Properties of Layers	561	(1)
Setting Up the Other Parameters for the Print	562	(1)
Previewing a Print	562	(3)
Printing a Drawing Using Layouts	565	(6)
Printing a Drawing with Multiple Viewports	566	(3)
Printing the Site Plan	569	(2)
A Few Words About Plot Styles	571	(9)
Plot Style Table Files	572	(8)
Are You Experienced?	580	(1)
Appendix A Look at Drawing in 3D	581	(46)
3D Modeling	583	(26)
Viewing a Drawing in 3D	583	(2)
Making the Walls	585	(4)
Cutting Doorway Openings	589	(2)
Subtracting Window Openings	591	(4)
Creating a Floor for the Cabin	595	(3)
Forming the Steps and the Balcony in 3D	598	(5)
Finishing the 3D Model	603	(4)
Putting a Roof on the Cabin	607	(2)
Further Directions in 3D	609	(18)
Other Solids Modeling Tools	610	(1)
Surface Modeling Tools	611	(2)
Rendering with AutoCAD	613	(14)
Glossary	627	(13)
Index	640