Digital Drawing for Designers : A Visual Guide to AutoCAD

by Seidler, Douglas R.

• ISBN13: 9781563675126
• ISBN10: 1563675129
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781609010669
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-22
• Publisher: Fairchild Books
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Summary

Clear, concise, and above all visual, this is the AutoCAD guide written with the real world of designing in mind. Beginning with the building blocks of drawing (lines, circles, and arcs), the manual progresses to the graphic standards and advanced features like (XREFS). Compatible with AutoCAD versions 14 through 2007.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Hand Drawing and Digital Drawing	p. 1
Digital Drawing Tools	p. 3
Traditional Drawing Tools	p. 4
Menu Bar/Command Prompt	p. 6
Button Bar/Tool Palettes	p. 7
Pan	p. 8
Zoom	p. 9
Additional Resources	p. 10
Drawing Lines and Shapes	p. 11
Drawing Straight Lines	p. 12
Erasing Lines	p. 13
Horizontal and Vertical Lines	p. 14
Line Length	p. 15
Circles	p. 16
Rectangles and Polygons	p. 17
Arcs	p. 18
Ellipses	p. 19
Object Snaps	p. 20
Running Object Snaps	p. 21
Drawing Precision/Units	p. 22
Undo	p. 23
Learning Exercise	p. 24
Modifying Lines and Shapes	p. 27
Moving Lines	p. 28
Copying Lines	p. 29
Rotating Lines	p. 30
Mirror(Reflect) Lines	p. 31
Stretching Lines	p. 32
Learning Exercise	p. 33
Drawing with Accuracy and Speed	p. 37
Drawing Polylines/Grips	p. 38
Editing Polylines	p. 39
Trimming Lines	p. 40
Extending Lines	p. 41
Offsetting Lines	p. 42
Fillet	p. 43
Rectangular Array	p. 44
Polar Array	p. 45
Break/Explode	p. 46
Learning Exercise	p. 47
Design Drawings	p. 51
Organizing Plans, Sections, and Elevations	p. 53
Line Weight	p. 54
Selecting Colors	p. 55
Drawing with Layers	p. 56
Drawing Floor Plans	p. 58
Drawing Scale and Detail	p. 62
Drawing Sections	p. 64
Drawing Elevations	p. 68
Drawing Exterior Elevations	p. 70
Drawing Interior Elevations	p. 72
Learning Exercise	p. 74
Drawing and Printing to Scale	p. 81
Paper Layout	p. 82
Plot Styles	p. 84
CTB File Versus STB File	p. 85
Adding a Plot Style	p. 86
Selecting a Paper Size	p. 88
Creating a Layout	p. 89
Creating a Layout/11" x 17" ANSI B	p. 90
Page Setup Manager/ANSI B	p. 91
Creating a Layout/18" x 24" ARCH C	p. 92
Page Setup Manager/ARCH C	p. 93
Creating a Layout/24" x 36" ARCH D	p. 94
Page Setup Manager/ARCH D	p. 95
Creating a Viewport	p. 96
Scaling a Viewport	p. 97
Locking a Viewport	p. 98
Plotting a Layout/Drawing	p. 99
Learning Exercise	p. 100
Text Styles and Sizes	p. 103
Text Height	p. 104
Text Styles/Fonts	p. 106
Adding Text Styles/Adding Text	p. 107
Adding Multiline Text	p. 108
Editing Text	p. 109
Learning Exercise	p. 110
Hatches and Dashed Lines	p. 113
Boundary Hatch	p. 114
Hatch Patterns - Sections/Details	p. 116
Hatch Patterns - Elevation/Plan	p. 117
Line Types/Dashed Lines	p. 118
Adding Line Types/LT Scale	p. 119
Learning Exercise	p. 120
Advanced Drawing Tools	p. 125
Stencils and Blocks	p. 127
Stencils/Blocks	p. 128
Creating a Block	p. 129
Inserting Blocks	p. 131
Exploding Blocks/Exporting Blocks	p. 132
Editing Blocks	p. 133
Learning Exercise	p. 134
Advanced Editing Tools	p. 137
Properties Palette	p. 138
Match Properties/Distance	p. 139
Scale/Scale Reference	p. 140
Audit/Purge	p. 141
Express Tools/Flatten	p. 142
Overkill/Layers Off and On	p. 143
Layer Isolate/Layer Freeze	p. 144
Layers Lock and Unlock/Layer Delete	p. 145
Layer Merge	p. 146
Learning Exercise	p. 147
Dimensioning Your Drawing	p. 149
Dimension Styles	p. 150
Dimensioning Walls and Corridors	p. 152
Dimensioning Windows and Doors	p. 153
Dimensioning to Structure	p. 154
Adding Linear Dimensions	p. 155
Adding Aligned Dimensions	p. 156
Adding Angular Dimensions	p. 157
Dimension Style: Tick	p. 158
Dimension Style: Arrow	p. 162
Dimension Style: Box	p. 166
Dimension Style: Dot	p. 170
Learning Exercise	p. 174
Text Leaders	p. 177
Text Leaders	p. 178
Adding Text Leaders	p. 179
Leader Style: Arrow	p. 180
Leader Style: Dot	p. 184
Learning Exercises	p. 188
Drawing Symbols and Attributed Text	p. 189
Drawing Symbols	p. 190
Creating Attributed Blocks	p. 192
Inserting Attributed Blocks	p. 193
Editing Attributed Blocks	p. 194
Drawing Name Symbol	p. 195
Detail Symbol	p. 196
Section Arrow/Elevation Arrow	p. 197
Grid Symbol	p. 198
Interior Elevation Symbol	p. 199
Learning Exercise	p. 200
Linking Drawings/External References	p. 203
Drawing with Overlays	p. 204
Drawing with XREFs	p. 205
XREF Manager	p. 206
Adding XREFs to Your Drawing	p. 207
Plan XREFs/Individual Designers	p. 208
Plan XREFs/Multiple Designers	p. 209
Elevation XREFs/Individual Designers	p. 210
Elevation XREFs/Multiple Designers	p. 211
Learning Exercise	p. 212
Conclusion	p. 215
Index	p. 217
Quick Reference Guide	p. 222
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