Inside Autocad 14

by Beall, Michael E.; Peterson, Michael Todd

• ISBN13: 9781562058982
• ISBN10: 1562058983
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: New Riders Pub

Summary

Inside AutoCAD 14 Limited Edition takes all the valuable content of the bestseller Inside AutoCAD 14 and combines it with 400 pages of new content and corresponding CD-ROM material for the accomplished AutoCAD user. It provides all the tools and information necessary for users to tackle the next step in their profession. Every chapter contains clear, concise, and practical exercises that demonstrate new features and techniques. The expert authors reveal their own practical tips and tricks to make using AutoCAD. Inside AutoCAD 14 Limited Edition is the ultimate AutoCAD resource for the serious professional who wants to gain mastery of all of AutoCAD's 2D and 3D capabilities. New chapters cover: - 3D modeling and rendering - Exporting drawings to 3D Studio MAX, 3D Studio VIZ and Mechanical Desktop - Mechanical design - Architectural design - GIS design.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Introducting AutoCAD Release 14

1. Exploring the New R14 Interface

Part II: Starting New Projects with R14

2. Before the Drawing Begins: Planning and Organizing Projects

3. Setting Up the AutoCAD 14 Drawing Environment

4. Organizing Drawings with Layers

5. Using Linetypes Effectively

Part III: Creating and Editing Drawings

6. Creating Drawings with R14

7. Creating Elementary Objects

8. Creating Polylines and Splines

9. Creating Complex Objects

10. Basic Object Editing

11. Advanced Geometry Editing

12. Creating and Using Blocks

13. External References

14. Querying Objects

Part IV: Annotating, Dimensioning, and Plotting with R14

15. Paper Space

16. Text Annotation

17. Drawing Hatch Patterns

18. Productive Dimensioning

19. Advanced Dimensioning

20. Productive Plotting

Part V: Customizing and Advanced Concepts

21. Customizing without Programming

22. Creating Scripts and Slide Libraries

23. Introduction to AutoLISP Programming

24. ActiveX Automation

25. AutoCAD SQL Environment (ASE)

Part VI: CAD on the Internet

26. Publishing on the Web

27. Project Collaboration over the Internet

Part VII: AutoCAD in 3D

28. Introduction to 3D

29. Drawing in 3D in AutoCAD

30. Surfacing in 3D

31. Solid Modeling

32. Rendering in 3D

33. Mechanical Desktop Parametric Modeling and Drawings

34. Modeling and Downstream Applications for 3D Solid Models

Part VIII: AutoCAD Disciplines

35. Using AutoCAD Map

36. Architectural Design

Part IX: Reference Materials

A. AutoCAD 14 Bonus Pack Reference and Tutorials

B. System Variables Reference

C. Dimensioning Variables Reference

D. Exercise Index

Index