AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018 Essentials
Published on 24. May 2017
432 pages
978-1-119-41424-7 (ISBN)
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The step-by-step, full-color AutoCAD 2018 guide with real-world practicality
AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018 Essentials provides a full-color, task-based approach to mastering this powerful software. Straightforward, easy-to-follow instruction pairs with real-world, hands-on exercises to help you quickly get up to speed with core features and functions; screenshots illustrate tutorial steps to help you follow along, and each chapter concludes with a more open-ended project so you can dive in and explore a specific topic in-depth.
From 2D drawing and organization to 3D modeling, dimensioning, presenting, and more, this helpful guide walks you through everything you need to know to become productive with AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018. The companion website features downloadable starting and ending files for each exercise, so you can jump in at any point and compare your work to the pros, as well as additional tutorials to help you go as deep as you need to go.
Exercises walk you through the real-world process of drafting while teaching you critical skills along the way.
* Understand the AutoCAD interface and foundational concepts
* Master essential drawing and visualization tools
* Stay organized with layers, groups, and blocks
* Experiment with 3D modeling, add text and dimensions, and much more
AutoCAD is the industry-leading technical drawing software, and complete mastery is a vital skill for any design and drafting professional. AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018 Essentials is a smart, quick resource that will help you get up to speed with real-world practical instruction.
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Scott Onstott is a consultant, former university professor, author, and independent video producer with more than 19 years of experience teaching and writing about design visualization software. He is the author of the six previous editions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Essentials, Photoshop CS6 Essentials, Enhancing Architectural Drawings and Models with Photoshop, and five other software training books published by Sybex.
Content
1 - AutoCAD® 2018 and AutoCAD LT® 2018: Essentials [Seite 3]
2 - About the Author [Seite 5]
3 - Acknowledgments [Seite 6]
4 - Contents [Seite 7]
5 - Introduction [Seite 15]
6 - Chapter 1 Getting Started [Seite 21]
6.1 - Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Start Tab [Seite 21]
6.1.1 - Exercise 1.1: Configure Autodesk 360 [Seite 21]
6.2 - Explore the AutoCAD 2018 for Windows User Interface [Seite 24]
6.2.1 - Exercise 1.2: Explore the Graphical User Interface [Seite 24]
6.2.2 - Exercise 1.3: Control the AutoCAD Ribbon [Seite 29]
6.3 - Set Drawing Units [Seite 33]
6.3.1 - Exercise 1.4: Set the AutoCAD Drawing Units [Seite 34]
7 - Chapter 2 Gaining Basic Drawing Skills [Seite 37]
7.1 - Navigate 2D Drawings [Seite 37]
7.1.1 - Exercise 2.1: Navigate a Drawing [Seite 37]
7.2 - Draw Lines and Rectangles [Seite 41]
7.2.1 - Exercise 2.2: Draw Lines [Seite 41]
7.2.2 - Exercise 2.3: Draw Rectangles [Seite 44]
7.3 - Cancel, Erase, and Undo [Seite 45]
7.3.1 - Exercise 2.4: Correct Mistakes [Seite 45]
7.4 - Use Coordinate Systems [Seite 47]
7.4.1 - Exercise 2.5: Use Absolute Coordinates [Seite 47]
7.4.2 - Exercise 2.6: Use Relative Coordinates [Seite 48]
7.4.3 - Exercise 2.7: Use Polar Coordinates [Seite 49]
7.5 - Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons [Seite 53]
7.5.1 - Exercise 2.8: Create Circles [Seite 53]
7.5.2 - Exercise 2.9: Create Arcs [Seite 56]
7.5.3 - Exercise 2.10: Draw Polygons [Seite 58]
7.6 - Use Fillet and Chamfer [Seite 60]
7.6.1 - Exercise 2.11: Join Nonparallel Lines [Seite 60]
7.6.2 - Exercise 2.12: Join Crossed Lines with Fillet [Seite 61]
8 - Chapter 3 Using Drawing Aids [Seite 63]
8.1 - Use Grid and Snap [Seite 63]
8.1.1 - Exercise 3.1: Draw with Grid and Snap [Seite 64]
8.2 - Employ Ortho and Polar Tracking [Seite 67]
8.2.1 - Exercise 3.2: Draw with Ortho and Polar Tracking [Seite 67]
8.3 - Use PolarSnap [Seite 68]
8.3.1 - Exercise 3.3: Draw with PolarSnap [Seite 69]
8.4 - Select Running Object Snaps [Seite 71]
8.4.1 - Exercise 3.4: Draw with Running Object Snaps [Seite 71]
8.5 - Harness the From Snap [Seite 74]
8.5.1 - Exercise 3.5: Use the From Snap [Seite 74]
8.6 - Apply Object Snap Tracking [Seite 75]
8.6.1 - Exercise 3.6: Use Object Snap Tracking [Seite 75]
9 - Chapter 4 Editing Entities [Seite 79]
9.1 - Create Selection Sets [Seite 79]
9.1.1 - Exercise 4.1: Create a Selection Set at the Select Objects: Prompt [Seite 80]
9.1.2 - Exercise 4.2: Create a Selection Set Before Deciding on a Command [Seite 82]
9.2 - Use Move and Copy [Seite 86]
9.2.1 - Exercise 4.3: Move and Copy [Seite 86]
9.3 - Use Rotate and Scale [Seite 90]
9.3.1 - Exercise 4.4: Rotate and Scale [Seite 90]
9.4 - Work with Arrays [Seite 93]
9.4.1 - Exercise 4.5: Create a Rectangular Array [Seite 94]
9.4.2 - Exercise 4.6: Create a Polar Array [Seite 95]
9.5 - Use Trim and Extend [Seite 97]
9.5.1 - Exercise 4.7: Trim and Measure [Seite 97]
9.6 - Use Lengthen and Stretch [Seite 98]
9.6.1 - Exercise 4.8: Lengthen and Stretch [Seite 99]
9.7 - Use Offset and Mirror [Seite 100]
9.7.1 - Exercise 4.9: Offset and Mirror [Seite 100]
9.8 - Edit with Grips [Seite 102]
9.8.1 - Exercise 4.10: Edit with Grips [Seite 103]
10 - Chapter 5 Shaping Curves [Seite 105]
10.1 - Draw and Edit Curved Polylines [Seite 105]
10.1.1 - Exercise 5.1: Draw and Edit Curved Polylines [Seite 105]
10.2 - Draw Ellipses [Seite 111]
10.2.1 - Exercise 5.2: Draw Ellipses [Seite 111]
10.3 - Shape Splines [Seite 113]
10.3.1 - Exercise 5.3: Work with Control Vertices [Seite 114]
10.3.2 - Exercise 5.4: Work with Fit Points [Seite 118]
10.4 - Blend Between Objects with Splines [Seite 121]
10.4.1 - Exercise 5.5: Blend Splines [Seite 122]
11 - Chapter 6 Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance [Seite 125]
11.1 - Change Object Properties [Seite 125]
11.1.1 - Exercise 6.1: Edit Object Properties [Seite 126]
11.2 - Set the Current Layer [Seite 129]
11.2.1 - Exercise 6.2: Choose the Current Layer [Seite 130]
11.3 - Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects [Seite 133]
11.3.1 - Exercise 6.3: Assign Layers [Seite 133]
11.4 - Control Layer Visibility [Seite 136]
11.4.1 - Exercise 6.4: Toggle Layer Status [Seite 136]
11.4.2 - Exercise 6.5: Isolate Layers [Seite 138]
11.4.3 - Exercise 6.6: Save Layer States [Seite 140]
11.5 - Apply Linetype [Seite 141]
11.5.1 - Exercise 6.7: Use Linetype [Seite 142]
11.6 - Assign Properties by Object or by Layer [Seite 145]
11.6.1 - Exercise 6.8: Assign Properties [Seite 145]
11.7 - Manage Layer Properties [Seite 146]
11.7.1 - Exercise 6.9: Control Layer Properties [Seite 146]
11.8 - Isolate Objects [Seite 148]
11.8.1 - Exercise 6.10: Isolate and Hide Individual Objects [Seite 148]
12 - Chapter 7 Organizing Objects [Seite 151]
12.1 - Define Blocks [Seite 151]
12.1.1 - Exercise 7.1: Draw a Chair and Define It as a Block [Seite 152]
12.1.2 - Exercise 7.2: Draw a Door and Define It as a Block [Seite 155]
12.2 - Insert Blocks [Seite 157]
12.2.1 - Exercise 7.3: Use Blocks [Seite 157]
12.3 - Edit Blocks [Seite 161]
12.3.1 - Exercise 7.4: Edit Block Definitions [Seite 162]
12.3.2 - Exercise 7.5: Assign Floating Properties [Seite 163]
12.3.3 - Exercise 7.6: Nest Blocks [Seite 165]
12.3.4 - Exercise 7.7: Explode Blocks [Seite 167]
12.4 - Redefine Blocks [Seite 168]
12.4.1 - Exercise 7.8: Redefine Block Definitions [Seite 168]
12.5 - Work with Groups [Seite 171]
12.5.1 - Exercise 7.9: Create Groups [Seite 171]
13 - Chapter 8 Hatching and Gradients [Seite 175]
13.1 - Specify Hatch Areas [Seite 175]
13.1.1 - Exercise 8.1: Pick Points to Determine Boundaries [Seite 175]
13.1.2 - Exercise 8.2: Select Objects to Define Boundaries [Seite 179]
13.2 - Associate Hatches with Boundaries [Seite 181]
13.2.1 - Exercise 8.3: Associate Boundaries [Seite 181]
13.3 - Hatch with Patterns [Seite 183]
13.3.1 - Exercise 8.4: Specify Properties [Seite 184]
13.3.2 - Exercise 8.5: Separate Hatch Areas [Seite 185]
13.4 - Hatch with Gradients [Seite 188]
13.4.1 - Exercise 8.6: Create Gradients [Seite 188]
14 - Chapter 9 Working with Blocks and Xrefs [Seite 191]
14.1 - Work with Global Blocks [Seite 191]
14.1.1 - Exercise 9.1: Write a Local Block Definition to a File [Seite 191]
14.1.2 - Exercise 9.2: Insert a Drawing as a Local Block [Seite 195]
14.1.3 - Exercise 9.3: Redefine Local Blocks with Global Blocks [Seite 197]
14.2 - Access Content Globally [Seite 199]
14.2.1 - Exercise 9.4: Access Global Content [Seite 199]
14.3 - Store Content on Tool Palettes [Seite 200]
14.3.1 - Exercise 9.5: Add to the Tool Palettes [Seite 200]
14.4 - Reference External Drawings and Images [Seite 203]
14.4.1 - Exercise 9.6: Use Xrefs [Seite 203]
15 - Chapter 10 Creating and Editing Text [Seite 209]
15.1 - Style Text [Seite 209]
15.1.1 - Exercise 10.1: Create Text Styles [Seite 209]
15.2 - Write Lines of Text [Seite 211]
15.2.1 - Exercise 10.2: Create Text to Fit [Seite 211]
15.2.2 - Exercise 10.3: Justify Text [Seite 213]
15.2.3 - Exercise 10.4: Transform and Create Text [Seite 214]
15.3 - Write and Format Paragraphs Using MTEXT [Seite 217]
15.3.1 - Exercise 10.5: Write and Format with MTEXT [Seite 217]
15.4 - Edit Text [Seite 220]
15.4.1 - Exercise 10.6: Edit Content and Properties [Seite 221]
15.4.2 - Exercise 10.7: Work with Columns [Seite 222]
15.5 - Recognize and Combine Text [Seite 223]
15.5.1 - Exercise 10.8: Import, Recognize, and Combine Text from PDF [Seite 224]
16 - Chapter 11 Dimensioning [Seite 229]
16.1 - Style Dimensions [Seite 229]
16.1.1 - Exercise 11.1: Create Dimension Styles [Seite 230]
16.2 - Add Dimensions [Seite 235]
16.2.1 - Exercise 11.2: Use Inquiry Commands [Seite 235]
16.2.2 - Exercise 11.3: Add Dimension Objects [Seite 238]
16.2.3 - Exercise 11.4: Add and Style Multileaders [Seite 242]
16.3 - Edit Dimensions [Seite 243]
16.3.1 - Exercise 11.5: Alter Dimension Objects [Seite 243]
17 - Chapter 12 Keeping In Control with Constraints [Seite 247]
17.1 - Work with Geometric Constraints [Seite 247]
17.1.1 - Exercise 12.1: Use Geometric Constraints [Seite 247]
17.2 - Apply Dimensional Constraints [Seite 250]
17.2.1 - Exercise 12.2: Create Dimensional Constraints [Seite 251]
17.3 - Constrain Objects Simultaneously with Geometry and Dimensions [Seite 254]
17.3.1 - Exercise 12.3: Use Simultaneous Constraints [Seite 254]
17.4 - Make Parametric Changes to Constrained Objects [Seite 256]
17.4.1 - Exercise 12.4: Alter Constraint Parameters [Seite 257]
18 - Chapter 13 Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects [Seite 259]
18.1 - Create Annotative Styles and Objects [Seite 259]
18.1.1 - Exercise 13.1: Work with Annotative Text [Seite 260]
18.1.2 - Exercise 13.2: Work with Annotative Dimensions [Seite 263]
18.2 - Create Layouts [Seite 265]
18.2.1 - Exercise 13.3: Configure Layouts [Seite 265]
18.3 - Adjust Floating Viewports [Seite 268]
18.3.1 - Exercise 13.4: Work on Layout1 [Seite 269]
18.3.2 - Exercise 13.5: Work on Layout2 [Seite 272]
18.4 - Override Layer Properties in Layout Viewports [Seite 274]
18.4.1 - Exercise 13.6: Override Layer Properties [Seite 275]
18.5 - Draw on Layouts [Seite 276]
18.5.1 - Exercise 13.7: Lay Out Geometry [Seite 276]
19 - Chapter 14 Printing and Plot ting [Seite 281]
19.1 - Configure Output Devices [Seite 281]
19.1.1 - Exercise 14.1: Set Up a System Printer [Seite 282]
19.1.2 - Exercise 14.2: Set Up an AutoCAD Plotter [Seite 282]
19.2 - Create Plot Style Tables [Seite 285]
19.2.1 - Exercise 14.3: Create a Named Plot Style Table [Seite 285]
19.3 - Use Plot Style Tables [Seite 287]
19.3.1 - Exercise 14.4: Configure New Drawings for Named Plot Style Tables [Seite 287]
19.3.2 - Exercise 14.5: Assign Plot Styles by Layer or by Object [Seite 290]
19.4 - Plot in Model Space [Seite 293]
19.4.1 - Exercise 14.6: Plot from Model Space [Seite 293]
19.5 - Plot Layouts in Paper Space [Seite 297]
19.5.1 - Exercise 14.7: Plot from Paper Space [Seite 297]
19.6 - Export to an Electronic Format [Seite 300]
19.6.1 - Exercise 14.8: Export to DWF [Seite 301]
19.6.2 - Exercise 14.9: Export to PDF [Seite 302]
19.6.3 - Exercise 14.10: Share Design Views [Seite 304]
20 - Chapter 15 Working with Data [Seite 307]
20.1 - Geolocate Projects [Seite 307]
20.1.1 - Exercise 15.1: Geolocate a Drawing [Seite 308]
20.2 - Import SketchUp Models [Seite 312]
20.2.1 - Exercise 15.2: Import a SketchUp Model [Seite 312]
20.3 - Define Attributes and Blocks [Seite 313]
20.3.1 - Exercise 15.3: Define Attributes and a Block [Seite 314]
20.4 - Insert Attributed Blocks [Seite 318]
20.4.1 - Exercise 15.4: Insert Block References with Attributes [Seite 318]
20.5 - Edit Table Styles and Create Tables [Seite 320]
20.5.1 - Exercise 15.5: Alter a Table Style and Make a Table [Seite 320]
20.6 - Use Fields in Table Cells [Seite 325]
20.6.1 - Exercise 15.6: Create Fields [Seite 325]
20.7 - Edit Table Data [Seite 328]
20.7.1 - Exercise 15.7: Alter Table Data [Seite 328]
21 - Chapter 16 Navigating 3D Models [Seite 337]
21.1 - Use Visual Styles [Seite 337]
21.1.1 - Exercise 16.1: Explore Visual Styles [Seite 338]
21.2 - Work with Tiled Viewports [Seite 342]
21.2.1 - Exercise 16.2: Tile Viewports [Seite 342]
21.3 - Navigate with the ViewCube [Seite 344]
21.3.1 - Exercise 16.3: Use the ViewCube to Navigate [Seite 344]
21.4 - Orbit in 3D [Seite 346]
21.4.1 - Exercise 16.4: Orbit [Seite 346]
21.5 - Use Cameras [Seite 348]
21.5.1 - Exercise 16.5: Utilize Virtual Cameras [Seite 348]
21.6 - Navigate with SteeringWheels [Seite 351]
21.6.1 - Exercise 16.6: Use SteeringWheels to Navigate [Seite 351]
21.7 - Save Views [Seite 354]
21.7.1 - Exercise 16.7: Save Views [Seite 354]
22 - Chapter 17 Modeling in 3D [Seite 357]
22.1 - Create Surface Models [Seite 357]
22.1.1 - Exercise 17.1: Make Planar Surfaces [Seite 358]
22.1.2 - Exercise 17.2: Revolve a 2D Profile to Create a 3D Model [Seite 359]
22.1.3 - Exercise 17.3: Sweep Out 3D Geometry [Seite 360]
22.1.4 - Exercise 17.4: Extrude 2D Geometry into 3D [Seite 362]
22.2 - Edit Surface Models [Seite 364]
22.2.1 - Exercise 17.5: Trim Surfaces with Other Surfaces [Seite 364]
22.2.2 - Exercise 17.6: Project Edges on Surfaces [Seite 365]
22.2.3 - Exercise 17.7: Trim Surfaces with Edges [Seite 368]
22.3 - Create Solid Models [Seite 370]
22.3.1 - Exercise 17.8: Extrude Solid Objects [Seite 370]
22.3.2 - Exercise 17.9: Loft Solid Objects [Seite 374]
22.4 - Edit Solid Models [Seite 376]
22.4.1 - Exercise 17.10: Perform Boolean Operations [Seite 376]
22.4.2 - Exercise 17.11: Edit Solids [Seite 379]
22.5 - Smooth Mesh Models [Seite 383]
22.5.1 - Exercise 17.12: Create, Edit, and Smooth Mesh [Seite 383]
22.6 - Live-Section Models [Seite 385]
22.6.1 - Exercise 17.13: Create and Edit a Section Plane [Seite 385]
23 - Chapter 18 Presenting and Documenting 3D Design [Seite 389]
23.1 - Assign Materials [Seite 390]
23.1.1 - Exercise 18.1: Apply Materials [Seite 390]
23.2 - Place and Adjust Lights [Seite 396]
23.2.1 - Exercise 18.2: Add Artificial Lights [Seite 396]
23.2.2 - Exercise 18.3: Simulate Natural Light [Seite 402]
23.3 - Create Renderings [Seite 403]
23.3.1 - Exercise 18.4: Make Realistic Renderings in the Cloud [Seite 403]
23.4 - Document Models with Drawings [Seite 407]
23.4.1 - Exercise 18.5: Document Models [Seite 407]
24 - Appendix A Making Isometric Drawings [Seite 413]
25 - Appendix B AutodeskT AutoCADT 2018 Certification [Seite 419]
26 - Index [Seite 423]
27 - EULA [Seite 435]
2 - About the Author [Seite 5]
3 - Acknowledgments [Seite 6]
4 - Contents [Seite 7]
5 - Introduction [Seite 15]
6 - Chapter 1 Getting Started [Seite 21]
6.1 - Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Start Tab [Seite 21]
6.1.1 - Exercise 1.1: Configure Autodesk 360 [Seite 21]
6.2 - Explore the AutoCAD 2018 for Windows User Interface [Seite 24]
6.2.1 - Exercise 1.2: Explore the Graphical User Interface [Seite 24]
6.2.2 - Exercise 1.3: Control the AutoCAD Ribbon [Seite 29]
6.3 - Set Drawing Units [Seite 33]
6.3.1 - Exercise 1.4: Set the AutoCAD Drawing Units [Seite 34]
7 - Chapter 2 Gaining Basic Drawing Skills [Seite 37]
7.1 - Navigate 2D Drawings [Seite 37]
7.1.1 - Exercise 2.1: Navigate a Drawing [Seite 37]
7.2 - Draw Lines and Rectangles [Seite 41]
7.2.1 - Exercise 2.2: Draw Lines [Seite 41]
7.2.2 - Exercise 2.3: Draw Rectangles [Seite 44]
7.3 - Cancel, Erase, and Undo [Seite 45]
7.3.1 - Exercise 2.4: Correct Mistakes [Seite 45]
7.4 - Use Coordinate Systems [Seite 47]
7.4.1 - Exercise 2.5: Use Absolute Coordinates [Seite 47]
7.4.2 - Exercise 2.6: Use Relative Coordinates [Seite 48]
7.4.3 - Exercise 2.7: Use Polar Coordinates [Seite 49]
7.5 - Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons [Seite 53]
7.5.1 - Exercise 2.8: Create Circles [Seite 53]
7.5.2 - Exercise 2.9: Create Arcs [Seite 56]
7.5.3 - Exercise 2.10: Draw Polygons [Seite 58]
7.6 - Use Fillet and Chamfer [Seite 60]
7.6.1 - Exercise 2.11: Join Nonparallel Lines [Seite 60]
7.6.2 - Exercise 2.12: Join Crossed Lines with Fillet [Seite 61]
8 - Chapter 3 Using Drawing Aids [Seite 63]
8.1 - Use Grid and Snap [Seite 63]
8.1.1 - Exercise 3.1: Draw with Grid and Snap [Seite 64]
8.2 - Employ Ortho and Polar Tracking [Seite 67]
8.2.1 - Exercise 3.2: Draw with Ortho and Polar Tracking [Seite 67]
8.3 - Use PolarSnap [Seite 68]
8.3.1 - Exercise 3.3: Draw with PolarSnap [Seite 69]
8.4 - Select Running Object Snaps [Seite 71]
8.4.1 - Exercise 3.4: Draw with Running Object Snaps [Seite 71]
8.5 - Harness the From Snap [Seite 74]
8.5.1 - Exercise 3.5: Use the From Snap [Seite 74]
8.6 - Apply Object Snap Tracking [Seite 75]
8.6.1 - Exercise 3.6: Use Object Snap Tracking [Seite 75]
9 - Chapter 4 Editing Entities [Seite 79]
9.1 - Create Selection Sets [Seite 79]
9.1.1 - Exercise 4.1: Create a Selection Set at the Select Objects: Prompt [Seite 80]
9.1.2 - Exercise 4.2: Create a Selection Set Before Deciding on a Command [Seite 82]
9.2 - Use Move and Copy [Seite 86]
9.2.1 - Exercise 4.3: Move and Copy [Seite 86]
9.3 - Use Rotate and Scale [Seite 90]
9.3.1 - Exercise 4.4: Rotate and Scale [Seite 90]
9.4 - Work with Arrays [Seite 93]
9.4.1 - Exercise 4.5: Create a Rectangular Array [Seite 94]
9.4.2 - Exercise 4.6: Create a Polar Array [Seite 95]
9.5 - Use Trim and Extend [Seite 97]
9.5.1 - Exercise 4.7: Trim and Measure [Seite 97]
9.6 - Use Lengthen and Stretch [Seite 98]
9.6.1 - Exercise 4.8: Lengthen and Stretch [Seite 99]
9.7 - Use Offset and Mirror [Seite 100]
9.7.1 - Exercise 4.9: Offset and Mirror [Seite 100]
9.8 - Edit with Grips [Seite 102]
9.8.1 - Exercise 4.10: Edit with Grips [Seite 103]
10 - Chapter 5 Shaping Curves [Seite 105]
10.1 - Draw and Edit Curved Polylines [Seite 105]
10.1.1 - Exercise 5.1: Draw and Edit Curved Polylines [Seite 105]
10.2 - Draw Ellipses [Seite 111]
10.2.1 - Exercise 5.2: Draw Ellipses [Seite 111]
10.3 - Shape Splines [Seite 113]
10.3.1 - Exercise 5.3: Work with Control Vertices [Seite 114]
10.3.2 - Exercise 5.4: Work with Fit Points [Seite 118]
10.4 - Blend Between Objects with Splines [Seite 121]
10.4.1 - Exercise 5.5: Blend Splines [Seite 122]
11 - Chapter 6 Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance [Seite 125]
11.1 - Change Object Properties [Seite 125]
11.1.1 - Exercise 6.1: Edit Object Properties [Seite 126]
11.2 - Set the Current Layer [Seite 129]
11.2.1 - Exercise 6.2: Choose the Current Layer [Seite 130]
11.3 - Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects [Seite 133]
11.3.1 - Exercise 6.3: Assign Layers [Seite 133]
11.4 - Control Layer Visibility [Seite 136]
11.4.1 - Exercise 6.4: Toggle Layer Status [Seite 136]
11.4.2 - Exercise 6.5: Isolate Layers [Seite 138]
11.4.3 - Exercise 6.6: Save Layer States [Seite 140]
11.5 - Apply Linetype [Seite 141]
11.5.1 - Exercise 6.7: Use Linetype [Seite 142]
11.6 - Assign Properties by Object or by Layer [Seite 145]
11.6.1 - Exercise 6.8: Assign Properties [Seite 145]
11.7 - Manage Layer Properties [Seite 146]
11.7.1 - Exercise 6.9: Control Layer Properties [Seite 146]
11.8 - Isolate Objects [Seite 148]
11.8.1 - Exercise 6.10: Isolate and Hide Individual Objects [Seite 148]
12 - Chapter 7 Organizing Objects [Seite 151]
12.1 - Define Blocks [Seite 151]
12.1.1 - Exercise 7.1: Draw a Chair and Define It as a Block [Seite 152]
12.1.2 - Exercise 7.2: Draw a Door and Define It as a Block [Seite 155]
12.2 - Insert Blocks [Seite 157]
12.2.1 - Exercise 7.3: Use Blocks [Seite 157]
12.3 - Edit Blocks [Seite 161]
12.3.1 - Exercise 7.4: Edit Block Definitions [Seite 162]
12.3.2 - Exercise 7.5: Assign Floating Properties [Seite 163]
12.3.3 - Exercise 7.6: Nest Blocks [Seite 165]
12.3.4 - Exercise 7.7: Explode Blocks [Seite 167]
12.4 - Redefine Blocks [Seite 168]
12.4.1 - Exercise 7.8: Redefine Block Definitions [Seite 168]
12.5 - Work with Groups [Seite 171]
12.5.1 - Exercise 7.9: Create Groups [Seite 171]
13 - Chapter 8 Hatching and Gradients [Seite 175]
13.1 - Specify Hatch Areas [Seite 175]
13.1.1 - Exercise 8.1: Pick Points to Determine Boundaries [Seite 175]
13.1.2 - Exercise 8.2: Select Objects to Define Boundaries [Seite 179]
13.2 - Associate Hatches with Boundaries [Seite 181]
13.2.1 - Exercise 8.3: Associate Boundaries [Seite 181]
13.3 - Hatch with Patterns [Seite 183]
13.3.1 - Exercise 8.4: Specify Properties [Seite 184]
13.3.2 - Exercise 8.5: Separate Hatch Areas [Seite 185]
13.4 - Hatch with Gradients [Seite 188]
13.4.1 - Exercise 8.6: Create Gradients [Seite 188]
14 - Chapter 9 Working with Blocks and Xrefs [Seite 191]
14.1 - Work with Global Blocks [Seite 191]
14.1.1 - Exercise 9.1: Write a Local Block Definition to a File [Seite 191]
14.1.2 - Exercise 9.2: Insert a Drawing as a Local Block [Seite 195]
14.1.3 - Exercise 9.3: Redefine Local Blocks with Global Blocks [Seite 197]
14.2 - Access Content Globally [Seite 199]
14.2.1 - Exercise 9.4: Access Global Content [Seite 199]
14.3 - Store Content on Tool Palettes [Seite 200]
14.3.1 - Exercise 9.5: Add to the Tool Palettes [Seite 200]
14.4 - Reference External Drawings and Images [Seite 203]
14.4.1 - Exercise 9.6: Use Xrefs [Seite 203]
15 - Chapter 10 Creating and Editing Text [Seite 209]
15.1 - Style Text [Seite 209]
15.1.1 - Exercise 10.1: Create Text Styles [Seite 209]
15.2 - Write Lines of Text [Seite 211]
15.2.1 - Exercise 10.2: Create Text to Fit [Seite 211]
15.2.2 - Exercise 10.3: Justify Text [Seite 213]
15.2.3 - Exercise 10.4: Transform and Create Text [Seite 214]
15.3 - Write and Format Paragraphs Using MTEXT [Seite 217]
15.3.1 - Exercise 10.5: Write and Format with MTEXT [Seite 217]
15.4 - Edit Text [Seite 220]
15.4.1 - Exercise 10.6: Edit Content and Properties [Seite 221]
15.4.2 - Exercise 10.7: Work with Columns [Seite 222]
15.5 - Recognize and Combine Text [Seite 223]
15.5.1 - Exercise 10.8: Import, Recognize, and Combine Text from PDF [Seite 224]
16 - Chapter 11 Dimensioning [Seite 229]
16.1 - Style Dimensions [Seite 229]
16.1.1 - Exercise 11.1: Create Dimension Styles [Seite 230]
16.2 - Add Dimensions [Seite 235]
16.2.1 - Exercise 11.2: Use Inquiry Commands [Seite 235]
16.2.2 - Exercise 11.3: Add Dimension Objects [Seite 238]
16.2.3 - Exercise 11.4: Add and Style Multileaders [Seite 242]
16.3 - Edit Dimensions [Seite 243]
16.3.1 - Exercise 11.5: Alter Dimension Objects [Seite 243]
17 - Chapter 12 Keeping In Control with Constraints [Seite 247]
17.1 - Work with Geometric Constraints [Seite 247]
17.1.1 - Exercise 12.1: Use Geometric Constraints [Seite 247]
17.2 - Apply Dimensional Constraints [Seite 250]
17.2.1 - Exercise 12.2: Create Dimensional Constraints [Seite 251]
17.3 - Constrain Objects Simultaneously with Geometry and Dimensions [Seite 254]
17.3.1 - Exercise 12.3: Use Simultaneous Constraints [Seite 254]
17.4 - Make Parametric Changes to Constrained Objects [Seite 256]
17.4.1 - Exercise 12.4: Alter Constraint Parameters [Seite 257]
18 - Chapter 13 Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects [Seite 259]
18.1 - Create Annotative Styles and Objects [Seite 259]
18.1.1 - Exercise 13.1: Work with Annotative Text [Seite 260]
18.1.2 - Exercise 13.2: Work with Annotative Dimensions [Seite 263]
18.2 - Create Layouts [Seite 265]
18.2.1 - Exercise 13.3: Configure Layouts [Seite 265]
18.3 - Adjust Floating Viewports [Seite 268]
18.3.1 - Exercise 13.4: Work on Layout1 [Seite 269]
18.3.2 - Exercise 13.5: Work on Layout2 [Seite 272]
18.4 - Override Layer Properties in Layout Viewports [Seite 274]
18.4.1 - Exercise 13.6: Override Layer Properties [Seite 275]
18.5 - Draw on Layouts [Seite 276]
18.5.1 - Exercise 13.7: Lay Out Geometry [Seite 276]
19 - Chapter 14 Printing and Plot ting [Seite 281]
19.1 - Configure Output Devices [Seite 281]
19.1.1 - Exercise 14.1: Set Up a System Printer [Seite 282]
19.1.2 - Exercise 14.2: Set Up an AutoCAD Plotter [Seite 282]
19.2 - Create Plot Style Tables [Seite 285]
19.2.1 - Exercise 14.3: Create a Named Plot Style Table [Seite 285]
19.3 - Use Plot Style Tables [Seite 287]
19.3.1 - Exercise 14.4: Configure New Drawings for Named Plot Style Tables [Seite 287]
19.3.2 - Exercise 14.5: Assign Plot Styles by Layer or by Object [Seite 290]
19.4 - Plot in Model Space [Seite 293]
19.4.1 - Exercise 14.6: Plot from Model Space [Seite 293]
19.5 - Plot Layouts in Paper Space [Seite 297]
19.5.1 - Exercise 14.7: Plot from Paper Space [Seite 297]
19.6 - Export to an Electronic Format [Seite 300]
19.6.1 - Exercise 14.8: Export to DWF [Seite 301]
19.6.2 - Exercise 14.9: Export to PDF [Seite 302]
19.6.3 - Exercise 14.10: Share Design Views [Seite 304]
20 - Chapter 15 Working with Data [Seite 307]
20.1 - Geolocate Projects [Seite 307]
20.1.1 - Exercise 15.1: Geolocate a Drawing [Seite 308]
20.2 - Import SketchUp Models [Seite 312]
20.2.1 - Exercise 15.2: Import a SketchUp Model [Seite 312]
20.3 - Define Attributes and Blocks [Seite 313]
20.3.1 - Exercise 15.3: Define Attributes and a Block [Seite 314]
20.4 - Insert Attributed Blocks [Seite 318]
20.4.1 - Exercise 15.4: Insert Block References with Attributes [Seite 318]
20.5 - Edit Table Styles and Create Tables [Seite 320]
20.5.1 - Exercise 15.5: Alter a Table Style and Make a Table [Seite 320]
20.6 - Use Fields in Table Cells [Seite 325]
20.6.1 - Exercise 15.6: Create Fields [Seite 325]
20.7 - Edit Table Data [Seite 328]
20.7.1 - Exercise 15.7: Alter Table Data [Seite 328]
21 - Chapter 16 Navigating 3D Models [Seite 337]
21.1 - Use Visual Styles [Seite 337]
21.1.1 - Exercise 16.1: Explore Visual Styles [Seite 338]
21.2 - Work with Tiled Viewports [Seite 342]
21.2.1 - Exercise 16.2: Tile Viewports [Seite 342]
21.3 - Navigate with the ViewCube [Seite 344]
21.3.1 - Exercise 16.3: Use the ViewCube to Navigate [Seite 344]
21.4 - Orbit in 3D [Seite 346]
21.4.1 - Exercise 16.4: Orbit [Seite 346]
21.5 - Use Cameras [Seite 348]
21.5.1 - Exercise 16.5: Utilize Virtual Cameras [Seite 348]
21.6 - Navigate with SteeringWheels [Seite 351]
21.6.1 - Exercise 16.6: Use SteeringWheels to Navigate [Seite 351]
21.7 - Save Views [Seite 354]
21.7.1 - Exercise 16.7: Save Views [Seite 354]
22 - Chapter 17 Modeling in 3D [Seite 357]
22.1 - Create Surface Models [Seite 357]
22.1.1 - Exercise 17.1: Make Planar Surfaces [Seite 358]
22.1.2 - Exercise 17.2: Revolve a 2D Profile to Create a 3D Model [Seite 359]
22.1.3 - Exercise 17.3: Sweep Out 3D Geometry [Seite 360]
22.1.4 - Exercise 17.4: Extrude 2D Geometry into 3D [Seite 362]
22.2 - Edit Surface Models [Seite 364]
22.2.1 - Exercise 17.5: Trim Surfaces with Other Surfaces [Seite 364]
22.2.2 - Exercise 17.6: Project Edges on Surfaces [Seite 365]
22.2.3 - Exercise 17.7: Trim Surfaces with Edges [Seite 368]
22.3 - Create Solid Models [Seite 370]
22.3.1 - Exercise 17.8: Extrude Solid Objects [Seite 370]
22.3.2 - Exercise 17.9: Loft Solid Objects [Seite 374]
22.4 - Edit Solid Models [Seite 376]
22.4.1 - Exercise 17.10: Perform Boolean Operations [Seite 376]
22.4.2 - Exercise 17.11: Edit Solids [Seite 379]
22.5 - Smooth Mesh Models [Seite 383]
22.5.1 - Exercise 17.12: Create, Edit, and Smooth Mesh [Seite 383]
22.6 - Live-Section Models [Seite 385]
22.6.1 - Exercise 17.13: Create and Edit a Section Plane [Seite 385]
23 - Chapter 18 Presenting and Documenting 3D Design [Seite 389]
23.1 - Assign Materials [Seite 390]
23.1.1 - Exercise 18.1: Apply Materials [Seite 390]
23.2 - Place and Adjust Lights [Seite 396]
23.2.1 - Exercise 18.2: Add Artificial Lights [Seite 396]
23.2.2 - Exercise 18.3: Simulate Natural Light [Seite 402]
23.3 - Create Renderings [Seite 403]
23.3.1 - Exercise 18.4: Make Realistic Renderings in the Cloud [Seite 403]
23.4 - Document Models with Drawings [Seite 407]
23.4.1 - Exercise 18.5: Document Models [Seite 407]
24 - Appendix A Making Isometric Drawings [Seite 413]
25 - Appendix B AutodeskT AutoCADT 2018 Certification [Seite 419]
26 - Index [Seite 423]
27 - EULA [Seite 435]
