AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Essentials E-Book

Scott Onstott

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

Step-by-step instructions for the AutoCAD fundamentals

AutoCAD 2015 Essentials contains 400 pages of full-color, comprehensive instruction on the world's top drafting and architecture software. This 2015 edition features architectural, manufacturing, and landscape architecture examples. And like previous editions, the detailed guide introduces core concepts using interactive tutorials and open-ended projects, which can be completed in any order, thanks to downloadable data sets (an especially useful feature for students and professionals studying for Autodesk AutoCAD certification).

Unlike many other guides, which are organized around conceptual themes or task categories, AutoCAD 2015 Essentials takes a start-to-finish approach that mirrors how you will work with the program in the real world. Starting with basic 2D drawing and progressing through organizing objects with groups and blocks, creating and editing text, and 3D modeling, the process you'll learn in this book is ready to take to work. Inside, each chapter follows an intuitive structure:

• Quick discussions of concepts and learning goals
• Hands-on drafting tutorials for active learning and confidence building
• Open-ended projects to reinforce new drafting skills
• Downloadable end files, so you can check your work

AutoCAD 2015 Essentials is great for professionals and students who need to quickly and effectively learn the most common features of 2D and 3D design. With over 12 years of experience teaching and writing about this formidable design program, Scott Onstott provides you with everything you'll need to leverage the full capabilities of AutoCAD.

Leseprobe

CONTENTS

Titlepage

Credits

Copyright

Publisher's Note

About the Author

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Who Should Read This Book

AutoCAD 2015 or AutoCAD LT 2015 System Requirements

What Is Covered in This Book

The Essentials Series

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Dashboard

Explore the AutoCAD 2015 for Windows User Interface

Set Drawing Units

Chapter 2: Basic Drawing Skills

Navigate 2D Drawings

Draw Lines and Rectangles

Cancel, Erase, and Undo

Use Coordinate Systems

Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons

Use Fillet and Chamfer

Chapter 3: Using Drawing Aids

Use Grid and Snap

Employ Ortho and Polar Tracking

Use PolarSnap

Select Running Object Snaps

Harness the From Snap

Apply Object Snap Tracking

Chapter 4: Editing Entities

Create Selection Sets

Move and Copy

Rotate and Scale

Work with Arrays

Trim and Extend

Lengthen and Stretch

Offset and Mirror

Edit with Grips

Chapter 5: Shaping Curves

Draw and Edit Curved Polylines

Draw Ellipses

Shape Splines

Blend Between Objects with Splines

Chapter 6: Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance

Change Object Properties

Set the Current Layer

Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects

Control Layer Visibility

Apply Linetype

Assign Properties by Object or by Layer

Manage Layer Properties

Isolate Objects

Chapter 7: Organizing Objects

Define Blocks

Insert Blocks

Edit Blocks

Redefine Blocks

Work with Groups

Chapter 8: Hatching and Gradients

Specify Hatch Areas

Associate Hatches with Boundaries

Hatch with Patterns

Hatch with Gradients

Chapter 9: Working with Blocks and Xrefs

Work with Global Blocks

Access Content Globally

Store Content on Tool Palettes

Reference External Drawings and Images

Chapter 10: Creating and Editing Text

Style Text

Write Lines of Text

Write and Format Paragraphs Using MTEXT

Edit Text

Chapter 11: Dimensioning

Style Dimensions

Add Dimensions

Edit Dimensions

Chapter 12: Keeping In Control with Constraints

Work with Geometric Constraints

Apply Dimensional Constraints

Constrain Objects Simultaneously with Geometry and Dimensions

Make Parametric Changes to Constrained Objects

Chapter 13: Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects

Create Annotative Styles and Objects

Create Layouts

Adjust Floating Viewports

Override Layer Properties in Layout Viewports

Draw on Layouts

Chapter 14: Printing and Plotting

Configure Output Devices

Create Plot Style Tables

Use Plot Style Tables

Plot in Model Space

Plot Layouts in Paper Space

Export to an Electronic Format

Chapter 15: Working with Data

Geolocate Projects

Import SketchUp Models

Define Attributes and Blocks

Insert Attributed Blocks

Edit Table Styles and Create Tables

Use Fields in Table Cells

Edit Table Data

Chapter 16: Navigating 3D Models

Use Visual Styles

Work with Tiled Viewports

Navigate with the ViewCube

Orbit in 3D

Use Cameras

Navigate with SteeringWheels

Learn to Save Views

Chapter 17: Modeling in 3D

Create Surface Models

Edit Surface Models

Create Solid Models

Edit Solid Models

Smooth Mesh Models

Chapter 18: Presenting and Documenting 3D Design

Assign Materials

Place and Adjust Lights

Create Renderings

Document Models with Drawings

Appendix: Autodesk

®

AutoCAD 2015 Certification

End-User License Agreement

List of Tables

Table 18-1:

Loading materials from the Autodesk library

Table 18-2:

Assigning materials to layers

List of Illustrations

Figure 1-1:

Clicking Sign In on the AutoCAD Dashboard

Figure 1-2:

Sign in or create an Autodesk ID

Figure 1-3:

Setting Autodesk 360 options

Figure 1-4:

AutoCAD 2015 user interface

Figure 1-5:

Searching for commands in the Application menu

Figure 1-6:

Opening a drawing from the Application menu

Figure 1-7:

Opening a sample drawing reveals the Sheet Set Manager.

Figure 1-8:

Docking a palette

Figure 1-9:

Accessing open drawings and their spaces

Figure 1-10:

The full ribbon interface

Figure 1-11:

Ribbon modes

Figure 1-12:

Tooltip and illustration

Figure 1-13:

Keytips allow you to press keys to manipulate the ribbon with the keyboard.

Figure 1-14:

Status bar

Figure 1-15:

Command line’s AutoComplete feature

Figure 1-16:

InfoCenter

Figure 1-17:

Opening a drawing with no template

Figure 1-18:

Setting drawing units

Figure 2-1:

House sample file

Figure 2-2:

Navigating to focus on the refrigerator

Figure 2-3:

Zooming into a window

Figure 2-4:

Secret text in the lower-left corner of the refrigerator

Figure 2-5:

Directing navigation by positioning the cursor over the bathroom sink while zooming

Figure 2-6:

All status toggles turned off

Figure 2-7:

Drawing a line

Figure 2-8:

Turning on Time-Sensitive Right-Click for more efficient drawing

Figure 2-9:

This context menu appears when you hold down the right mouse button longer than 250 milliseconds.

Figure 2-10:

Rounded rectangle drawn using the Fillet option

Figure 2-11:

Selecting lines before deleting them

Figure 2-12:

Cartesian two-dimensional coordinates

Figure 2-13:

Drawing a new line from the end of the previous line

Figure 2-14:

Polar coordinates

Figure 2-15:

UCS icon in the default orientation

Figure 2-16:

Rotating the UCS about its z-axis

Figure 2-17:

Reorienting the drawing to the xy plane of the UCS

Figure 2-18:

Angles are relative to the coordinate system in which they are drawn. Both lines were drawn at a 45-degree angle but in different coordinate systems.

Figure 2-19:

Making the Equipment layer current

Figure 2-20:

Changing the point style so that points are more visible

Figure 2-21:

Object Snap context menu

Figure 2-22:

Drawing a circle by locating its center using node snap