AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018 Essentials E-Book

Scott Onstott

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

Seitenzahl: 411

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

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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AutoCAD® 2018 AND AutoCAD LT® 2018

ESSENTIALS

Scott Onstott

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scott Onstott has published 13 books with Sybex prior to this one: AutoCAD® 2017 and AutoCAD LT® 2017 Essentials, AutoCAD® 2016 and AutoCAD LT® 2016 Essentials, AutoCAD® 2015 and AutoCAD LT® 2015 Essentials, AutoCAD® 2014 and AutoCAD LT® 2014 Essentials, AutoCAD® 2013 and AutoCAD LT® 2013 Essentials, AutoCAD® 2012 and AutoCAD LT® 2012 Essentials, Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 Essentials, Enhancing Architectural Drawings and Models with Photoshop, AutoCAD®: Professional Tips and Techniques (with Lynn Allen), Enhancing CAD Drawings with Photoshop, Mastering Autodesk® VIZ 2007 (with George Omura and Jon McFarland), Mastering Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2006, and Autodesk® VIZ 2005 (with George Omura). Scott has worked on 20 other Sybex books as contributing author, reviser, compilation editor, or technical editor.

He also wrote, narrated, and produced the Secrets in Plain Sight film series (volumes 1 and 2) and seven related books, including Tripartite, Anthology: Secrets in Plain Sight; Geometra: Coloring Book; Secrets in Plain Sight: Leonardo da Vinci; The Divine Proportion, Quantification: Illustrations from the Creator of Secrets in Plain Sight; and Taking Measure: Explorations in Number, Architecture, and Consciousness.

Scott has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and is a former university instructor who now serves as a consultant and independent video producer. You can contact the author through his ­website at www.scottonstott.com.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many people have been instrumental in making this book that you are ­holding in your hands or reading onscreen a reality. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the professional team at Wiley for all their hard work.

CONTENTS

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Who Should Read This Book

AutoCAD 2018 or AutoCAD LT 2018 System Requirements

What Is Covered in This Book

The Essentials Series

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Start Tab

Explore the AutoCAD 2018 for Windows User Interface

Set Drawing Units

Chapter 2 Gaining 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

Use Move and Copy

Use Rotate and Scale

Work with Arrays

Use Trim and Extend

Use Lengthen and Stretch

Use 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

Recognize and Combine 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

Save Views

Chapter 17 Modeling in 3D

Create Surface Models

Edit Surface Models

Create Solid Models

Edit Solid Models

Smooth Mesh Models

Live-Section Models

Chapter 18 Presenting and Documenting 3D Design

Assign Materials

Place and Adjust Lights

Create Renderings

Document Models with Drawings

Appendix A Making Isometric Drawings

Appendix B Autodesk™ AutoCAD™ 2018 Certification

EULA

List of Table

Chapter 18

TABLE 18.1

Appendix B

TABLE B.1

TABLE B.2

Guide

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INTRODUCTION

The staying power of the AutoCAD® program is legendary in the ever-changing software industry, having been around for 36 years by the 2018 release. You can rest assured that spending your time learning AutoCAD will be a wise investment, and the skills you obtain in this book will be useful for years to come.

I welcome you in beginning the process of learning AutoCAD®. It will give you great satisfaction to learn such a complex program and use it to design and document whatever you dream up. In this book, you’ll find step-by-step tutorials that reveal a wide variety of techniques built on many years of real-world experience.

The first 14 chapters apply to both AutoCAD® 2018 and AutoCAD LT® 2018. AutoCAD LT is Autodesk’s lower-cost version of AutoCAD, and it has reduced capabilities. Chapters 15 through 18 are for full AutoCAD users only, because they cover advanced tools not available in AutoCAD LT, including attributes, 3D navigation, 3D modeling, and rendering.

Who Should Read This Book

This book is for students, hobbyists, professional architects, industrial designers, engineers, builders, landscape architects, or anyone who communicates through technical drawings as part of their work.

If you’re interested in certification for AutoCAD 2018, this book can be a great resource to help you prepare. See www.autodesk.com/ training-and-certification/certification for more certification information and resources. This book also features appendices that can help you focus your studies on the skills you will need for the certification exams.

What You Will Learn

You’ll gain a solid understanding of the features of AutoCAD in this book. Each chapter features multiple exercises that take you step by step through the many complex procedures of AutoCAD. The goal of performing these steps on your own is to develop skills that you can apply to many different real-world situations.

Although each project presents different obstacles and opportunities, I urge you to focus on the concepts and techniques presented rather than memorizing the specific steps used to achieve the desired result. The actual steps performed may vary in each geometric situation.

The best way to build skills is to perform the steps on your computer exactly as they are presented in the book during your first reading. After you achieve the desired result, start over and experiment using the same techniques on your own project (whether invented or real). After you have practiced, think about how you have achieved the desired result, and you will get the most out of this book.

Reader Requirements

You don’t need any previous experience with AutoCAD to use this book. However, you’ll need familiarity with either the Windows or Mac operating system and the basic skills necessary to use a graphical user interface successfully and to operate a computer confidently.

AutoCAD 2018 or AutoCAD LT 2018 System Requirements

This book was written for both AutoCAD 2018 and AutoCAD LT 2018. The following are system requirements for running either version on the different operating systems in which they are offered. See http://knowledge.autodesk .com/support/system-requirements for the most up-to-date requirements.

General System Requirements

AutoCAD 2018 runs on the following operating systems:

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit & 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows 8.1 with update KB2919355 (32-bit & 64-bit)

Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit only)

AutoCAD for Mac 2018 runs on the following 64-bit operating systems:

macOS v10.12 (Sierra) or later

OS X v10.11 (El Capitan)

OS X v10.10 (Yosemite)

OS X v10.9 (Mavericks)

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What Is Covered in This Book

AutoCAD® 2018 and AutoCAD LT® 2018 Essentials is organized to provide you with the knowledge needed to master the basics of computer-aided design. The book’s web page is located at www.sybex.com/go/autocad2018essentials, where you can download the sample files used in each chapter.

Chapter 1: Getting Started You’ll take a tour of the user interface and learn to identify each of its parts by name. Chapter 1 is essential reading because you’ll need to know the difference between workspaces, ribbon tabs, toolbars, panels, palettes, status toggles, and so on to understand the terminology used by your colleagues and in the rest of this book. In addition, you’ll learn how to match your industry’s standard units to the drawings you’ll be creating.

Chapter 2: Gaining Basic Drawing Skills Learn how to navigate a 2D drawing with Zoom and Pan so that you can zero in on areas of interest. You’ll learn how to draw lines, rectangles, circles, arcs, and polygons; how to cancel, erase, and undo; and how to fillet and chamfer lines. In addition, you’ll use two coordinate systems to specify the exact sizes of objects you are drawing.

Chapter 3: Using Drawing Aids Drawing aids are something you’ll want to learn how to use to create measured drawings with ease. The drawing aids covered with step-by-step exercises in this chapter include grid and snap, Ortho and Polar Tracking, PolarSnap, running object snaps, the From snap, and object snap tracking.

Chapter 4: Editing Entities This chapter teaches what you’ll probably be doing most of the time in AutoCAD: editing the basic entities that you’ve drawn to make them conform with your design intent. Editing commands covered include Move, Copy, Rotate, Scale, Array, Trim, Extend, Lengthen, Stretch, Offset, and Mirror. In addition to these commands, you’ll learn an alternative method for editing entities called grip editing.

Chapter 5: Shaping Curves The landscape exercise in this chapter teaches you how to create complex curves with NURBS-based splines, curved polylines, and ellipses. By the end, you’ll be able to shape curves to create almost any curvilinear form imaginable.

Chapter 6: Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance You’ll learn how to hide and reveal objects with properties and layers. Layers are essential to managing the complexity of design, and you’ll use many different layer tools in this chapter’s step-by-step exercises.

Chapter 7: Organizing Objects By combining entities such as lines, polylines, circles, arcs, and text into blocks and/or groups, you can more efficiently manipulate complex objects such as chairs, mechanical assemblies, trees, or any other organizational designation appropriate to your industry. You’ll learn how to create and work with blocks and groups in this chapter.

Chapter 8: Hatching and Gradients In this chapter, you’ll flood bounded areas with solid fill, hatch patterns, and/or gradients to indicate transitions between materials and to improve the readability of drawings in general.

Chapter 9: Working with Blocks and Xrefs