Up and Running with Autocad® 2013 started out as a set of classroom notes that outlined, in an easy to understand manner, exactly how AutoCAD is used and applied, in contrast to theoretical musings or clinical descriptions of the commands as found in other books. This book attempts to use experience and top-level knowledge to sort out what is important and what is secondary, and to explain the essentials in plain language. This volume comprises 20 chapters, beginning with the AutoCAD fundamentals. The following chapters then focus on layers, colors, linetypes, and properties; text, Mtext,…mehr
Up and Running with Autocad® 2013 started out as a set of classroom notes that outlined, in an easy to understand manner, exactly how AutoCAD is used and applied, in contrast to theoretical musings or clinical descriptions of the commands as found in other books. This book attempts to use experience and top-level knowledge to sort out what is important and what is secondary, and to explain the essentials in plain language. This volume comprises 20 chapters, beginning with the AutoCAD fundamentals. The following chapters then focus on layers, colors, linetypes, and properties; text, Mtext, editing, and style; and hatch patterns; dimensions; blocks, Wblocks, dynamic blocks, groups, and purge. Other chapters cover polar, rectangular, and path arrays; basic printing and output; advanced linework; options, shortcuts, CUI, design center, and express tools; advanced design and file management tools; advanced output and pen settings; and isometric drawing. Each chapter in the book ends with a summary and some review questions to aid the reader in retaining essential concepts. This book will be of interest to engineers, architects, and industrial designers.
Elliot Gindis is the founding author of the Up and Running with AutoCAD series of textbooks. He is a former AutoCAD drafter and designer who got his start in New York City in 1996 and has logged in over 25,000 hours of screen time with a wide variety of architecture and engineering companies. From 1999 to 2008 he was on staff with the Pratt Institute of Design and as visiting instructor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced (3D) AutoCAD classes. He was also the president of Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design, an AutoCAD training firm, and has advised, consulted, or assisted more than 60 companies nationwide in using and optimizing AutoCAD. Elliot was part of the AutoDesk Developers Network and was a Certified Technical Trainer. He published the first edition of the Up and Running textbook with Elsevier in 2010, and has supported each subsequent edition until 2020, when Robert Kaebisch took over full-time. Elliot currently resides in the Los Angeles area, and is an engineer in the defense industry.
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Acknowledgments
About the Author
Preface
LEVEL 1: Chapters 1-10
Chapter 1. AutoCAD Fundamentals
Learning Objectives
1.1 Introduction and Basic Commands
1.2 The AutoCAD Environment
1.3 Interacting with AutoCAD
1.4 Practicing the Create Objects Commands
1.5 View Objects
1.6 Practicing the Edit/Modify Objects Commands
1.7 Selection Methods
1.8 Drawing Accuracy-Part 1
1.9 Drawing Accuracy-Part 2
1.10 Osnap Drafting Settings
Summary
Chapter 2. AutoCAD Fundamentals
Learning Objectives
2.1 Grips
2.2 Units and Scale
2.3 Snap and Grid
2.4 Cartesian Coordinate System
2.5 Geometric Data Entry
2.6 Inquiry Commands
2.7 Additional Drafting Commands
Summary
Chapter 3. Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Properties
Learning Objectives
3.1 Introduction to Layers
3.2 Introduction to Linetypes
3.3 Introduction to Properties
3.4 In-Class Drawing Project: Floor Plan Layout
Summary
Spotlight On: Architecture
Chapter 4. Text, Mtext, Editing, and Style
Learning Objectives
4.1 Introduction to Text and Mtext
4.2 Text
4.3 Mtext
4.4 Style
4.5 Spell Check
4.6 In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Text and Furniture to Floor Plan Layout
Summary
Tips
Chapter 5. Hatch Patterns
Learning Objectives
5.1 Introduction to Hatch
5.2 Hatch Procedures
5.3 Working with Hatch Patterns
5.4 Gradient and Solid Fill
5.5 In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Hatch to Floor Plan Layout
Summary
Chapter 6. Dimensions
Learning Objectives
6.1 Introduction to Dimensions
6.2 Types of Dimensions
6.3 Editing Dimensions
6.4 Customizing Dimensions
6.5 In-Class Drawing Project: Adding Dimensions to Floor Plan Layout
Summary
Spotlight On: Mechanical Engineering
Chapter 7. Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamic Blocks, Groups, and Purge
Learning Objectives
7.1 Introduction to Blocks
7.2 Insert
7.3 Purge
7.4 Wblocks
7.5 Dynamic Blocks
7.6 Groups
Summary
Chapter 8. Polar, Rectangular, and Path Arrays
Learning Objectives
8.1 Polar Array
8.2 Rectangular Array
8.3 Path Array
8.4 In-Class Drawing Project: Mechanical Device
Summary
Chapter 9. Basic Printing and Output
Learning Objectives
9.1 Introduction to Printing and Plotting
9.2 The Essentials
9.3 The Plot Dialog Box
9.4 Page Setup Manager
Summary
Spotlight On: Interior Design
Chapter 10. Advanced Output-Paper Space
Learning Objectives
10.1 Introduction to Paper Space
10.2 Paper Space Concepts
Summary
Level 1. Answers to Review Questions
LEVEL 2: Chapters 11-20
Chapter 11. Advanced Linework
Learning Objectives
11.1 Introduction to Advanced Linework
11.2 Pline (Polyline)
11.3 Xline (Construction Line)
11.4 Ray
11.5 Spline
11.6 Mline (Multiline)
11.7 Sketch
11.8 Level 2 Drawing Project (1 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
Summary
Chapter 12. Advanced Layers
Learning Objectives
12.1 Introduction to Advanced Layers
12.2 Script Files
12.3 Layer State Manager
12.4 Layer Filtering
12.5 Level 2 Drawing Project (2 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
