Ralph Grabowski

AutoCAD For Dummies (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

You're one step away from creating crystal-clear computer-aided drafts in AutoCAD

Ever started an AutoCAD project, only to give up when you couldn't quite get the hang of it? Or do you have a project coming up that would really benefit from a few meticulously created drawings? Then you need the latest edition of AutoCAD For Dummies, the world's bestselling retail book about the wildly popular program.

With coverage of all the important updates to AutoCAD released since 2019, this book walks you through the very basics of pixels, vectors, lines, text, and more, before moving on to more advanced step-by-step tutorials on three-dimensional drawings and models. Already know the fundamentals? Then skip right to the part you need! From blocks to parametrics, it's all right here at your fingertips.

You'll also find:

• In-depth explanations of how to create and store your drawings on the web
• Stepwise instructions on creating your very first AutoCAD drawing, from product installation and project creation to the final touches
• An exploration of system variables you can tweak to get the best performance from AutoCAD

Perfect for the AutoCAD newbie just trying to find their way around the interface for the first time, AutoCAD For Dummies is also a must-read reference for the experienced user looking to get acquainted with the program's latest features and essential drawing tips. Grab a copy today!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781119868774
• Artikelnr.: 63397997

Autorenporträt

Ralph Grabowski is editor of upFront.eZine, a weekly e-newsletter that reports on the business of computer-aided design. He is the author of more than 240 books and e-books on CAD and other topics, and his renowned WorldCAD Access industry blog is widely respected in the industry.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1

About This Book 2

Foolish Assumptions 3

Conventions Used in This Book 3

Using the command line 3

Using aliases 4

Icons Used in This Book 4

Beyond the Book 5

Where to Go from Here 6

Part 1: Getting Started With Autocad 7

Chapter 1: Introducing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 9

Launching AutoCAD 10

Drawing in AutoCAD 11

Understanding Pixels and Vectors 14

The Cartesian Coordinate System 15

Chapter 2: The Grand Tour of AutoCAD 17

Looking at AutoCAD's Drawing Screen 18

For your information 21

Making choices from the Application menu 22

Unraveling the Ribbon 24

Getting with the Program 27

Looking for Mr Status Bar 28

Using Dynamic Input 28

Let your fingers do the talking: The command line 29

The key(board) to AutoCAD success 30

Keeping tabs on palettes 34

Down the main stretch: The drawing area 34

Fun with F1 35

Chapter 3: A Lap around the CAD Track 37

A Simple Setup 38

Drawing a (Base) Plate 43

Taking a Closer Look with Zoom and Pan 52

Modifying to Make It Merrier 53

Crossing your hatches 53

Now that's a stretch 54

Following the Plot 57

Plotting the drawing 57

Today's layer forecast: Freezing 60

Chapter 4: Setup for Success 61

A Setup Roadmap 62

Choosing your units 62

Weighing up your scales 65

Thinking about paper 68

Defending your border 69

A Template for Success 69

Making the Most of Model Space 72

Setting your units 72

Making the drawing area snap-py (and grid-dy) 73

Setting linetype, text, and dimension scales 76

Entering drawing properties 77

Making Templates Your Own 77

Chapter 5: A Zoom with a View 83

Panning and Zooming with Glass and Hand 84

The wheel deal 84

Navigating a drawing 85

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom 87

A View by Any Other Name 88

Degenerating and Regenerating 91

Part 2: Let There Be Lines 93

Chapter 6: Along the Straight and Narrow 95

Drawing for Success 96

Introducing the Straight-Line Drawing Commands 97

Drawing Lines and Polylines 98

Toeing the line 99

Connecting the lines with polyline 100

Squaring Off with Rectangles 105

Choosing Sides with POLygon 106

Chapter 7: Dangerous Curves Ahead 109

Throwing Curves 109

Going Full Circle 110

Arc-y-ology 112

Solar Ellipses 114

Splines: Sketchy, Sinuous Curves 115

Donuts: Circles with a Difference 117

Revision Clouds on the Horizon 118

Scoring Points 120

Chapter 8: Preciseliness Is Next to CADliness 123

Controlling Precision 124

Understanding the AutoCAD Coordinate Systems 127

Keyboard capers: Coordinate input 128

Introducing user coordinate systems 128

Drawing by numbers 129

Grabbing an Object and Making It Snappy 131

Grabbing points with object snap overrides 132

Snap goes the cursor 134

Running with object snaps 135

Other Practical Precision Procedures 137

Chapter 9: Manage Your Properties 141

Using Properties with Objects 142

Using the ByLayer approach 142

Changing properties 144

Working with Layers 146
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