AutoCAD 2016 and AutoCAD LT 2016: no experience required

Introduction xix Chapter 1 Getting to Know AutoCAD for Windows 1 Starting AutoCAD for Windows 2 Exploring the User Interface 2 Using the Start Tab 2 Introducing Workspaces 5 Exploring the Drafting & Annotation Workspace 6 Putting the User Interface to Work 11 Using the Ribbon 12 Using File Tabs to Manage Drawings 16 Working in the Command-Line Interface 17 Understanding the Status Bar 21 Using the Application Menu 23 Using the Keyboard 28 Using the Mouse 29 If You Would Like More Practice 29 Finding Tools in the User Interface 31 Are You Experienced? 32 Chapter 2 Learning Basic Commands to Get Started 33 Using the Line Tool 33 Using Coordinates 38 Using Relative Coordinates 42 Using the Direct Distance Method 44 Drawing the Shape 44 Using Relative Cartesian Coordinates 45 Erasing Lines 46 Using Relative Polar Coordinates 47 Using Direct Input 48 Using the OFFSET Command 49 Using the FILLET Command 52 Completing the Shape 56 Offsetting Lines to Mark an Opening 56 Extending Lines 57 Trimming Lines 59 If You Would Like More Practice 63 Are You Experienced? 64 Chapter 3 Setting Up a Drawing 65 Setting Up the Drawing Units 66 Setting Up the Drawing Size 71 Using the Grid 72 Setting Up Drawing Limits 75 Drawing with Grid and Snap 78 Taking a Closer Look at Dynamic Input 82 Saving Your Work 85 Saving Drawings to Your Hard Drive or Network Drive 85 Saving Drawings to A360 Drive 88 Understanding AutoCAD Units 90 Exploring Options for Linear Units 90 Exploring Options for Angular Units 91 Are You Experienced? 92 Chapter 4 Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 1 93 Laying Out the Walls 94 Creating Polylines from Existing Objects 95 Creating the Exterior Wall Lines 99 Creating the Interior Walls 103 Cutting Openings in the Walls 117 Creating Doors 127 Drawing Swinging Doors 127 Copying Objects 138 Mirroring Objects 140 Scaling the Bathroom Door 143 Drawing a Sliding-Glass Door 145 Drawing the Bifold Doors 157 Reviewing Drawing Strategies Used in This Chapter 162 If You Would Like More Practice 163 An Alternative Sliding-Glass Door 163 An Addition to the Cabin 164 Three Views of a Block 165 Are You Experienced? 167 Chapter 5 Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 2 169 Starting and Running Commands 170 Drawing the Thresholds 172 Drawing the Front Threshold 17 3 Drawing the Back Threshold 178 Drawing the Decks and Stairs 180 Drawing the Front Deck 180 Drawing the Deck Posts 183 Drawing the Stairs 188 Mirroring the Post and Railing 189 Drawing the Back Deck and Stairs 193 Using Point Filters to Finish the Deck 199 Laying Out the Kitchen 202 Drawing the Counter 203 Drawing the Stove and Refrigerator 208 Completing the Stove with Parametrics 210 Drawing the Kitchen Sink 223 Constructing the Bathroom 226 Setting Running Object Snaps 227 Drawing a Shower Unit 228 Drawing the Bathroom Sink and Mirror 230 Positioning the Toilet and Shelves 234 Drawing the Hot Tub 237 If You Would Like More Practice 241 Drawing the Cabin Again 241 Drawing Something Else 241 Drawing Furniture for the Cabin 241 Drawing a Gasket 242 Drawing a Parking Lot 244 Are You Experienced? 246 Chapter 6 Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing 247 Using Layers as an Organizing Tool 248 Setting Up Layers 250 Assigning Linetypes to Layers 262 Assigning Objects to Layers 266 Turning Off and Freezing Layers 282 Drawing the Headers 286 Drawing the Roof 290 Setting a Linetype Scale Factor 296 Drawing the Ridgeline 299 Using the Layer Walk Tool 300 Setting Properties of Layers and Objects 302 Assigning a Color or a Linetype to an Object Instead of a Layer302 Making a Color or a Linetype Current 303 Using the Action Recorder 304 If You Would Like More Practice 307 Creating a Layer State 308 Setting Up Layers for Your Trade or Profession 312 Are You Experienced? 312 Chapter 7 Combining Objects into Blocks 313 Making a Block for a Door 313 Inserting the Door Block 321 Understanding and Using Groups 327 Finding Blocks in a Drawing 330 Using Grips to Detect a Block 330 Using the LIST Command to Detect a Block 331 Using the Properties Palette to Examine a Block 333 Creating a Window Bloc 334 Inserting the Window Block 339 Rotating a Block During Insertion 340 Using Snap Tracking to Set the Insertion Point 343 Changing a Block's Scale Factor by Using Object Properties 346 Finishing the Windows 348 Revising a Block 352 Sharing Information Between Drawings 355 Copying Objects Between Drawings 355 Using the AutoCAD DesignCenter 357 Other Ways to Share Information Between Drawings 363 If You Would Like More Practice 371 Are You Experienced? 373 Chapter 8 Controlling Text in a Drawing 375 Setting Up Text Styles 376 Determining the Text and Drawing Scales 377 Defining a Text Style for View Titles 378 Placing Titles of Views in the Drawing 382 Using Annotative Text 387 Defining an Annotative Text Style 387 Placing Room Labels in the Floor Plan 390 Using Text in a Grid 402 Creating a Border and Title Block 413 Using Multiline Text 430 Finishing the Title Block 430 Using Mtext for General Notes 434 Using the Spell Check Feature 443 Exploring Other Aspects of Multiline Text 446 If You Would Like More Practice 451 Are You Experienced? 452 Chapter 9 Using Dynamic Blocks and Tables 453 Using Attributes for a Grid 454 Defining Blocks with Attributes 459 Inserting Blocks with Attributes 461 Editing Attribute Text 464 Setting Up Multiple Attributes in a Block 465 Defining a Block with Multiple Attributes 470 Calculating Areas 471 Inserting the Room Information Block 475 Editing Attributes 481 Controlling the Visibility of Attributes 485 Exploring Other Uses for Attributes 489 Creating a Dynamic Block 490 Setting Up Parameters and Actions 492 Fine-Tuning the Dynamic Block with the Properties Palette 496 Inserting a Dynamic Block 500 Creating a Table 506 Defining a Table Style 507 Designing a Table 511 Adding Formulas to a Table 515 Creating Tables from Attributes 519 Modifying the Table Display 525 If You Would Like More Practice 528 Are You Experienced? 528 Chapter 10 Generating Elevations 529 Drawing the South Elevation 530 Creating the South Elevation 530 Setting Up Lines for the Heights 533 Using Construction Lines to Project Elevation Points 534 Copying Objects by Using Grips 536 Trimming Lines in the Elevation 539 Assigning Elevation Layers 544 Drawing the Decks in Elevation 546 Generating the Other Elevations 561 Making the Opposite Elevation 562 Revising the New South Elevation 565 Making the Front and Back Elevations 571 Considering Drawing Scale Issues 582 Drawing Interior Elevations 583 If You Would Like More Practice 583 Are You Experienced? 585 Chapter 11 Working with Hatches, Gradients, and Tool Palettes 587 Hatching the South Elevation 588 Looking at Hatch Patterns 592 Hatching the Rest of the South Elevation 594 Using Hatches in the Floor Plan 607 Creating the User-Defined Hatch Pattern 608 Controlling the Origin of the Hatch Pattern 610 Finishing the Hatches for the Floors 612 Modifying the Shape of Hatch Patterns 614 Creating and Managing Tool Palettes 616 Creating a New Tool Palette 616 Setting Up a Palette for Hatches 620 Creating a Palette for Commands 622 If You Would Like More Practice 624 Creating the Hatch Patterns for the Other Elevations 624 Are You Experienced? 626 Chapter 12 Dimensioning a Drawing 627 Introducing Dimension Styles 627 Preparing for Dimensioning 628 Creating a Text Style for Dimensions 630 Making a New Dimension Style 631 Setting Up the Primary Units Tab (Architectural) 636 Setting Up the Primary Units Tab (Metric) 637 Completing the Dimension Style Setup 639 Exploring the Alternate Units and Tolerances Tabs 641 Placing Dimensions on the Drawing 643 Placing Dimensions 644 Using the Dimension Continue Command 646 Using the Dimension Baseline Command 649 Setting Up Vertical Dimensions 650 Finishing the Dimensions 653 Placing Other Types of Dimensions 654 Placing Radial Dimensions 655 Placing a Diameter Dimension 657 Placing an Arc Length 658 Setting Up Parent and Child Dimensioning Styles 659 Using Aligned and Angular Dimensions 661 Using Leader Lines 664 Modifying Dimensions 670 Editing Dimension Text Content 670 Moving Dimensions 673 Adjusting Space Between Stacked Dimensions 676 Using Dimension Overrides 677 Dimensioning Short Distances 679 If You Would Like More Practice 683 Dimensioning the Garage Addition 683 Dimensioning to a Centerline 685 Practicing on Your Own 688 Are You Experienced? 689 Chapter 13 Managing External References 691 Drawing a Site Plan 692 Using Surveyor's Units 693 Drawing the Driveway 697 Setting Up an External Reference 705 Using the External References Palette 705 Organizing the Drawing Objects 711 Moving and Rotating an Xref 713 Modifying an Xref Drawing 714 Modifying an Xref by Making It the Current Drawing 714 Modifying an Xref from Within the Host Drawing 718 Adding an Image to a Drawing 723 Putting Xrefs to Use 727 Exploring Additional Xref Features 729 Setting the Xref Path 729 Changing Path Types 731 Binding Xrefs 732 Exploring on Your Own 735 If You Would Like More Practice 736 Building Architectural References 736 Comparing Reference Types 737 Are You Experienced? 737 Chapter 14 Using Layouts to Set Up a Print 739 Preparing the Title Block 740 Creating the Title Block Drawing 740 Sizing and Cleaning Up the Title Block 743 Defining the Title Block Attributes 745 Setting Up a Sheet Template 750 Finishing the Sheet Template 755 Creating Plan Sheets 758 Creating the Cover Sheet 758 Generating Floor Plan Sheets 760 Composing the Floor Plan Sheets 765 Creating Elevation Sheets 770 Composing the South Elevation 771 Composing the Other Elevations 772 Using Sheet Set Manager 775 Creating a New Sheet Set 775 Adding Drawings to a Sheet Set 779 Defining Sheet Properties 781 If You Would Like More Practice 786 Are You Experienced? 787 Chapter 15 Printing a Drawing 789 Using the Plot Dialog Box 790 Assigning Lineweights to a Drawing 795 Assigning Lineweights to Layers 796 Updating Xref Layer Definitions 802 Plotting from Model Space 804 Configuring the Plot 804 Previewing a Print 807 Plotting a Drawing Using Layouts 809 Publishing a Single Layout 809 Publishing Multiple Layouts 811 Publishing with Sheet Set Manager 814 A Few Words About Plot Styles 817 Introducing Plot Style Table Files 817 Understanding How Plot Style Table Files Are Organized 818 Going Forward 822 If You Would Like More Practice 822 Are You Experienced? 823 Chapter 16 Creating 3D Geometry 825 Modeling in 3D 826 Setting Up the 3D Workspace and Environment 826 Making the Walls 831 Creating the Door and Window Block-Outs 835 Moving and Rotating in 3D 840 Using the First Right-Hand Rule 840 Cutting the Openings 845 Creating the Floor, Foundation, and Thresholds 847 Creating the Foundation and Supports 849 Building the Windows 851 Navigating with the ViewCube 865 Adding the Sliding Door 868 Building the Decks 871 Putting a Roof on the Cabin 889 Getting Further Directions in 3D 902 Using Other Solid Modeling Tools 902 Using Mesh Modeling Tools 906 Using Surface Modeling Tools 907 If You Would Like More Practice 909 Are You Experienced? 910 Chapter 17 Rendering and Materials 911 Creating Cameras to Reproduce Views 912 Using the Loft Tool 912 Creating the Cameras 917 Creating a Lighting Scheme 922 Creating a Light Source 922 Enabling Shadows 926 Creating the First Render 927 Controlling the Background of the Rendering 930 Adding Materials 933 Adjusting the Material Mapping 939 Rendering to a File 943 If You Would Like More Practice 947 Are You Experienced? 947 Index 949