Autocad 2018 and Autocad Lt Essentials

Introduction xiiiChapter 1 Get ting Star ted 1Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Start Tab 1Exercise 1.1: Configure Autodesk 360  1Explore the AutoCAD 2018 for Windows User Interface  4Exercise 1.2: Explore the Graphical User Interface   4Exercise 1.3: Control the AutoCAD Ribbon   9Set Drawing Units  13Exercise 1.4: Set the AutoCAD Drawing Units  14Chapter 2 Gaining Basic Drawing Skills 17Navigate 2D Drawings  17Exercise 2.1: Navigate a Drawing 17Draw Lines and Rectangles  21Exercise 2.2: Draw Lines  21Exercise 2.3: Draw Rectangles 24Cancel, Erase, and Undo  25Exercise 2.4: Correct Mistakes 25Use Coordinate Systems  27Exercise 2.5: Use Absolute Coordinates  27Exercise 2.6: Use Relative Coordinates 28Exercise 2.7: Use Polar Coordinates 29Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons 33Exercise 2.8: Create Circles   33Exercise 2.9: Create Arcs  36Exercise 2.10: Draw Polygons  38Use Fillet and Chamfer  40Exercise 2.11: Join Nonparallel Lines  40Exercise 2.12: Join Crossed Lines with Fillet  41Chapter 3 Using Drawing Aids 43Use Grid and Snap  43Exercise 3.1: Draw with Grid and Snap 44t e n t sEmploy Ortho and Polar Tracking  47Exercise 3.2: Draw with Ortho and Polar Tracking  47Use PolarSnap  48Exercise 3.3: Draw with PolarSnap 49Select Running Object Snaps   51Exercise 3.4: Draw with Running Object Snaps  51Harness the From Snap 54Exercise 3.5: Use the From Snap 54Apply Object Snap Tracking  55Exercise 3.6: Use Object Snap Tracking  55Chapter 4 Editing Entities 59Create Selection Sets 59Exercise 4.1: Create a Selection Set at the Select Objects: Prompt  60Exercise 4.2: Create a Selection Set Before Deciding on a Command   62Use Move and Copy  66Exercise 4.3: Move and Copy  66Use Rotate and Scale 70Exercise 4.4: Rotate and Scale 70Work with Arrays  73Exercise 4.5: Create a Rectangular Array 74Exercise 4.6: Create a Polar Array 75Use Trim and Extend 77Exercise 4.7: Trim and Measure  77Use Lengthen and Stretch  78Exercise 4.8: Lengthen and Stretch 79Use Offset and Mirror 80Exercise 4.9: Offset and Mirror 80Edit with Grips  82Exercise 4.10: Edit with Grips  83Chapter 5 Shaping Curves 85Draw and Edit Curved Polylines  85Exercise 5.1: Draw and Edit Curved Polylines  85Draw Ellipses 91Exercise 5.2: Draw Ellipses   91Shape Splines 93Exercise 5.3: Work with Control Vertices 94Exercise 5.4: Work with Fit Points 98Blend Between Objects with Splines 101Exercise 5.5: Blend Splines  102Chapter 6 Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance 105Change Object Properties  105Exercise 6.1: Edit Object Properties  106Set the Current Layer  109Exercise 6.2: Choose the Current Layer 110Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects 113Exercise 6.3: Assign Layers  113Control Layer Visibility  116Exercise 6.4: Toggle Layer Status 116Exercise 6.5: Isolate Layers  118Exercise 6.6: Save Layer States  120Apply Linetype  121Exercise 6.7: Use Linetype   122Assign Properties by Object or by Layer 125Exercise 6.8: Assign Properties  125Manage Layer Properties  126Exercise 6.9: Control Layer Properties  126Isolate Objects  128Exercise 6.10: Isolate and Hide Individual Objects  128Chapter 7 Organizing Objects 131Define Blocks  131Exercise 7.1: Draw a Chair and Define It as a Block 132Exercise 7.2: Draw a Door and Define It as a Block  135Insert Blocks  137Exercise 7.3: Use Blocks  137Edit Blocks  141Exercise 7.4: Edit Block Definitions  142Exercise 7.5: Assign Floating Properties   143Exercise 7.6: Nest Blocks  145Exercise 7.7: Explode Blocks  147t e n t sRedefine Blocks  148Exercise 7.8: Redefine Block Definitions   148Work with Groups  151Exercise 7.9: Create Groups  151Chapter 8 Hatching and Gradients 155Specify Hatch Areas 155Exercise 8.1: Pick Points to Determine Boundaries 155Exercise 8.2: Select Objects to Define Boundaries  159Associate Hatches with Boundaries 161Exercise 8.3: Associate Boundaries  161Hatch with Patterns 163Exercise 8.4: Specify Properties 164Exercise 8.5: Separate Hatch Areas  165Hatch with Gradients  168Exercise 8.6: Create Gradients  168Chapter 9 Working with Blocks and Xrefs 171Work with Global Blocks  171Exercise 9.1: Write a Local Block Definition to a File  171Exercise 9.2: Insert a Drawing as a Local Block   175Exercise 9.3: Redefine Local Blocks with Global Blocks  177Access Content Globally  179Exercise 9.4: Access Global Content  179Store Content on Tool Palettes  180Exercise 9.5: Add to the Tool Palettes 180Reference External Drawings and Images 183Exercise 9.6: Use Xrefs  183Chapter 10 Creating and Editing Text 189Style Text  189Exercise 10.1: Create Text Styles 189Write Lines of Text  191Exercise 10.2: Create Text to Fit 191Exercise 10.3: Justify Text   193Exercise 10.4: Transform and Create Text  194Write and Format Paragraphs Using MTEXT  197Exercise 10.5: Write and Format with MTEXT   197tEdit Text   200Exercise 10.6: Edit Content and Properties  201Exercise 10.7: Work with Columns 202Recognize and Combine Text  203Exercise 10.8: Import, Recognize, and Combine Text from PDF  204Chapter 11 Dimensioning 209Style Dimensions  209Exercise 11.1: Create Dimension Styles 210Add Dimensions  215Exercise 11.2: Use Inquiry Commands  215Exercise 11.3: Add Dimension Objects  218Exercise 11.4: Add and Style Multileaders  222Edit Dimensions  223Exercise 11.5: Alter Dimension Objects 223Chapter 12 Keeping In Control with Constraints 227Work with Geometric Constraints 227Exercise 12.1: Use Geometric Constraints  227Apply Dimensional Constraints  230Exercise 12.2: Create Dimensional Constraints   231Constrain Objects Simultaneously with Geometry and Dimensions 234Exercise 12.3: Use Simultaneous Constraints  234Make Parametric Changes to Constrained Objects   236Exercise 12.4: Alter Constraint Parameters  237Chapter 13 Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects 239Create Annotative Styles and Objects 239Exercise 13.1: Work with Annotative Text  240Exercise 13.2: Work with Annotative Dimensions 243Create Layouts  245Exercise 13.3: Configure Layouts 245Adjust Floating Viewports 248Exercise 13.4: Work on Layout1 249Exercise 13.5: Work on Layout2 252Override Layer Properties in Layout Viewports  254Exercise 13.6: Override Layer Properties   255Draw on Layouts  256Exercise 13.7: Lay Out Geometry 256on t e n t sIntroduction xiiiChapter 1 Get ting Star ted 1Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Start Tab 1Exercise 1.1: Configure Autodesk 360  1Explore the AutoCAD 2018 for Windows User Interface  4Exercise 1.2: Explore the Graphical User Interface   4Exercise 1.3: Control the AutoCAD Ribbon   9Set Drawing Units  13Exercise 1.4: Set the AutoCAD Drawing Units  14Chapter 2 Gaining Basic Drawing Skills 17Navigate 2D Drawings  17Exercise 2.1: Navigate a Drawing 17Draw Lines and Rectangles  21Exercise 2.2: Draw Lines  21Exercise 2.3: Draw Rectangles 24Cancel, Erase, and Undo  25Exercise 2.4: Correct Mistakes 25Use Coordinate Systems  27Exercise 2.5: Use Absolute Coordinates  27Exercise 2.6: Use Relative Coordinates 28Exercise 2.7: Use Polar Coordinates 29Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons 33Exercise 2.8: Create Circles   33Exercise 2.9: Create Arcs  36Exercise 2.10: Draw Polygons  38Use Fillet and Chamfer  40Exercise 2.11: Join Nonparallel Lines  40Exercise 2.12: Join Crossed Lines with Fillet  41Chapter 3 Using Drawing Aids 43Use Grid and Snap  43Exercise 3.1: Draw with Grid and Snap 44t e n t sEmploy Ortho and Polar Tracking  47Exercise 3.2: Draw with Ortho and Polar Tracking  47Use PolarSnap  48Exercise 3.3: Draw with PolarSnap 49Select Running Object Snaps   51Exercise 3.4: Draw with Running Object Snaps  51Harness the From Snap 54Exercise 3.5: Use the From Snap 54Apply Object Snap Tracking  55Exercise 3.6: Use Object Snap Tracking  55Chapter 4 Editing Entities 59Create Selection Sets 59Exercise 4.1: Create a Selection Set at the Select Objects: Prompt  60Exercise 4.2: Create a Selection Set Before Deciding on a Command   62Use Move and Copy  66Exercise 4.3: Move and Copy  66Use Rotate and Scale 70Exercise 4.4: Rotate and Scale 70Work with Arrays  73Exercise 4.5: Create a Rectangular Array 74Exercise 4.6: Create a Polar Array 75Use Trim and Extend 77Exercise 4.7: Trim and Measure  77Use Lengthen and Stretch  78Exercise 4.8: Lengthen and Stretch 79Use Offset and Mirror 80Exercise 4.9: Offset and Mirror 80Edit with Grips  82Exercise 4.10: Edit with Grips  83Chapter 5 Shaping Curves 85Draw and Edit Curved Polylines  85Exercise 5.1: Draw and Edit Curved Polylines  85Draw Ellipses 91Exercise 5.2: Draw Ellipses   91Shape Splines 93Exercise 5.3: Work with Control Vertices 94Exercise 5.4: Work with Fit Points 98Blend Between Objects with Splines 101Exercise 5.5: Blend Splines  102Chapter 6 Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance 105Change Object Properties  105Exercise 6.1: Edit Object Properties  106Set the Current Layer  109Exercise 6.2: Choose the Current Layer 110Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects 113Exercise 6.3: Assign Layers  113Control Layer Visibility  116Exercise 6.4: Toggle Layer Status 116Exercise 6.5: Isolate Layers  118Exercise 6.6: Save Layer States  120Apply Linetype  121Exercise 6.7: Use Linetype   122Assign Properties by Object or by Layer 125Exercise 6.8: Assign Properties  125Manage Layer Properties  126Exercise 6.9: Control Layer Properties  126Isolate Objects  128Exercise 6.10: Isolate and Hide Individual Objects  128Chapter 7 Organizing Objects 131Define Blocks  131Exercise 7.1: Draw a Chair and Define It as a Block 132Exercise 7.2: Draw a Door and Define It as a Block  135Insert Blocks  137Exercise 7.3: Use Blocks  137Edit Blocks  141Exercise 7.4: Edit Block Definitions  142Exercise 7.5: Assign Floating Properties   143Exercise 7.6: Nest Blocks  145Exercise 7.7: Explode Blocks  147t e n t sRedefine Blocks  148Exercise 7.8: Redefine Block Definitions   148Work with Groups  151Exercise 7.9: Create Groups  151Chapter 8 Hatching and Gradients 155Specify Hatch Areas 155Exercise 8.1: Pick Points to Determine Boundaries 155Exercise 8.2: Select Objects to Define Boundaries  159Associate Hatches with Boundaries 161Exercise 8.3: Associate Boundaries  161Hatch with Patterns 163Exercise 8.4: Specify Properties 164Exercise 8.5: Separate Hatch Areas  165Hatch with Gradients  168Exercise 8.6: Create Gradients  168Chapter 9 Working with Blocks and Xrefs 171Work with Global Blocks  171Exercise 9.1: Write a Local Block Definition to a File  171Exercise 9.2: Insert a Drawing as a Local Block   175Exercise 9.3: Redefine Local Blocks with Global Blocks  177Access Content Globally  179Exercise 9.4: Access Global Content  179Store Content on Tool Palettes  180Exercise 9.5: Add to the Tool Palettes 180Reference External Drawings and Images 183Exercise 9.6: Use Xrefs  183Chapter 10 Creating and Editing Text 189Style Text  189Exercise 10.1: Create Text Styles 189Write Lines of Text  191Exercise 10.2: Create Text to Fit 191Exercise 10.3: Justify Text   193Exercise 10.4: Transform and Create Text  194Write and Format Paragraphs Using MTEXT  197Exercise 10.5: Write and Format with MTEXT   197tEdit Text   200Exercise 10.6: Edit Content and Properties  201Exercise 10.7: Work with Columns 202Recognize and Combine Text  203Exercise 10.8: Import, Recognize, and Combine Text from PDF  204Chapter 11 Dimensioning 209Style Dimensions  209Exercise 11.1: Create Dimension Styles 210Add Dimensions  215Exercise 11.2: Use Inquiry Commands  215Exercise 11.3: Add Dimension Objects  218Exercise 11.4: Add and Style Multileaders  222Edit Dimensions  223Exercise 11.5: Alter Dimension Objects 223Chapter 12 Keeping In Control with Constraints 227Work with Geometric Constraints 227Exercise 12.1: Use Geometric Constraints  227Apply Dimensional Constraints  230Exercise 12.2: Create Dimensional Constraints   231Constrain Objects Simultaneously with Geometry and Dimensions 234Exercise 12.3: Use Simultaneous Constraints  234Make Parametric Changes to Constrained Objects   236Exercise 12.4: Alter Constraint Parameters  237Chapter 13 Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects 239Create Annotative Styles and Objects 239Exercise 13.1: Work with Annotative Text  240Exercise 13.2: Work with Annotative Dimensions 243Create Layouts  245Exercise 13.3: Configure Layouts 245Adjust Floating Viewports 248Exercise 13.4: Work on Layout1 249Exercise 13.5: Work on Layout2 252Override Layer Properties in Layout Viewports  254Exercise 13.6: Override Layer Properties   255Draw on Layouts  256Exercise 13.7: Lay Out Geometry 256on t e n t sChapter 14 Printing and Plot ting 261Configure Output Devices  261Exercise 14.1: Set Up a System Printer  262Exercise 14.2: Set Up an AutoCAD Plotter  262Create Plot Style Tables  265Exercise 14.3: Create a Named Plot Style Table  265Use Plot Style Tables  267Exercise 14.4: Configure New Drawings for Named Plot Style Tables  267Exercise 14.5: Assign Plot Styles by Layer or by Object  270Plot in Model Space 273Exercise 14.6: Plot from Model Space 273Plot Layouts in Paper Space   277Exercise 14.7: Plot from Paper Space 277Export to an Electronic Format 280Exercise 14.8: Export to DWF 281Exercise 14.9: Export to PDF 282Exercise 14.10: Share Design Views 284Chapter 15 Working with Data 287Geolocate Projects  287Exercise 15.1: Geolocate a Drawing  288Import SketchUp Models  292Exercise 15.2: Import a SketchUp Model   292Define Attributes and Blocks   293Exercise 15.3: Define Attributes and a Block  294Insert Attributed Blocks  298Exercise 15.4: Insert Block References with Attributes  298Edit Table Styles and Create Tables 300Exercise 15.5: Alter a Table Style and Make a Table  300Use Fields in Table Cells  305Exercise 15.6: Create Fields  305Edit Table Data  308Exercise 15.7: Alter Table Data  308Chapter 16 Navigating 3D Models 317Use Visual Styles  317Exercise 16.1: Explore Visual Styles  318Work with Tiled Viewports  322Exercise 16.2: Tile Viewports 322Navigate with the ViewCube   324Exercise 16.3: Use the ViewCube to Navigate  324Orbit in 3D  326Exercise 16.4: Orbit  326Use Cameras 328Exercise 16.5: Utilize Virtual Cameras  328Navigate with SteeringWheels  331Exercise 16.6: Use SteeringWheels to Navigate  331Save Views 334Exercise 16.7: Save Views  334Chapter 17 Modeling in 3D 337Create Surface Models  337Exercise 17.1: Make Planar Surfaces  338Exercise 17.2: Revolve a 2D Profile to Create a 3D Model  339Exercise 17.3: Sweep Out 3D Geometry 340Exercise 17.4: Extrude 2D Geometry into 3D   342Edit Surface Models  344Exercise 17.5: Trim Surfaces with Other Surfaces 344Exercise 17.6: Project Edges on Surfaces  345Exercise 17.7: Trim Surfaces with Edges  348Create Solid Models 350Exercise 17.8: Extrude Solid Objects 350Exercise 17.9: Loft Solid Objects 354Edit Solid Models  356Exercise 17.10: Perform Boolean Operations  356Exercise 17.11: Edit Solids   359Smooth Mesh Models  363Exercise 17.12: Create, Edit, and Smooth Mesh  363Live-Section Models 365Exercise 17.13: Create and Edit a Section Plane   365Chapter 18 Presenting and Documenting 3D Design 369Assign Materials  370Exercise 18.1: Apply Materials  370t e n t sPlace and Adjust Lights  376Exercise 18.2: Add Artificial Lights  376Exercise 18.3: Simulate Natural Light  382Create Renderings 383Exercise 18.4: Make Realistic Renderings in the Cloud 383Document Models with Drawings  387Exercise 18.5: Document Models 387Appendix A Making Isometric Drawings 393Appendix B Autodesk (TM) AutoCAD (TM) 2018 Certif ication 399Index 403Configure Output Devices  261Exercise 14.1: Set Up a System Printer  262Exercise 14.2: Set Up an AutoCAD Plotter  262Create Plot Style Tables  265Exercise 14.3: Create a Named Plot Style Table  265Use Plot Style Tables  267Exercise 14.4: Configure New Drawings for Named Plot Style Tables  267Exercise 14.5: Assign Plot Styles by Layer or by Object  270Plot in Model Space 273Exercise 14.6: Plot from Model Space 273Plot Layouts in Paper Space   277Exercise 14.7: Plot from Paper Space 277Export to an Electronic Format 280Exercise 14.8: Export to DWF 281Exercise 14.9: Export to PDF 282Exercise 14.10: Share Design Views 284Chapter 15 Working with Data 287Geolocate Projects  287Exercise 15.1: Geolocate a Drawing  288Import SketchUp Models  292Exercise 15.2: Import a SketchUp Model   292Define Attributes and Blocks   293Exercise 15.3: Define Attributes and a Block  294Insert Attributed Blocks  298Exercise 15.4: Insert Block References with Attributes  298Edit Table Styles and Create Tables 300Exercise 15.5: Alter a Table Style and Make a Table  300Use Fields in Table Cells  305Exercise 15.6: Create Fields  305Edit Table Data  308Exercise 15.7: Alter Table Data  308Chapter 16 Navigating 3D Models 317Use Visual Styles  317Exercise 16.1: Explore Visual Styles  318Work with Tiled Viewports  322Exercise 16.2: Tile Viewports 322Navigate with the ViewCube   324Exercise 16.3: Use the ViewCube to Navigate  324Orbit in 3D  326Exercise 16.4: Orbit  326Use Cameras 328Exercise 16.5: Utilize Virtual Cameras  328Navigate with SteeringWheels  331Exercise 16.6: Use SteeringWheels to Navigate  331Save Views 334Exercise 16.7: Save Views  334Chapter 17 Modeling in 3D 337Create Surface Models  337Exercise 17.1: Make Planar Surfaces  338Exercise 17.2: Revolve a 2D Profile to Create a 3D Model  339Exercise 17.3: Sweep Out 3D Geometry 340Exercise 17.4: Extrude 2D Geometry into 3D   342Edit Surface Models  344Exercise 17.5: Trim Surfaces with Other Surfaces 344Exercise 17.6: Project Edges on Surfaces  345Exercise 17.7: Trim Surfaces with Edges  348Create Solid Models 350Exercise 17.8: Extrude Solid Objects 350Exercise 17.9: Loft Solid Objects 354Edit Solid Models  356Exercise 17.10: Perform Boolean Operations  356Exercise 17.11: Edit Solids   359Smooth Mesh Models  363Exercise 17.12: Create, Edit, and Smooth Mesh  363Live-Section Models 365Exercise 17.13: Create and Edit a Section Plane   365Chapter 18 Presenting and Documenting 3D Design 369Assign Materials  370Exercise 18.1: Apply Materials  370t e n t sPlace and Adjust Lights  376Exercise 18.2: Add Artificial Lights  376Exercise 18.3: Simulate Natural Light  382Create Renderings 383Exercise 18.4: Make Realistic Renderings in the Cloud 383Document Models with Drawings  387Exercise 18.5: Document Models 387Appendix A Making Isometric Drawings 393Appendix B Autodesk (TM) AutoCAD (TM) 2018 Certif ication 399Index 403