AutoCAD 2022: A Power Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Users

Preface
Who Should Read This Textbook
What Is Covered in This Textbook
How to Download Online Resources
How to Contact the Author
Chapter 1: Introduction to AutoCAD
	Installing AutoCAD
	Getting Started with AutoCAD
		Open
		Open a sheet set
		Explore sample drawings
		New
		Browse Templates
		Get more templates online
		Create sheet set
		Recent Sub-tab
		Autodesk Docs Sub-tab
		Learning Sub-tab
		Connect
	Starting a New Drawing File
		Application Menu
		Quick Access Toolbar
		Ribbon
		InfoCenter
		Command Line Window
		ViewCube
		Navigation Bar
		Status Bar
	Starting a New Drawing File by using the Create New Drawing dialog box
		Starting a New Drawing file from Scratch
		Starting a New Drawing file by using a Template
		Starting a New Drawing file by using a Wizard
	Changing the Color Theme
	Working with Workspaces
		Switching between Workspaces
		Creating a New Workspace
	Working with Sheet Sets
		Creating an Example Sheet Set
		Creating an Existing Drawing Sheet Set
	Saving a Drawing File
	Opening a Drawing File
	Sharing a Drawing File
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 2: Creating Drawings - I
	Setting up Drawing Units
		Length
		Angle
		Sample Output
		Lighting
	Setting Drawing Limits
	Specifying Grid and Snap Settings
		Grid On (F7)
		Grid style
		Grid spacing
		Snap On (F9)
		Snap spacing
	Understanding Coordinate Systems
		Cartesian Coordinate System
		Polar Coordinate System
	Creating a Drawing
	Drawing a Line
		Command Sequence for Drawing a Line
	Tutorial 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Tutorial 2
	Hands-on Test Drive 2
	Drawing a Circle
		Drawing a Circle by Defining Center Point and Radius
		Drawing a Circle by Defining Center Point and Diameter
		Drawing a Circle by Defining 2 Points
		Drawing a Circle by Defining 3 Points
		Drawing a Circle by Defining Two Tangent Points and Radius
		Drawing a Circle by Defining Three Tangent Points
	Drawing an Arc
		Drawing an Arc by Defining Start, Center, and End Points
		Drawing an Arc by Defining Start Point, Center Point, and Angle
		Drawing an Arc by Defining Start Point, Center Point, and Length
		Drawing an Arc by Defining Start Point, End Point, and Angle
		Drawing an Arc by Defining Start Point, End Point, and Direction
		Drawing an Arc by Defining Start Point, End Point, and Radius
		Drawing an Arc by Defining Center Point, Start Point, and End Point
		Drawing an Arc by Defining Center Point, Start Point, and Angle
		Drawing an Arc by Defining Center Point, Start Point, and Length
		Drawing an Arc by using the Continue Tool
	Canceling, Erasing and Restoring Objects
	Navigating 2D Drawings
		Zoom
		Zoom Realtime
		Zoom All
		Zoom Window
		Zoom Previous
		Zoom Extents
		Zoom In
		Zoom Out
		Pan
	Tutorial 3
	Tutorial 4
	Hands-on Test Drive 3
	Hands-on Test Drive 4
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 3: Working with Drawing Aids and Layers
	Working with Ortho Mode
	Tutorial 1
	Working with Polar Tracking
	Tutorial 2
	Working with Object Snap
	Working with Object Snap Tracking
	Working with Layers
		Creating a New Layer
		Setting the Current Layer
		Assigning Color to a Layer
		Assigning Linetype to a Layer
		Assigning Lineweight to a Layer
		Turning a Layer On or Off
		Freezing a Layer
		Locking or Unlocking a Layer
		Deleting a Layer
		Setting Transparency of a Layer
		Restricting a Layer from Plotting
		Freezing a Layer in New Viewports
		Freezing the New Layer in All Viewports
		Toggle Override Highlight
	Assigning Objects to a Layer
	Tutorial 3
	Tutorial 4
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 4: Creating Drawings - II
	Drawing a Rectangle
		Drawing a Rectangle by Specifying Diagonally Opposite Corners
		Drawing a Rectangle by Specifying its Area and One Side
		Drawing a Rectangle by Specifying Dimensions
		Drawing a Rectangle at an Angle
		Drawing a Rectangle with Chamfer
		Drawing a Rectangle with Fillets
		Drawing a Rectangle with Elevation
		Drawing a Rectangle with Thickness
		Drawing a Rectangle with Width
	Drawing a Polygon
		Inscribed Polygon
		Circumscribed Polygon
	Drawing a Polyline
		Drawing a Polyline with Line Segments
		Drawing a Polyline with Line and Arc Segments
		Drawing a Polyline with Width
		Drawing a Polyline with Halfwidth
	Drawing an Ellipse
		Drawing an Ellipse by Using the Axis, End Tool
		Drawing an Ellipse by Using the Center Tool
	Drawing an Elliptical Arc
	Drawing a Spline
		Drawing a Spline by Using the Spline Fit Tool
		Drawing a Spline by Using the Spline CV Tool
	Drawing Donuts
	Drawing Construction and Ray lines
		Drawing Construction Lines
		Drawing Ray Lines
	Drawing Points and Defining Point Style/Size
		Drawing Reference Points
		Defining the Point Style and Point Size
	Tutorial 1
	Tutorial 2
	Tutorial 3
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 2
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 5: Modifying and Editing Drawings - I
	Working with Object Selection Methods
		Window Selection Method
		Cross Window Selection Method
	Invoking a Selection Method within a Command
		Window Selection Method
		Cross Window Selection Method
		All Selection Method
		Cross Polygon Selection Method
		Window Polygon Selection Method
		Fence Selection Method
		Last Selection Method
	Trimming Drawing Entities
	Extending Drawing Entities
	Working with Arrays
		Creating a Rectangular Array
		Creating a Path Array
	Mirroring Drawing Entities
	Filleting Drawing Entities
	Chamfering Drawing Entities
		Creating a Chamfer Using the Distance distance Method
		Creating a Chamfer Using the Angle distance Method
	Offsetting Drawing Entities
	Moving Drawing Objects
	Copying Drawing Objects
	Rotating Drawing Objects
	Scaling Drawing Objects
	Stretching Drawing Objects
	Lengthening Drawing Objects
		Lengthening an Object by Specifying Delta Value
		Lengthening an Object by Specifying Percentage
		Lengthening an Object by Specifying Total Length
		Lengthening an Object by Dragging
	Tutorial 1
	Tutorial 2
	Tutorial 3
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 2
	Hands-on Test Drive 3
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 6: Working with Dimensions and Dimension Styles
	Working with Components of a Dimension
	Creating a New Dimension Style
	Modifying an Existing Dimension Style
	Overriding a Dimension Style
	Applying Dimensions
		Applying a Linear Dimension
		Applying an Aligned Dimension
		Applying an Angular Dimension
		Applying an Arc Length Dimension
		Applying a Radius Dimension
		Applying a Diameter Dimension
		Applying a Jogged Radius Dimension
		Applying a Jogged Linear Dimension
		Applying an Ordinate Dimension
		Applying Baseline Dimensions
		Applying Continue Dimensions
		Applying Multiple Dimensions
	Tutorial 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 2
	Hands-on Test Drive 3
	Hands-on Test Drive 4
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 7: Editing Dimensions and Adding Text
	Editing Dimensions by using DIMEDIT Command
		Specifying the New Dimension Text/Value
		Rotating the Dimension Text
		Restoring the Dimension Text to Original Position
		Changing the Oblique Angle of Extension Lines
	Editing Dimensions by using DIMTEDIT Command
	Editing Dimensions by using DDEDIT Command
		Editing the Dimension text/Value
	Editing Dimensions by using Dimension Grips
		Changing the Position of Dimension Text
		Changing the Space between Dimension Line and Object
		Changing the Position of Extension Lines
	Editing Dimensions by using PROPERTIES Palette
	Editing Dimensions by using Editing Tools
		Editing Dimensions by using the Trim Tool
		Editing Dimensions by using the Extend Tool
		Editing Dimensions by using the Stretch Tool
	Adding Text/Notes
		Creating and Modifying a Text Style
		Adding Text by using the Single Line Tool
		Adding Text by using the Multiline Text Tool
	Editing Single Line and Multiline Text
	Converting Single line Text to Multiline Text
	Tutorial 1
	Tutorial 2
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 8: Modifying and Editing Drawings - II
	Editing Objects by using Grips
		Stretching Objects by using Grips
		Moving Objects by using Grips
		Rotating Objects by using Grips
		Scaling Objects by using Grips
		Mirroring Objects by using Grips
	Editing Objects by using PROPERTIES Palette
	Matching Properties of an Object
	Identifying Coordinates of a Point
	Tutorial 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 2
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 9: Creating Hatches and Gradients
	Creating the Hatches
	Creating the Gradients
	Tutorial 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 2
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 10: Working with Blocks and Xrefs
	Creating a Block
	Inserting a Block into a Drawing
	Creating a WBlock
	Inserting a WBlock into a Drawing
	Editing a Block
	Making a Dynamic Block
	Working with External References (Xrefs)
	Tutorial 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 11: Working with Layouts
	Getting Started with Paper Space/Layout
	Understanding Different Components of a Layout
	Setting up the Sheet/Paper Size for a Layout
	Adding, Renaming, and Deleting a Layout
	Working with Viewports
		Editing a Viewport
		Creating Viewports
	Accessing the Model Space within a Viewport
	Clipping a Viewport
	Locking the Object Scale in a Viewport
	Controlling the Display of Objects in a Viewport
	Controlling Layer Properties for Viewports
		Viewport Freeze
		Viewport Color
	Switching to the Model Space
	Creating Viewports in the Model Space
		Viewport Configuration
	Joining Two Viewports
	Restoring Viewports
	Tutorial 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 2
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 12: Printing and Plotting
	Configuring a Plotter (Output Device)
	Creating a Plot Style
	Setting up a Default Plot Style
	Plotting a Drawing
	Tutorial 1
	Tutorial 2
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 2
	Summary
	Questions
Chapter 13: Introducing 3D Basics and Creating 3D Models
	Invoking the 3D Modeling/3D Basics Workspace
	Creating 3D Primitives
		Creating a 3D Solid Box
		Creating a 3D Solid Cylinder
		Creating a 3D Solid Cone
		Creating a 3D Solid Sphere
		Creating a 3D Solid Pyramid
		Creating a 3D Solid Wedge
		Creating a 3D Solid Torus
	Creating 3D Models
	Working with World Coordinate System (WCS)
	Working with User Coordinate System (UCS)
	Setting Work Plane to Predefined Orthographic View
	Working with Dynamic UCS
	Controlling the Display of the UCS
	Creating an Extrude Feature
	Converting a Closed Sketch into a Region
	Creating a Revolve Feature
	Creating a Sweep Feature
	Creating a Loft Feature
	Working with Presspull Tool
	Creating a 3D Wall-like Polysolid
	Performing Boolean Operations
		Combining Solid Bodies
		Subtracting Solid Bodies
		Intersecting Solid Bodies
	Checking Interference between Bodies
	Copying Edges of a Solid Feature
	Performing Modifying Operations
	Tutorial 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 1
	Hands-on Test Drive 2
	Hands-on Test Drive 3
	Summary
	Questions