Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012, Second Edition: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012, Second Edition: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2012, Second Edition: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling

Gindis introduces AutoCAD with step by step instructions, stripping away complexities to begin working in AutoCAD immediately. All concepts are explained first in theory, and then shown in practice, helping the reader understand what it is they are doing and why, before they do it. Divided into three parts, the book covers beginning through advanced AutoCAD, including 3D features. Also included is an extensive Appendix for each part, detailing additional useful CAD-related information not often found in other text books The book contains supporting graphics (screen shots) and a summary with a self-test section at the end of each chapter. Also included are drawing examples and exercises, and two running "projects" that the student works on as he/she progresses through the chapters . 1) Strips away complexities, both real and perceived and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand basic concepts. 2) Teaches only what is essential to operating AutoCAD first, thereby immediately building student confidence. 3) All basic commands are documented step-by-step, meaning that what the student needs to type in and how AutoCAD responds is all spelled out in discrete and clear steps with screen shots added as needed. 4) Using the author's extensive multi-industry knowledge of what is important and widely used in practice versus what is not, the material is presented by immediately immersing the student in practical, critically essential knowledge, with no padding of text or filler material. 5) All concepts are explained first in theory, and only then is AutoCAD introduced and the actual "button pushing" discussed. This is one of the key concepts in having students understand exactly what it is they are doing and why, before they do it.

CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PREFACE
     What is Autocad?
     About This Book
     Teaching Methods
     Text Organization
     What Your Goal Should Be
LEVEL 1. Chapters 1–10
     Chapter 1. AutoCAD Fundamentals: Part I
          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: Part II
          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
          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
          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
     Chapter 5. Hatch Patterns
          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
          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
     Chapter 7. Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamic Blocks, Groups, and Purge
          7.1 Introduction to Blocks
          7.2 Insert
          7.3 Purge
          7.4 Wblocks
          7.5 Dynamic Blocks
          7.6 Groups
          Summary
     SPOTLIGHT ON: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
     Chapter 8. Polar, Rectangular, and Path Arrays
          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
          9.1 Introduction to Printing and Plotting
          9.2 The Essentials
          9.3 The Plot Dialog Box
          9.4 Page Setup Manager
          Summary
     Chapter 10. Advanced Output—Paper Space
          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
          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
          Level 2 Drawing Project (1 Of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
          Summary
     Chapter 12. Advanced Layers
          12.1 Introduction to Advanced Layers
          12.2 Script Files
          12.3 Layer State Manager
          12.4 Layer Filtering
          Level 2 Drawing Project (2 Of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
          Summary
     Chapter 13. Advanced Dimensions
          13.1 Introduction to Advanced Dimensions
          13.2 Dimension Style Manager
          13.3 Introduction To Constraints
          13.4 Geometric Constraints
          13.5 Dimensional Constraints
          13.6 Dimension Driven Design
          Level 2 Drawing Project (3 Of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
          Summary
     SPOTLIGHT ON: INTERIOR DESIGN
     Chapter 14. Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools
          14.1 Options
          14.2 Shortcuts
          14.3 Customize User Interface
          14.4 Design Center
          14.5 Express Tools
          Level 2 Drawing Project (4 Of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
          Summary
     Chapter 15. Advanced Design and File Management Tools
          15.1 Introduction to Advanced Design and File Management Tools
          15.2 Align
          15.3 Audit and Recover
          15.4 Blend
          15.5 Break and Join
          15.6 Cad Standards
          15.7 Calculator
          15.8 Defpoints
          15.9 Divide and Point Style
          15.10 Donut
          15.11 Draw Order
          15.12 eTransmit
          15.13 Filter
          15.14 Hyperlink
          15.15 Lengthen
          15.16 Object Tracking (Otrack)
          15.17 Overkill
          15.18 Point and Node
          15.19 Publish
          15.20 Raster
          15.21 Revcloud
          15.22 Sheet Sets
          15.23 Selection Methods
          15.24 Stretch
          15.25 System Variables
          15.26 Tables
          15.27 Tool Palette
          15.28 UCS and Crosshair Rotation
          15.29 Window Tiling
          15.30 Wipeout
          Level 2 Drawing Project (5 Of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
          Summary
     Chapter 16. Importing and Exporting Data
          16.1 Introduction to Importing and Exporting Data
          16.2 Importing and Exporting to and From MS Office Applications
          16.3 Screen Shots
          16.4 JPG
          16.5 PDFs
          16.6 Other CAD Software
          16.7 Exporting and the Save as Feature
          16.8 Inserting and Ole
          Level 2 Drawing Project (6 Of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
          Summary
     Chapter 17. External References (Xrefs)
          17.1 Introduction to Xrefs
          17.2 Using Xrefs
          17.3 Layers in Xrefs
          17.4 Editing and Reloading Xrefs
          17.5 Multiple Xrefs
          17.6 Ribbon and Xrefs
          Level 2 Drawing Project (7 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
          Summary
     SPOTLIGHT ON: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
     Chapter 18. Attributes
          18.1 Introduction to Attributes
          18.2 Creating the Design
          18.3 Creating the Attribute Definitions
          18.4 Creating the Attribute Block
          18.5 Attribute Properties and Editing
          18.6 Attribute Extraction
          18.7 Invisible Attributes
          Level 2 Drawing Project (8 Of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
          Summary
     Chapter 19. Advanced Output and Pen Settings
          19.1 Introduction to Advanced Output and Pen Settings
          19.2 Setting Standards
          19.3 The ctb File
          19.4 Additional CTB File Features
          19.5 The lwt Option
          Level 2 Drawing Project (9 Of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
          Summary
     Chapter 20. Isometric Drawing
          20.1 Introduction to Isometric Perspective
          20.2 Basic Technique
          20.3 Ellipses in Isometric Drawing
          20.4 Text and Dimensions in Isometric Drawing
          Level 2 Drawing Project (10 Of 10): Architectural Floor Plan
          Summary
     Level 2. Answers to Review Questions
LEVEL 3. Chapters 21–30
     Chapter 21. 3D Basics
          21.1. Axes, Planes, and Faces
          21.2. 3D Workspaces, Ribbon, Toolbars, and 3D Options
          21.3. Entering and Exiting 3D
          21.4. Projecting into 3D
          21.5. 3D Dynamic Views
          21.6. Extrude
          21.7. Visual Styles: Hide and Shade
          21.8. View Cube and Navigation Bar
          Summary
     Chapter 22. Primitives
          22.1 Introduction to Primitives
          22.2 Applying Primitives
          Summary
     Chapter 23. Object Manipulation
          23.1 Introduction to Object Manipulation
          Summary
     SPOTLIGHT ON: AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
     Chapter 24. Boolean Operations
          24.1 Introduction to Boolean Operations
          Summary
     Chapter 25. Solid Modeling
          25.1 Introduction to Solid Modeling
          Summary
     Chapter 26. Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges
          26.1 Introduction to Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges
          26.2 Working with Faces
          26.3 Working with Edges
          Summary
     Chapter 27. Surfaces and Meshes
          27.1 Introduction to Surfaces and Meshes
          27.2 Surfacing Commands
          27.3 Smooth Mesh Primitives
          Summary
     SPOTLIGHT ON: CIVIL ENGINEERING
     Chapter 28. UCS, Vports, Text, and Dimensions in 3D
          28.1 Introduction to UCS, Vports, Text, and Dimensions in 3D
          28.2 Advanced UCS
          28.3 Views and View Manager
          28.4 Vports
          28.5 Text and Dimensions in 3D
          Summary
     Chapter 29. Dview, Walk and Fly, Animation, and Action Recording
          29.1 Dynamic View
          29.2 Cameras
          29.3 Walk and Fly
          29.4 Path Animation
          29.5 Action Recording
          Summary
     Chapter 30. Lighting and Rendering
          30.1 Introduction to Lighting and Rendering
          30.2 Lighting
          30.3 Materials and Rendering
          Summary
     Level 3. Answers to Review Questions
Appendices
     APPENDIX A. Additional Information on AutoCAD
          Who Makes Autocad?
          What is Autocad LT?
          How is Autocad Purchased and How Much Does it Cost?
          Are There Significant Differences Between Autocad Releases?
          Is There an Autocad for the Mac?
          A Brief History of Autodesk and Autocad
          Autocad Releases
          Major Autodesk Products
          Autocad Related Websites
     APPENDIX B. Other CAD Software, Design and Analysis Tools, and Concepts
          Microstation
          Archicad
          Turbocad
          Other Design Software
          Catia
          NX
          Pro/Engineer
          Solidworks
          Inventor
          Ironcad
          Solid Edge
          Nastran
          Ansys
          Algor
          Fluent
     APPENDIX C. File Extensions
          Autocad Primary Extensions
          Autocad Secondary Extensions
          Miscellaneous Software Extensions
     APPENDIX D. Custom Linetypes and Hatch Patterns
          Linetype Definitions (Basic)
          Linetypes (String Complex and Shape Complex)
          Hatch Pattern Definitions (Basic)
     APPENDIX E. Principles of CAD Management
          Part 1. Know the Seven Golden Rules of Autocad
          Part 2. Know the Capabilities and Limitations of Autocad
          Part 3. Maintain an Office Cad Standard
          Part 4. Be An Effective Teacher and Hiring Manager
          Part 5. Stay Current and Competent
     APPENDIX F. AutoLISP Basics and Advanced Customization Tools
          Overview 1. Autolisp
          Overview 2. Visual Lisp
          Overview 3. VBA, .NET, Active X, AND Objectarx
          Autolisp Fundamentals
          Variables and Comments
          Advanced Features and the Vlide Command
     APPENDIX G. PC Hardware, Printers and Plotters, and Networks
          PC Hardware
          Printers and Plotters
          Networks
     APPENDIX H. What Are Kernels?
     APPENDIX I. Lighting, Rendering, Effects, and Animation
     APPENDIX J. AutoCAD Certification Exams
     APPENDIX K. AutoCAD Employment
     APPENDIX L. AutoCAD Humor, Oddities, Quirks, and Easter Eggs
          Real Autocad Users
          The Autocad Monkey Joke That Never Goes Away
          Oddities and Quirks
          Easter Eggs
INDEX

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