Up and Running with AutoCAD 2023

Up and Running with AutoCAD 2023: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling presents a combination of step-by-step instruction, examples and insightful explanations. The book emphasizes core concepts and practical applications of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written by a long-time AutoCAD professor and instructor with the user in mind.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
About the authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Level 1. Chapters 1—10
Level 1. Chapters 1–10
Chapter 1. AutoCAD fundamentals—Part I
Learning objectives
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
Review questions
Chapter 2. AutoCAD fundamentals—Part II
Learning objectives
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
Review questions
Spotlight on: architecture
Spotlight on: architecture
Chapter 3. Layers, colors, linetypes, and properties
Learning objectives
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
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 4. Text, mtext, editing, and style
Learning objectives
4.1. Introduction to text and mtext
4.2. Text (single line)
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
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 5. Hatch patterns
Learning objectives
5.1. Introduction to Hatch
5.2. Hatch procedures
5.3. Working with Hatch patterns
5.4. Gradient and solid fill
5.5. SuperHatch
5.6. In-Class drawing project: adding Hatch to floor plan layout
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Spotlight on: mechanical engineering
Spotlight on: mechanical engineering
Chapter 6. Dimensions
Learning objectives
6.1. Introduction to dimensions
6.2. Types of dimensions
6.3. Editing dimensions
6.4. Customizing dimensions
6.5. Center marks and centerlines
6.6. In-Class drawing project: adding dimensions to floor plan layout
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 7. Blocks, Wblocks, dynamic blocks, groups, and purge
Learning objectives
7.1. Introduction to blocks
7.2. Insert
7.3. Purge
7.4. Wblocks
7.5. Dynamic blocks
7.6. Groups
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 8. Polar, rectangular, and path arrays
Learning objectives
8.1. Polar array
8.2. Rectangular array
8.3. Path array
8.4. In-class drawing project: mechanical device
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Spotlight on: interior design
Spotlight on: interior design
Chapter 9. Basic printing and output
Learning objectives
9.1. Introduction to printing and plotting
9.2. The essentials
9.3. The plot dialog box
9.4. Page setup manager
Summary
Review questions
Exercise
Chapter 10. Advanced output—Paper Space
Learning objectives
10.1. Introduction to Paper Space
10.2. Paper Space concepts
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Level 1. Answers to review questions
Answers to review questions
Chapter 1: Review questions
Chapter 2: Review questions
Chapter 3: Review questions
Chapter 4: Review questions
Chapter 5: Review questions
Chapter 6: Review questions
Chapter 7: Review questions
Chapter 8: Review questions
Chapter 9: Review questions
Chapter 10: Review questions
Level 2. Chapters 11—20
Chapters 11–20
Chapter 11. Advanced linework
Learning objectives
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
11.8. Level 2 drawing project (1 of 10): architectural floor plan
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 12. Advanced layers
Learning objectives
12.1. Introduction to advanced layers
12.2. Script files
12.3. Layer State Manager
12.4. Layer filtering
12.5. Layer Freeze, Isolate, and Walk
12.6. Level 2 drawing project (2 of 10): architectural floor plan
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Spotlight on: electrical engineering
Spotlight on: electrical engineering
Chapter 13. Advanced dimensions
Learning objectives
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
13.7. Level 2 drawing project (3 of 10): architectural floor plan
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 14. Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools
Learning objectives
14.1. Options
14.2. Shortcuts
14.3. Customize User Interface
14.4. Design Center
14.5. Express tools
14.6. Level 2 drawing project (4 of 10): Architectural floor plan
Summary
Review questions
Chapter 15. Advanced design and file management tools
Learning objectives
15.1. Introduction to advanced design and file management tools
15.2. Align
15.3. Action recording
15.4. Audit and recover
15.5. Blend
15.6. Break and join
15.7. CAD standards
15.8. Calculator
15.9. Defpoints
15.10. Divide and point style
15.11. Donut
15.12. Draw order
15.13. eTransmit
15.14. Filter
15.15. Hyperlink
15.16. Lengthen
15.17. Object snap tracking
15.18. Overkill
15.19. Point and node
15.20. Publish
15.21. Raster
15.22. Revcloud
15.23. Sheet sets
15.24. Selection methods
15.25. Stretch
15.26. System variables
15.27. Tables
15.28. Tool palette
15.29. UCS and crosshair rotation
15.30. Window tiling
15.31. Wipeout
15.32. Level 2 drawing project (5 of 10): architectural floor plan
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Spotlight on: civil engineering
Spotlight on: civil engineering
Chapter 16. Importing and exporting data
Learning objectives
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. JPGs
16.5. PDFs
16.6. Other cad software
16.7. Exporting and the save as feature
16.8. Inserting and OLE
16.9. Level 2 drawing project (6 Of 10): architectural floor plan
Summary
Chapter 17. External references (xrefs)
Learning objectives
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
17.7. Level 2 drawing project (7 of 10): architectural floor plan
Summary
Review questions
Chapter 18. Attributes
Learning objectives
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
18.8. Level 2 drawing project (8 of 10): architectural floor plan
Summary
Review questions
Exercise
Spotlight on: aerospace engineering
Spotlight on: aerospace engineering
Chapter 19. Advanced output and pen settings
Learning objectives
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. Lineweight VISIBILITY Settings
19.6. Level 2 drawing project (9 of 10): architectural floor plan
Summary
Review questions
Exercise
Chapter 20. Isometric drawing
Learning objectives
20.1. Introduction to graphical projection
20.2. Isometric projection
20.3. Basic technique
20.4. Ellipses in isometric drawing
20.5. Text and dimensions in isometric drawing
20.6. Level 2 drawing project (10 of 10): architectural floor plan
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Level 2. Answers to review questions
Level 2. Answers to review questions
Chapter 11: Review questions
Chapter 12: Review questions
Chapter 13: Review questions
Chapter 14: Review questions
Chapter 15: Review questions
Chapter 16: Review questions
Chapter 17: Review questions
Chapter 18: Review questions
Chapter 19: Review questions
Chapter 20: Review questions
Level 3. Chapters 21—30
Level 3. Chapters 21–30
Chapter 21. 3D Basics
Learning objectives
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. Viewcube and Navigation Bar
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 22. Object Manipulation
Learning objectives
22.1. Introduction to Object Manipulation
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Spotlight on: chemical engineering
Spotlight on: chemical engineering
Chapter 23. Boolean operations and primitives
Learning objectives
23.1. Introduction to boolean operations
23.2. Introduction to primitives
23.3. Applying primitives
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 24. Solid Modeling
Learning objectives
24.1. Introduction to Solid Modeling
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 25. Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges
Learning objectives
25.1. Introduction To Advanced Solids, Faces, And Edges
25.2. Working With Faces
25.3. Working With Edges
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Spotlight on: biomedical engineering
Spotlight on: biomedical engineering
Chapter 26. Surfaces and meshes
Learning objectives
26.1. Introduction to Surfaces and Meshes
26.2. Surfacing Commands
26.3. Smooth Mesh Primitives
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 27. Slicing, sectioning, layouts, and vports
Learning objectives
27.1. Introduction to slicing, sectioning, layouts, and vports
27.2. Slicing and sectioning
27.3. Layouts and details
27.4. Flatten and flatshot
27.5. Vports
Summary
Review questions
Exercise
Chapter 28. Advanced UCS, Views, Text, and Dimensions in 3D
Learning objectives
28.1. Introduction To Advanced Ucs, Views, Text, And Dimensions In 3d
28.2. Advanced Ucs
Object
28.3. Views And View Manager
28.4. Text And Dimensions In 3d
Summary
Review questions
Exercise
Spotlight on: drafting, CAD management, teaching, and consulting
Spotlight on: drafting, CAD management, teaching, and consulting
Overview
AutoCAD training requirements
Architectural drafting
Engineering drafting
CAD management
Teaching AutoCAD
AutoCAD consulting
Chapter 29. Dview, camera, walk and fly, path animation
Learning objectives
29.1. Dynamic view
29.2. Cameras
29.3. Walk and fly
29.4. Path animation
Summary
Review questions
Exercises
Chapter 30. Lighting and rendering
Learning objectives
30.1. Introduction to lighting and rendering
30.2. Lighting
30.3. Materials and rendering
Summary
Review questions
Exercise
Level 3. Answers to review questions
Level 3. Answers to review questions
Chapter 21 Review questions
Chapter 22 Review questions
Chapter 23 Review questions
Chapter 24 Review questions
Chapter 25 Review questions
Chapter 26 Review questions
Chapter 27 Review questions
Chapter 28 Review questions
Chapter 29 Review questions
Chapter 30 Review questions
Appendix A. Additional Information on AutoCAD
Appendix B. Other CAD software, design and analysis tools, and concepts
Appendix C. File extensions
Appendix D. Custom linetypes and hatch patterns
Appendix E. Principles of CAD management
Appendix F. AutoLISP basics and advanced customization tools
Appendix G. PC hardware, printers/plotters, networks, and the cloud
Appendix H. What are kernels?
Appendix I. Lighting, rendering, effects, and animation
Appendix J. 3D printing
Appendix K. AutoCAD certification exams
Appendix L. AutoCAD employment
Appendix M. The future of AutoCAD
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Up and Running with AutoCAD 2023

2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling

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