• Book Name: Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019
• Pages: 1318
• Size: 40 MB

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Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019 is divided into five parts, each representing a milestone in your progress toward becoming an expert AutoCAD user. Here is a description of those parts and what they will show you. Part 1: The Basics As with any major endeavor, you must begin by tackling small, manageable tasks. In this first part, you’ll become familiar with the way that AutoCAD looks and feels.

Chapter 1, “Exploring the Interface,” shows you how to get around in AutoCAD.

Chapter 2, “Creating Your First Drawing,” details how to start and exit the program and how to respond to AutoCAD commands.

Chapter 3, “Setting Up and Using the Drafting Tools,” tells you how to set up a work area, edit objects, and lay out a drawing.

Chapter 4, “Organizing Objects with Blocks and Groups,” explores some tools unique to CAD: symbols, blocks, and layers. As you’re introduced to AutoCAD, you’ll also get a chance to make some drawings that you can use later in the book and perhaps even in your future projects.

Chapter 5, “Keeping Track of Layers and Blocks,” shows you how to use layers to keep similar information together and object properties such as linetypes to organize things visually. Part 2: Mastering Intermediate Skills After you have the basics down, you’ll begin to explore some of the subtler qualities of AutoCAD.

Chapter 6, “Editing and Reusing Data to Work Efficiently,” tells you how to reuse drawing setup information and parts of an existing drawing.

Chapter 7, “Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References,” details how to use viewing tools and hatches and how to assemble and edit a large drawing file.

Chapter 8, “Introducing Printing, Plotting, and Layouts,” shows you how to get your drawing onto hard copy.

Chapter 9, “Adding Text to Drawings,” tells you how to annotate your drawing and edit your notes.

Chapter 10, “Using Fields and Tables,” shows you how to add spreadsheet functionality to your drawings.

Chapter 11, “Using Dimensions,” gives you practice in using automatic dimensioning (another unique CAD capability). Part 3: Mastering Advanced Skills At this point, you’ll be on the verge of becoming a real AutoCAD expert. Part 3 is designed to help you polish your existing skills and give you a few new ones.

Chapter 12, “Using Attributes,” tells you how to attach information to drawing objects and how to export that information to database and spreadsheet files.

Chapter 13, “Copying Existing Drawings from Other Sources,” details techniques for transferring paper drawings to AutoCAD. You’ll also learn how to include aerial and map views in your drawings.

Chapter 14, “Advanced Editing and Organizing,” is where you’ll complete the apartment building tutorial. During this process, you’ll learn how to integrate what you’ve learned so far and gain some tips on working in groups.

Chapter 15, “Laying Out Your Printer Output,” shows you the tools that let you display your drawing in an organized fashion.

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Chapter 16, “Making ‘Smart’ Drawings with Parametric Tools,” introduces you to parametric drawing. This feature lets you quickly modify a drawing by changing a few parameters.

Chapter 17, “Using Dynamic Blocks,” shows you how you can create blocks that can be edited with grips without having to redefine them.

Chapter 18, “Drawing Curves,” gives you an in depth look at some special drawing objects, such as splines and fitted curves.

Chapter 19, “Getting and Exchanging Data from Drawings,” is where you’ll practice getting information about a drawing and learn how AutoCAD can interact with other applications, such as spreadsheets and page layout programs. You’ll also learn how to copy and paste data. Part 4: 3D Modeling and Imaging Although 2D drafting is the workhorse application in AutoCAD, its 3D capabilities give you a chance to expand your ideas and look at them in a new light.

Chapter 20, “Creating 3D Drawings,” covers basic features for creating three dimensional drawings.

Chapter 21, “Using Advanced 3D Features,” introduces you to some of the program’s more powerful 3D capabilities.

Chapter 22, “Editing and Visualizing 3D Solids,” takes a closer look at 3D solids and how they can be created, edited, and displayed in AutoCAD 2019.

Chapter 23, “Exploring 3D Mesh and Surface Modeling,” introduces you to free form 3D modeling using mesh and surface objects. With the latest additions to the 3D feature set in AutoCAD, there isn’t anything you can’t model in 3D. Part 5: Customization and Integration One of the greatest strengths of AutoCAD is its openness to customization, which you’ll explore in this section.

Chapter 24, “Customizing Toolbars, Menus, Linetypes, and Hatch Patterns,” shows you how to use workspaces, customize the user interface, and create custom linetypes and hatch patterns. You’ll also be introduced to the DIESEL macro language.

Chapter 25, “Managing and Sharing Your Drawings,” shows you how to adapt AutoCAD to your own work style. You’ll learn about the tools that help you exchange drawings with others and how to secure your drawings to prevent tampering.

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