Modelling with AutoCAD 2002

Bob McFarlane is a Curriculum Manager (CAD and New Media) at Motherwell College. He is in charge of the following courses to HNC and HND level: a)Computer Aided Draughting and Design b)Architectural Technology with CAD c)Filmcraft and Animation d)Internet and Multimedia Design and Development Bob has been writing AutoCAD books since 1993, the first being published for AutoCAD Release 12. Bob is an Autodesk Educational Developer and has a particular interest in the modelling concepts. Outside of work, Bob s interests include Bonsai trees, stamp collecting, remote control aircraft and kite flying. At present Bob spend most of his time with his wife Helen, his children Linda and Stephen and his granddaughter Ciara.

Preface; The 3D standard sheet; Extruded 3D models; The UCS and 3D coordinates; Creating a 3D wire-frame model; The UCS; The modify commands with 3D models; Dimensioning in 3D; Hatching in 3D; Tiled viewports; 3D views (viewpoint); Model space and paper space and untiled viewports; New 3D multiple viewpoint standard sheet; Surface modelling; 3DFACE and PFACE; 3DMESH; Ruled surface; Tabulated surface; Revolved surface; Edge surface; 3D polyline; 3D objects; 3D geometry commands; Blocks and Wblocks in 3D; Dynamic viewing; Viewport specific layers; Shading and 3D orbit; Introduction to solid modelling; The basic solid primitives; The swept solid primitives; Boolean operations and composite solids; Composite model 1 - a machine support; Composite model 2 - a backing plate; Composite model 3 - a flange and pipe; The edge primitives; Solids editing; Regions; Inquiring into solids; Slicing and sectioning solid models; Profiles and true shapes; Dimensioning in model and paper space; A detailed drawing; Blocks, wblocks and external references; The setup commands; The final composite; Rendering; Publishing to the web; Students models; Activities; Index.