The book is organized into three parts: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. Level 1 offers a wide breadth of knowledge on many topics. Its chapters comprise the complete essential knowledge set of an intermediate user. Students can then work on, if not necessarily set up and manage, moderate to complex drawings. Level 2 is meant for advanced users who are CAD managers, full-time AutoCAD draftspersons, architects, or self-employed and must do everything themselves. The goal here is depth, and several features not deemed critically important in Level 1 are revisited to explore additional advanced options. Also introduced are advanced topics necessary to set up and manage complex drawings. Level 3 is all about 3D. Solid knowledge of the previous two levels is highly recommended before starting these chapters. The 3D material covers all aspects of AutoCAD solid modeling, including lights and rendering.
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.
Elliot Gindis has used and taught AutoCAD in the New York City area since 1996, logging in well over 20,000 hours of screen time as a designer and consultant in a wide variety of architecture and engineering fields. From 1999 to 2008 he was on staff at the Pratt Institute of Design and as visiting instructor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). He is currently president of Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design, an AutoCAD training firm, and has advised, consulted, or assisted more than 60 companies nationwide in using and optimizing AutoCAD. Elliot is part of the AutoDesk Developers Network and is a Certified Technical Trainer.
Up and Running with AutoCAD 2011: 2D and 3D Drawing and Modeling provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of AutoCAD. These concepts have been distilled down to basic, easy to understand explanations for the benefit of beginner students. Each chapter explains the new concept or command and why it is important. Readers are given the chance to apply just-learned knowledge to a real-life exercise, drawing, or model. They can also test their knowledge with end-of-chapter quizzes and drawing exercises. The book is organized into three parts: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3. Level 1 offers a wide breadth of knowledge on many topics. Its chapters comprise the complete essential knowledge set of an intermediate user. Students can then work on, if not necessarily set up and manage, moderate to complex drawings. Level 2 is meant for advanced users who are CAD managers, full-time AutoCAD draftspersons, architects, or self-employed and must do everything themselves. The goal here is depth, and several features not deemed critically important in Level 1 are revisited to explore additional advanced options. Also introduced are advanced topics necessary to set up and manage complex drawings. Level 3 is all about 3D. Solid knowledge of the previous two levels is highly recommended before starting these chapters. The 3D material covers all aspects of AutoCAD solid modeling, including lights and rendering. Strips away complexities, both real and perceived and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand basic concepts Teaches only what is essential to operating AutoCAD first, thereby immediately building student confidence 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 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 All concepts are explained first in theory, and only then is AutoCAD introduced and the actual "e;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
FRONT COVER 1
UP AND RUNNING WITH AUTOCAD® 2011 4
COPYRIGHT PAGE 5
CONTENTS 6
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 18
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 20
PREFACE 22
LEVEL 1 Chapters 1–10 26
CHAPTER 1 AutoCAD Fundamentals—Part I 28
1.1 Introduction and Basic Commands 29
1.2 The AutoCAD Environment 30
1.3 Interacting with AutoCAD 33
1.4 Practicing the Create Objects Commands 38
1.5 View Objects 44
1.6 Practicing the Edit/Modify Objects Commands 46
1.7 Selection Methods 55
1.8 Drawing Accuracy—Part 1 55
1.9 Drawing Accuracy—Part 2 56
1.10 OSNAP Drafting Settings 58
Summary 59
CHAPTER 2 AutoCAD Fundamentals—Part II 64
2.1 Grips 65
2.2 Units and Scale 65
2.3 Snap and Grid 67
2.4 Cartesian Coordinate System 68
2.5 Distance Entry Techniques 69
2.6 Inquiry Commands 73
2.7 Miscellaneous Topics 77
Summary 85
CHAPTER 3 Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Properties 92
3.1 Introduction to Layers 93
3.2 Introduction to Linetypes 97
3.3 Introduction to Properties 99
3.4 In Class Drawing Project: Floor Plan Layout 102
Summary 108
SPOTLIGHT ON: ARCHITECTURE 114
CHAPTER 4 Text, Mtext, Editing, and Style 120
4.1 Introduction to Text and Mtext 121
4.2 Text 121
4.3 Mtext 123
4.4 Style 128
4.5 Spell Check 129
4.6 In Class Drawing Project: Adding Text and Furniture to Floor Plan Layout 131
Summary 134
CHAPTER 5 Hatch Patterns 138
5.1 Introduction to Hatch 139
5.2 Hatch Procedures 140
5.3 Working with Hatch Patterns 144
5.4 Gradient and Solid Fill 148
5.5 In Class Drawing Project: Adding Hatch to Floor Plan Layout 151
Summary 152
CHAPTER 6 Dimensions 156
6.1 Introduction to Dimensions 157
6.2 Types of Dimensions 157
6.3 Editing Dimensions 170
6.4 Customizing Dimensions 172
6.5 In Class Drawing Project: Adding Dimensions to Floor Plan Layout 177
Summary 178
CHAPTER 7 Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamic Blocks, and Purge 182
7.1 Introduction to Blocks 183
7.2 Insert 186
7.3 Purge 187
7.4 Wblocks 189
7.5 Dynamic Bblocks 189
Summary 194
SPOTLIGHT ON: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 196
CHAPTER 8 Polar and Rectangular Arrays 200
8.1 Polar Array 201
8.2 Rectangular Array 203
8.3 In Class Drawing Project: Mechanical Device 204
8.4 Drawing a Star 209
Summary 209
CHAPTER 9 Basic Printing and Output 212
9.1 Introduction to Printing and Plotting 213
9.2 The Essentials 213
9.3 The Plot Dialog Box 216
9.4 Page Setup Manager 220
Summary 221
CHAPTER 10 Advanced Output—Paper Space 224
10.1 Introduction to Paper Space 225
10.2 Paper Space Concepts 226
Summary 248
LEVEL 2 Chapters 11–20 252
CHAPTER 11 Advanced Linework 254
11.1 Introduction to Advanced Linework 254
11.2 Pline (Polyline) 255
11.3 Xline (Construction Line) 260
11.4 Ray 261
11.5 Spline 262
11.6 Mline (Multiline) 264
11.7 Sketch 271
Level 2 Drawing Project (1 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 273
Summary 275
CHAPTER 12 Advanced Layers 278
12.1 Introduction to Advanced Layers 279
12.2 Script Files 279
12.3 Layer State Manager 280
12.4 Layer Filtering 284
Level 2 Drawing Project (2 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 286
Summary 290
CHAPTER 13 Advanced Dimensions 292
13.1 Introduction to Advanced Dimensions 293
13.2 Dimension Style Manager 293
13.3 Introduction to Constraints 301
13.4 Geometric Constraints 301
13.5 Dimensional Constraints 305
13.6 Dimension Driven Design 308
Level 2 Drawing Project (3 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 309
Summary 311
SPOTLIGHT ON: INTERIOR DESIGN 314
CHAPTER 14 Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools 318
14.1 Options 319
14.2 Shortcuts 334
14.3 Customize User Interface 337
14.4 Design Center 340
14.5 Express Tools 343
Level 2 Drawing Project (4 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 349
Summary 351
CHAPTER 15 Advanced Design and File Management Tools 354
15.1 Introduction to Advanced Design and File Management Tools 355
15.2 Align 355
15.3 Audit and Recover 357
15.4 Break and Join 358
15.5 Cad Standards 360
15.6 Calculator 361
15.7 Defpoints Concept 364
15.8 Divide and Point Style 364
15.9 Donut 365
15.10 Draw Order 365
15.11 eTransmit 366
15.12 Filters 368
15.13 Hyperlinks 369
15.14 Lengthen 371
15.15 Object Snap Tracking 372
15.16 Overkill 372
15.17 Point 373
15.18 Publish 374
15.19 Raster 375
15.20 Revcloud 375
15.21 Sheet Sets 376
15.22 Selection Methods 378
15.23 Stretch 381
15.24 System Variables 382
15.25 Tables 383
15.26 Tool Palette 385
15.27 Ucs and Crosshair Rotation 387
15.28 Window Tiling 388
15.29 Wipeout 388
Level 2 Drawing Project (5 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 393
Summary 395
CHAPTER 16 Importing and Exporting Data 398
16.1 Introduction to Importing and Exporting Data 398
16.2 Importing and Exporting To and from MS Office Applications 399
16.3 Screen Shots 402
16.4 JPGs 402
16.5 PDFs 403
16.6 Other CAD Software 405
16.7 Exporting and the save as Feature 406
16.8 Inserting and OLE 408
Level 2 Drawing Project (6 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 410
Summary 411
CHAPTER 17 External References (XREFs) 412
17.1 Introduction to Xrefs 413
17.2 Using Xrefs 414
17.3 Layers in Xrefs 417
17.4 Editing and Reloading Xrefs 418
17.5 Multiple Xrefs 419
17.6 Ribbon and Xrefs 420
Level 2 Drawing Project (7 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 421
Summary 423
SPOTLIGHT ON: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 426
CHAPTER 18 Attributes 430
18.1 Introduction to Attributes 430
18.2 Creating the Design 431
18.3 Creating the Attribute Definitions 432
18.4 Creating the Attribute Block 434
18.5 Attribute Properties and Editing 435
18.6 Attribute Extraction 436
18.7 Invisible Attributes 441
Level 2 Drawing Project (8 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 442
Summary 443
CHAPTER 19 Advanced Output and Pen Settings 446
19.1 Introduction to Advanced Output and Pen Settings 447
19.2 Setting Standards 447
19.3 The CTB File 448
19.4 Additional CTB file Features 452
19.5 The LWT option 453
Level 2 Drawing Project (9 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 454
Summary 455
CHAPTER 20 Isometric Drawing 458
20.1 Introduction to Isometric Perspective 459
20.2 Basic Technique 459
20.3 Ellipses in Isometric Drawing 462
20.4 Text and Dimensions in Isometric Drawing 463
Level 2 Drawing Project (10 of 10): Architectural Floor Plan 464
Summary 464
LEVEL 3 Chapters 21–30 468
CHAPTER 21 3D Basics 470
21.1 Axes, Planes, and Faces 470
21.2 3D Workspaces, Ribbon, Toolbars, and 3D Options 472
21.3 Entering and Exiting 3D 474
21.4 Projecting into 3D 476
21.5 3D Dynamic Views 481
21.6 Extrude 482
21.7 Visual Styles: Hide and Shade 483
21.8 Navigation Cube 484
Summary 487
CHAPTER 22 Primitives 490
22.1 Introduction to Primitives 491
22.2 Applying Primitives 496
Summary 497
CHAPTER 23 Object Manipulation 498
23.1 Introduction to Object Manipulation 499
Summary 513
SPOTLIGHT ON: AEROSPACE ENGINEERING 516
CHAPTER 24 Boolean Operations 520
24.1 Introduction to Boolean Operations 520
Summary 528
CHAPTER 25 Solid Modeling 530
25.1 Introduction to Solid Modeling 531
Summary 551
CHAPTER 26 Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges 556
26.1 Introduction to Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges 557
26.2 Working with Faces 562
26.3 Working with Edges 569
Summary 572
CHAPTER 27 Surfaces and Meshes 574
27.1 Introduction to Surfaces and Meshes 575
27.2 Legacy Commands 575
27.3 New Commands 585
Summary 590
SPOTLIGHT ON: CIVIL ENGINEERING 592
CHAPTER 28 UCS, Vports, Text, and Dimensions in 3D 596
28.1 Introduction to UCS, Vports, Text, and Dimensions in 3D 597
28.2 Advanced UCS 598
28.3 Views and View Manager 605
28.4 Vports 607
28.5 Text and Dimensions in 3D 610
Summary 613
CHAPTER 29 Dview, Walk and Fly, Animation, and Action Recording 618
29.1 Dynamic View 619
29.2 Cameras 624
29.3 Walk and Fly 626
29.4 Path Animation 631
29.5 Action Recording 634
Summary 636
CHAPTER 30 Lighting and Rendering 638
30.1 Introduction to Lighting and Rendering 639
30.2 Lighting 639
30.3 Materials and Rendering 650
Summary 655
APPENDICES 658
APPENDIX A: Additional Information on AutoCAD 660
Who Makes AutoCAD? 660
What is AutoCAD lt? 660
How is AutoCAD Purchased and How Much Does it Cost? 661
Are there Significant Differences Between AutoCAD Releases? 661
A Brief History of Autodesk and AutoCAD 662
AutoCAD Releases 663
Major Autodesk Products 664
AutoCAD Related Websites 664
APPENDIX B: Other CAD Software and Design and Analysis Tools and Concepts 668
MicroStation (www.Bentley.com) 668
ArchiCAD (www.graphisoft.com) 668
TurboCAD (www.turbocad.com) 669
CATIA (www.3ds.com) 670
NX (www.ugs.com) 670
Pro/Engineer (www.ptc.com) 670
SolidWorks (www.solidworks.com) 671
Inventor (www.autodesk.com) 671
IronCAD (www.ironcad.com) 671
Solid Edge (www.solidedge.com) 671
NASTRAN (www.NEiNastran.com) 671
ANSYS (www.ansys.com) 671
ALGOR (www.algor.com) 671
Fluent (www.Fluent.com) 671
APPENDIX C: File Extensions 672
AutoCAD Primary Extensions 672
AutoCAD Secondary Extensions 672
Miscellaneous Software Extensions 673
APPENDIX D: Custom Linetypes and Hatch Patterns 674
Linetype Definitions (Basic) 674
Linetypes (String Complex and Shape Complex) 675
Hatch Pattern Definitions (Basic) 676
APPENDIX E: Principles of CAD Management 678
PART 1: Know the Seven Golden Rules of AutoCAD 678
PART 2: Know the Capabilities and Limitations of AutoCAD 679
PART 3: Maintain an Office Cad Standard 681
PART 4: Be an Effective Teacher and Hiring Manager 682
PART 5: Stay Current and Competent 683
APPENDIX F: AutoLISP Basics and Advanced Customization Tools 686
Overview I: AutoLISP 686
Overview II: Visual LISP 686
Overview III: VBA, .NET, Active X, and ObjectARX 687
AutoLISP Fundamentals 687
APPENDIX G: PC Hardware, Printers and Plotters, and Networks 692
PC Hardware 692
Printers and Plotters 693
Networks 694
APPENDIX H: What Are Kernels? 696
APPENDIX I: Lighting, Rendering, Effects, and Animation 698
APPENDIX J: AutoCAD Certification Exams 700
APPENDIX K: AutoCAD Employment 702
APPENDIX L: AutoCAD Humor, Oddities, Quirks and Easter Eggs 704
The AutoCAD Monkey Joke That Never Goes Away… 705
Oddities and Quirks… 705
Easter Eggs 706
INDEX 708
Numerical 708
A 708
B 708
C 708
D 708
E 708
F 708
G 708
H 708
I 708
J 708
L 708
M 708
N 708
O 708
P 709
R 709
S 709
T 709
U 709
V 709
W 709
X 709
Z 709
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.9.2010 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design |
| Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► CAD-Programme | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-12-375718-5 / 0123757185 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-12-375718-0 / 9780123757180 |
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