AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Essentials

Scott Onstott 지음

Sybex 2014년 04월 21일 출간

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Step-by-step instructions for the AutoCAD fundamentalsAutoCAD 2015 Essentials contains 400 pages of full-color, comprehensive instruction on the world's top drafting and architecture software. This 2015 edition features architectural, manufacturing, and landscape architecture examples. And like previous editions, the detailed guide introduces core concepts using interactive tutorials and open-ended projects, which can be completed in any order, thanks to downloadable data sets (an especially useful feature for students and professionals studying for Autodesk AutoCAD certification).Unlike many other guides, which are organized around conceptual themes or task categories, AutoCAD 2015 Essentials takes a start-to-finish approach that mirrors how you will work with the program in the real world. Starting with basic 2D drawing and progressing through organizing objects with groups and blocks, creating and editing text, and 3D modeling, the process you'll learn in this book is ready to take to work. Inside, each chapter follows an intuitive structure:Quick discussions of concepts and learning goalsHands-on drafting tutorials for active learning and confidence buildingOpen-ended projects to reinforce new drafting skillsDownloadable end files, so you can check your workAutoCAD 2015 Essentials is great for professionals and students who need to quickly and effectively learn the most common features of 2D and 3D design. With over 12 years of experience teaching and writing about this formidable design program, Scott Onstott provides you with everything you'll need to leverage the full capabilities of AutoCAD.

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Introduction xiiiChapter 1 Getting Started 1Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Dashboard 1Explore the AutoCAD 2015 for Windows User Interface 4Set Drawing Units 12Chapter 2 Basic Drawing Skills 15Navigate 2D Drawings 15Draw Lines and Rectangles& 19Cancel, Erase, and Undo 23Use Coordinate Systems 24Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons 30Use Fillet and Chamfer& 36Chapter 3 Using Drawing Aids 41Use Grid and Snap 41Employ Ortho and Polar Tracking 45Use PolarSnap 46Select Running Object Snaps 48Harness the From Snap& 51Apply Object Snap Tracking& 52Chapter 4 Editing Entities 57Create Selection Sets& 57Move and Copy& 64Rotate and Scale&&&&&& 68Work with Arrays& 71Trim and Extend 74Lengthen and Stretch 76Offset and Mirror 77Edit with Grips 79Chapter 5 Shaping Curves 83Draw and Edit Curved Polylines 83Draw Ellipses 89Shape Splines& 92Blend Between Objects with Splines& 99Chapter 6 Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance 103Change Object Properties 103Set the Current Layer 107Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects 111Control Layer Visibility 113Apply Linetype 119Assign Properties by Object or by Layer& 122Manage Layer Properties& 124Isolate Objects 126Chapter 7 Organizing Objects 129Define Blocks& 129Insert Blocks 135Edit Blocks& 139Redefine Blocks 145Work with Groups 148Chapter 8 Hatching and Gradients 151Specify Hatch Areas& 151Associate Hatches with Boundaries 157Hatch with Patterns& 160Hatch with Gradients& 164Chapter 9 Working with Blocks and Xref

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Scott Onstott is a consultant, lecturer, author, and independent video producer with 16 years of experience teaching and writing about design and visualization software. He is the author of Enhancing Architectural Drawings and Models with Photoshop and many other software training books from Sybex.