Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1
Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Start Tab 1
Explore the AutoCAD 2016 for Windows User Interface 4
Set Drawing Units 12
Chapter 2 Gaining Basic Drawing Skills 15
Navigate 2D Drawings 15
Draw Lines and Rectangles 19
Cancel, Erase, and Undo 24
Use Coordinate Systems 25
Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons 31
Use Fillet and Chamfer 38
Chapter 3 Using Drawing Aids 41
Use Grid and Snap 41
Employ Ortho and Polar Tracking 45
Use PolarSnap 47
Select Running Object Snaps 49
Harness the From Snap 52
Apply Object Snap Tracking 53
Chapter 4 Editing Entities 57
Create Selection Sets 57
Use Move and Copy 64
Use Rotate and Scale 68
Work with Arrays 71
Use Trim and Extend 75
Use Lengthen and Stretch 76
Use Offset and Mirror 78
Edit with Grips 80
Chapter 5 Shaping Curves 83
Draw and Edit Curved Polylines 83
Draw Ellipses 89
Shape Splines 92
Blend Between Objects with Splines 99
Chapter 6 Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance 103
Change Object Properties 103
Set the Current Layer 107
Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects 110
Control Layer Visibility 114
Apply Linetype 119
Assign Properties by Object or by Layer 123
Manage Layer Properties 124
Isolate Objects 126
Chapter 7 Organizing Objects 129
Define Blocks 129
Insert Blocks 135
Edit Blocks 140
Redefine Blocks 146
Work with Groups 149
Chapter 8 Hatching and Gradients 153
Specify Hatch Areas 153
Associate Hatches with Boundaries 159
Hatch with Patterns 162
Hatch with Gradients 166
Chapter 9 Working with Blocks and Xrefs 171
Work with Global Blocks 171
Access Content Globally 180
Store Content on Tool Palettes 186
Reference External Drawings and Images 190
Chapter 10 Creating and Editing Text 195
Style Text 195
Write Lines of Text 197
Write and Format Paragraphs Using MTEXT 203
Edit Text 206
Chapter 11 Dimensioning 211
Style Dimensions 211
Add Dimensions 218
Edit Dimensions 226
Chapter 12 Keeping In Control with Constraints 231
Work with Geometric Constraints 231
Apply Dimensional Constraints 234
Constrain Objects Simultaneously with Geometry and Dimensions 238
Make Parametric Changes to Constrained Objects 241
Chapter 13 Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects 245
Create Annotative Styles and Objects 245
Create Layouts 251
Adjust Floating Viewports 255
Override Layer Properties in Layout Viewports 261
Draw on Layouts 263
Chapter 14 Printing and Plotting 267
Configure Output Devices 267
Create Plot Style Tables 271
Use Plot Style Tables 273
Plot in Model Space 279
Plot Layouts in Paper Space 283
Export to an Electronic Format 287
Chapter 15 Working with Data 291
Geolocate Projects 291
Import SketchUp Models 296
Define Attributes and Blocks 297
Insert Attributed Blocks 302
Edit Table Styles and Create Tables 304
Use Fields in Table Cells 309
Edit Table Data 312
Chapter 16 Navigating 3D Models 321
Use Visual Styles 321
Work with Tiled Viewports 326
Navigate with the ViewCube 328
Orbit in 3D 330
Use Cameras 332
Navigate with SteeringWheels 335
Save Views 338
Chapter 17 Modeling in 3D 341
Create Surface Models 341
Edit Surface Models 348
Create Solid Models 354
Edit Solid Models 360
Smooth Mesh Models 367
Live-Section Models 370
Chapter 18 Presenting and Documenting 3D Design 373
Assign Materials 374
Place and Adjust Lights 380
Create Renderings 387
Document Models with Drawings 391
Appendix Autodesk® AutoCAD 2016 Certification 397
Index 401
About the Author
Scott Onstott is a consultant, former university instructor, author, and independent video producer with more than 16 years of experience teaching and writing about design visualization software. He is the author of the three previous editions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Essentials, Photoshop CS6 Essentials, Enhancing Architectural Drawings and Models with Photoshop, and five other software training books published by Sybex.
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