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AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Bible /

The perfect reference for all AutoCAD users AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Bible is the book you want to have close at hand to answer those day-to-day questions about this industry-leading software. Author and Autodesk University instructor Ellen Finkelstein guides readers through AutoCAD 2015 and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:	Libro Electrónico
Autores principales:	Finkelstein, Ellen (Autor), Ambrosius, Lee (Autor)
Formato:	Electrónico eBook
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Indianapolis, Indiana : Wiley, [2014]
Temas:	AutoCAD. AutoCAD Computer graphics. Computer-aided design. Mechanical drawing. Computer Graphics Computer-Aided Design Infographie. Conception assistée par ordinateur. Dessin industriel. computer graphics. computer-aided designs (visual works) drafting. computer-aided design (process) TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General) TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Reference. Computer-aided design Computer graphics Mechanical drawing
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Quick Start: Drawing a Window
Summary
ch. 1 Starting to Draw
Exploring AutoCAD's Advantages
Comparing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
Starting AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
Creating a New Drawing
Using the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Interface
Exploring the drawing area
Exploring the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
Using the Application menu
Using the command line and dynamic input tooltip
Exploring the status bar
Creating a New Folder
Using the Interface
Saving a Drawing
Closing a Drawing and Exiting from AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
Summary
ch. 2 Opening a Drawing
Creating a New Drawing from a Template
Working with Templates
Creating your own templates
Creating a Drawing with Default Settings
Opening an Existing Drawing
Switching among open drawings
Saving a Drawing under a New Name
Summary
ch. 3 Using Commands
Understanding the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Interface.
Working with the ribbon
Displaying and using menus
Using shortcut menus
Working with dialog boxes
Using the Quick Access Toolbar
Managing palettes
Using the Tool Palettes window
Using the Command Line and Dynamic Input
Entering commands with Dynamic Input
Understanding command names
Responding to commands
Repeating commands
Using recent input
Canceling commands
Undoing a command
Redoing a command
Using one command within another command
Using Mice and Pucks
Getting Help
Getting help on a command
Using the main Help system
Summary
ch. 4 Specifying Coordinates
Understanding the X, Y Coordinate System
Drawing units
Typing coordinates
Using the Dynamic Input tooltip to enter coordinates
Working with absolute Cartesian coordinates
Working with relative Cartesian coordinates
Using polar coordinates
Using direct distance entry
Working in orthogonal mode.
Working with polar tracking
Displaying Coordinates
Picking Coordinates on the Screen
Using snap settings
Using object snaps
Running object snaps and Object Snap mode
Overriding Coordinate Settings
Locating Points
Using object snap tracking
Using the temporary tracking feature
Finding points with point filters
Finding offset points with the From feature
Summary
ch. 5 Setting Up a Drawing
Choosing Unit Types
Setting the drawing units
Setting the angle type
Setting the angle measure and direction
Drawing Limits
Understanding Scales
Working with scale formats
Using annotative scales
Customizing the scale list
Deciding on a scale and sheet size
Creating a Titleblock
Specifying Common Setup Options
Summary
ch. 6 Drawing Simple Lines
Using the LINE Command
Drawing Rectangles
Drawing Polygons
Creating Construction Lines
Creating Rays
Summary.
Ch. 7 Drawing Curves and Points
Drawing Circles
Understanding the circle options
Creating circles
Drawing Arcs
Understanding arc options
Creating arcs
Creating Ellipses and Elliptical Arcs
Understanding ellipse options
Understanding elliptical arc options
Drawing ellipses and elliptical arcs
Making Donuts
Understanding DONUT options
Drawing donuts
Placing Points
Changing the point style
Creating points
Summary
ch. 8 Viewing Your Drawing
Regenerating and Redrawing the Display
Panning
Using the ZOOM Command
Understanding ZOOM options
Using ZOOM Dynamic
Using the SteeringWheels
Creating Named Views
Saving a view
Displaying a view
Managing named views
Creating animated presentations from named views
Using named views to manage a drawing
Working with Tiled Viewports
Configuring tiled viewports
Using tiled viewports.
Saving and restoring viewport configurations
Using Snap Rotation
Understanding User Coordinate Systems
Understanding UCS options
Saving and restoring a custom UCS
Controlling the UCS icon
Creating Isometric Drawings
Understanding isometric planes
Drawing in Isometric mode
Summary
ch. 9 Editing Your Drawing with Basic Tools
Editing a Drawing
Understanding object-selection basics
Erasing objects
Moving objects
Copying objects
Copying and moving objects from one drawing to another
Rotating objects
Scaling objects
Using the CHANGE command
Selecting Objects
Selecting objects after choosing a command
Cycling through objects
Selecting objects before choosing a command
Implied windowing
Customizing the selection process
Summary
ch. 10 Editing Your Drawing with Advanced Tools
Copying and Moving Objects
Mirroring objects
Using the ARRAY command
Offsetting objects.
Aligning objects
Resizing commands
Trimming objects
Extending objects
Lengthening and shortening objects
Stretching objects
Using Construction Commands
Breaking objects
Joining objects
Creating chamfered corners
Creating rounded corners
Creating a Revision Cloud
Hiding Objects with a Wipeout
Constraining Objects with Parameters
Using geometric constraints
Auto-constraining objects
Using dimensional constraints
Working with the Parameters Manager
Double-Clicking to Edit Objects
Editing with Grips
Stretching with grips
Moving with grips
Rotating with grips
Scaling with grips
Mirroring with grips
Customizing grips
Editing with the Quick Properties Palette and the Properties Palette
Using the Quick Properties palette
Using the Properties palette
Working with object selection in the Properties palette
Working with Selection Filters.
Using Quick Select to select objects
Using the FILTER command
Naming and editing filters
Using filters
Working with Groups
Creating and modifying groups
Using groups
Summary
ch. 11 Organizing Drawings with Layers and Object Properties
Working with Layers
Understanding layers
Creating new layers
Using layers
Using special layer tools
Modifying layers
Manipulating Object Color, Linetype, Lineweight, and Transparency
Changing an object's color
Changing the current color
Altering an object's linetype
Altering the current linetype
Changing an object's lineweight
Changing the current lineweight
Altering an object's transparency
Altering the current transparency
Working with Linetype Scales
Changing linetype spacing by using a different linetype
Changing linetype spacing by changing the global linetype scale
Altering linetype spacing by changing the object linetype scale.
Matching Properties
Summary
ch. 12 Obtaining Information from Your Drawing
Getting Drawing-Level Information
Listing the status of your drawing
Listing system variables
Tracking drawing time
Using Object-Level Information
Listing objects
Finding coordinates
Measuring objects
Getting information from the Properties palette
Getting information from the Quick Properties palette
Accessing Drawing Components
Using the Content Explorer
Finding components with the DesignCenter
Purging unused components
Dividing and Spacing Objects
Dividing objects
Measuring objects
The AutoCAD Calculator
Calculating numbers
Using coordinates
Using object snaps
Using the scientific calculator
Converting units
Working with QuickCalc variables
Using QuickCalc in the Properties palette
Summary
ch. 13 Creating Text
Creating Single-Line Text
Justifying single-line text
Setting the height.
Setting the rotation angle
Adding special characters and formatting
Editing single-line text
Understanding Text Styles
Creating a new text style
Renaming and deleting text styles
Modifying a text style
Making a style current or changing a text object's style
Importing a text style
Creating Multiline Text
Using the In-Place Text Editor
Creating text for different scales
Editing paragraph text
Importing text
Creating Tables
Inserting a table
Specifying a table style
Adding data to a table
Modifying a table
Inserting Fields
Creating fields
Editing and updating fields
Managing Text
Using Quicktext
Using AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT fonts
Turning off text layers
Using MIRRTEXT
Finding Text in Your Drawing
Checking Your Spelling
Summary
ch. 14 Drawing Dimensions
Working with Dimensions
Understanding the elements of a dimension
Preparing to dimension.
Drawing Linear Dimensions
Specifying the dimensioned object
Using dimension options
Creating jogged dimension lines
Drawing Aligned Dimensions
Specifying the dimensioned object
Using the options
Creating Baseline and Continued Dimensions
Drawing baseline dimensions
Drawing continued dimensions
Dimensioning Arcs and Circles
Marking arc and circle centers
Dimensioning arc lengths
Creating radial dimensions
Creating diameter dimensions
Dimensioning Angles
Creating Ordinate Dimensions
Drawing Leaders
Creating a multileader
Editing multileaders
Creating a multileader style
Aligning and combining leaders
Using Quick Dimension
Creating Inspection Dimensions
Creating Geometric Tolerances
Starting the tolerance frame
Inserting the tolerance frame
Editing a tolerance frame
Editing Dimensions
Editing associativity
Using the DIMEDIT command
Using the DIMTEDIT command.
Flipping dimension arrows
Editing dimension text
Using the Properties palette to edit dimensions
Changing annotative scales
Spacing dimensions equally apart
Breaking dimensions
Using Quick Dimension to edit dimensions
Using grips to edit dimensions
Editing objects and dimensions together
Summary
ch. 15 Creating Dimension Styles
Understanding Dimension Styles
Defining a New Dimension Style
Managing dimension lines
Defining symbols and arrows
Managing dimension text
Fitting dimensions into tight spaces
Defining primary units
Defining alternate units
Formatting tolerances
Changing Dimension. Styles
Choosing a new current dimension style
Creating a variant of a dimension style
Modifying a dimension to use a new dimension style
Modifying dimension styles
Overriding a dimension style
Updating dimensions
Comparing dimension styles
Summary
ch. 16 Drawing Complex Objects.
Creating and Editing Polylines
Using the PLINE command
Editing polylines with the PEDIT command
Grip editing polylines
Editing polylines with the Properties palette or Quick Properties palette
Drawing and Editing Splines
Understanding splines
Creating splines
Editing splines
Creating Regions
Creating Boundaries
Creating Hatches
Understanding hatch patterns
Defining a hatch
Determining the hatch boundary
Managing islands
Dragging and dropping hatch patterns
Creating gradient fills
Editing hatches
Using the SOLID command
Creating and Editing Multilines
Creating a multiline style
Drawing multilines
Editing multilines
Creating Dlines in AutoCAD LT
Using the SKETCH Command
Digitizing Drawings with the TABLET Command
Summary
ch. 17 Plotting and Printing Your Drawing
Preparing a Drawing for Plotting or Printing
Doing a draft plot
Plotting a drawing from model space.
Creating a Layout in Paper Space
Entering paper space
Using the Layout Wizard
Laying out a drawing in paper space on your own
Annotating a layout
Saving a layout template
Working with Plot Styles
Setting the plot-style mode
Creating a plot-style table
Attaching a plot-style table to a layout
Setting the plot-style property for a layer or object
Plotting a Drawing
Specifying plot settings
Previewing your plot
Creating a plot stamp
Creating the plot
Summary
ch. 18 Working with Blocks
Combining Objects into Blocks
Understanding base points and insertion points
Creating a block
Saving blocks as files
Replacing an existing file
Inserting Blocks and Files into Drawings
Using the Insert dialog box
Using the DesignCenter
Managing Blocks
Working with block layers
Exploding blocks
Using the XPLODE command
Redefining a block
Editing blocks.
Creating and Using Dynamic Blocks
Understanding action-based parameters
Understanding the work flow of dynamic blocks
Defining a dynamic block with action-based parameters
Inserting and using dynamic blocks
Using Windows Features to Copy Data
Manipulating objects with the Windows Clipboard
Using drag-and-drop
Summary
ch. 19 Adding Attributes to Blocks
Working with Attributes
Creating Attribute Definitions
Mode section
Attribute section
Text Settings section
Insertion Point section
Creating the Block
Inserting blocks with attributes
Editing Attributes
Editing attribute properties with the BATTMAN command
Editing attribute properties with the ATTEDIT command
Making global changes in attributes
Redefining attributes
Extracting a Database from Attributes
Summary
ch. 20 Referencing Other Drawings
Understanding External References
Attaching an external reference.
Opening an xref
Using the External References palette
Editing an Xref within Your Drawing
Choosing the xref or block to edit
Editing the xref
Controlling Xref Display
Working with dependent symbols in xrefs
Avoiding circular references
Clipping xrefs
Speeding up the display of large xrefs
Managing Xrefs
Getting xref notification
Using DesignCenter to Attach a Drawing
Attaching Xrefs and Drawings from the Content Explorer
Creating an xref log file
Working with DWF, DGN, and PDF Underlays
Attaching a DWF underlay
Attaching a DGN underlay
Attaching a PDF underlay
Modifying an underlay
Summary
ch. 21 Specifying 3D Coordinates
Working in a 3D Environment
Using 3D Coordinates
Absolute and relative Cartesian coordinates in 3D
Cylindrical and spherical coordinates
Using editing commands with 3D wireframes
Using point filters, object snaps, object tracking, and grips in 3D.
Creating 3D polylines
Creating helixes
Using point clouds
Using Elevation and Thickness
Creating surfaces with thickness
Using the HIDE command
Controlling the display of hidden lines and objects
Adding elevation to objects
Working with the User Coordinate System
UCSs and viewpoints
Dragging the UCS icon
Using UCS options to change the UCS
Changing the UCS dynamically
Summary
ch. 22 Viewing 3D Drawings
Working with the Standard Viewpoints
Looking at a drawing from the standard viewpoints
Using VPOINT
Using the ViewCube to View Your Drawing
Creating a Named View with a Camera
Creating a camera
Editing a camera
Adding a Background to a Named View
Displaying a Quick Plan View
Displaying Parallel and Perspective Projections
Using 3D Orbit
Starting 3D Orbit
Navigating with 3D Orbit
Refining your 3D Orbit view
Using ShowMotion to Cycle Through Views
Creating shots.
Displaying shots
Walking Through a Model
Navigating in Walk mode
Specifying Walk mode settings
Flying through a model
Saving the walk as a movie file
Using a motion path to save a movie file
Navigating with the SteeringWheels
Using DVIEW to Create a Perspective View
Using DVIEW
Understanding the DVIEW options
Working with Visual Styles
Displaying visual styles in AutoCAD
Creating custom visual styles
Using the shading options in AutoCAD LT
Display materials, textures, and lights as you work
Laying Out 3D Drawings
Flattening 3D drawings
Creating 2D view objects
Using SOLVIEW to lay out paper space viewports
Using SOLDRAW to create hidden lines and hatching
Using SOLPROF to create profiles
Printing in 3D
Summary
ch. 23 Creating 3D Surfaces
Drawing Surfaces with 3DFACE
Using the 3DFACE command
Making 3D face edges invisible
Drawing Surfaces with PFACE.
Creating Polygon Meshes with 3DMESH
Using the 3DMESH command
Drawing Procedural and NURBS Surfaces
Creating Planar Surfaces
Revolved surfaces
Drawing an Extruded Surface
Working with the TABSURF command
Working with the EXTRUDE command
Sweeping objects along a path
Drawing Surfaces Between Objects
Creating ruled surfaces
Lofting objects
Using the EDGESURF command
Using the SURFNETWORK command
Connecting surfaces with the SURFBLEND command
Patching holes with the SURFPATCH command
Editing and Analyzing Surfaces
Creating surfaces with the SURFOFFSET command
Trimming and extending surfaces
Filleting surfaces with the SURFFILLET command
Projecting objects onto surfaces
Analyzing surfaces
Working with Multiple Types of Objects
Converting 2D objects to surfaces
Converting meshes to smooth surfaces
Thickening a surface into a solid
Sculpting surfaces to create a solid.
Extracting edges and isolines from a surface, solid, or a region
Summary
ch. 24 Creating Solids and Editing in 3D
Drawing Basic Smooth Solids
Drawing a box
Drawing a wedge
Drawing a cone
Drawing a sphere
Drawing a cylinder
Drawing a torus
Drawing a pyramid
Creating Extruded Solids
Managing objects used to make other objects
Using the EXTRUDE command
Drawing Swept Solids
Drawing Revolved Solids
Drawing Lofted Solids
Drawing Polyline-Like Solids
Manipulating Solids
Grip-editing solids
Selecting subobjects
Moving, rotating, and scaling with the gizmos
Working with Mesh Shapes
Creating meshes
Editing meshes
Converting solids and meshes
Creating Complex Solids
Combining solids
Subtracting solids
Creating a solid from the intersection of two solids
Creating a solid from surfaces that enclose a volume
Creating a new solid by using INTERFERE.
Pressing or pulling a region
Using solid history
Sectioning and Slicing Solids
Using the SECTION command
Creating an interactive section object
Using the SLICE command
Using Editing Commands in 3D
Mirroring in 3D
Arraying in 3D
Rotating in 3D
Aligning in 3D
Trimming and extending in 3D
Filleting in 3D
Chamfering in 3D
Exploding and converting 3D objects
Using the SOLIDEDIT Command
Editing faces
Editing edges
Editing bodies
Listing Solid Properties
Summary
ch. 25 Keeping Control of Your Drawings
Accessing Drawing Content with Tool Palettes
Creating a new tool palette
Adding content tools
Adding command tools
Copying a tool
Setting tool properties
Organizing tool palettes
Using a tool palette
Setting Standards for Drawings
Using the CAD Standards tools
Using layer notification
Translating layers
Renaming named objects
Working with Sheet Sets.
Understanding sheet sets
Creating a sheet set
Setting up sheet set references
Using a sheet set
Organizing Your Drawings
Archiving drawings
Finding drawings
Specifying drawing properties
Maintaining Security
Password protection
Digital signatures
Keeping Track of Referenced Files
Handling Errors and Crashes
Taking care of temporary files
Repairing corrupted drawing files
Using backup drawings
Recovering from a crash
Managing Drawings from Prior Releases
Summary
ch. 26 Working with Other Applications
Importing and Exporting Other File Formats
Exporting drawings
Importing files
Referencing geographic location data
Working with Raster Images
Attaching images
Managing images
Clipping images
Controlling image display
Pasting, Linking, and Embedding Objects
Embedding objects into a drawing
Using Paste Special
Linking data
Summary.
Ch. 27 Collaborating and Creating Electronic Output
Opening Drawings from the Web
Using the Browse the Web dialog box
Using i-drop to drag objects into a drawing
Working with drawings on Autodesk 360
Sharing Comments with Design Feed
Creating Object Hyperlinks
Creating a hyperlink
Using a hyperlink
Editing a hyperlink
Publishing Drawings
Understanding DWF and DWFx files
Creating 2D DWF and DWFx files
Creating 3D DWF and DWFx files
Using the Publish to Web Wizard
Posting DWF and DWFx files directly
Editing web pages
Viewing DWF and DWFx drawings
Sending Drawings
Using eTransmit
Specifying transmittal settings
Summary
ch. 28 Customizing Commands, Toolbars, and Tool Palettes
Working with Customizable Files
Editing customizable files
Backing up customizable files
Using the command-line form of commands
Documenting your files
Creating Aliases for Commands.
Creating aliases to Windows programs
Creating aliases to commands
Editing autocorrect and synonym lists
Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
Creating and displaying a Quick Access Toolbar
Adding buttons
Creating a custom command
Removing custom commands
Adding a drop-down list
Customizing Toolbars
Customizing classic toolbars
Creating a new toolbar
Removing buttons from a toolbar
Creating flyouts
Customizing the Status Bar
Customizing Tool Palettes
Summary
ch. 29 Creating Macros and Slide Shows
Creating Macros with Script Files
Creating the script file
Running a script file
Recording Actions
Creating an action macro
Editing an action macro
Managing a macro file
Playing back a macro
Creating Slide Shows
Creating slides
Viewing slides
Using scripts to create slide shows
Creating Slide Libraries
Summary
ch. 30 Creating Your Own Linetypes and Hatch Patterns.
Creating Linetypes
Creating simple linetypes
Creating complex linetypes
Creating Hatch Patterns
Summary
ch. 31 Creating Shapes and Fonts
Creating Shapes
Using shape files
Creating shape files
Editing shape files
Creating Fonts
Summary
ch. 32 Customizing the Ribbon and Menus
Working with the Customization File
Understanding the customization file
Loading and unloading customization files
Customizing the Interface
Looking at a ribbon panel
Writing macros
Customizing the ribbon
Customizing the Menu bar and shortcuts menus
Customizing mouse buttons and tablet buttons
Customizing image-tile menus
Customizing tablet menus
Creating keyboard shortcuts
Customizing the double-click behavior
Customizing the Quick Properties palette and rollover tooltips
Summary
ch. 33 Understanding AutoLISP and Visual LISP Basics
Introducing Visual LISP
Opening Visual LISP.
Opening and loading an AutoLISP file with Visual LISP
Loading an AutoLISP file
Using an AutoLISP routine in AutoCAD
Looking at an AutoLISP routine
Using the Visual LISP Editor
Closing a file and Visual LISP
Getting Help in Visual LISP
Working with AutoLISP Expressions
Understanding AutoLISP syntax
Working with numbers and text
Using AutoLISP on the 'Command Line
Creating AutoLISP Files
Summary
ch. 34 Exploring AutoLISP Further
Creating Variables
Working with AutoCAD Commands
Accessing AutoCAD commands
Creating functions
Creating functions with arguments
Working with system variables
Working with Lists
Using lists for coordinates
Creating dotted pairs
Setting Conditions
Using conditional statements
Using Loop statements
Managing Drawing Objects
Getting information about an object
Modifying objects
Access an object's properties directly
Creating selection sets.
Getting Input from the User
Putting on the Finishing Touches
Summary
ch. 35 Exploring Advanced AutoLISP Topics
Understanding Global and Local Variables
Working with Visual LISP ActiveX Functions
Reviewing AutoLISP retrieval and modification
Using ActiveX with Visual LISP
Debugging Code
Using the Error Trace window
Working with breakpoints
Using the Watch window
Summary
A Final Word
Appendix A: Installing and Configuring AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT
Appendix B: AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Resources
Appendix C: What's on the Companion Website.

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