Up and Running with Auto: CAD 2012: 2D version

✍ Scribed by Elliot Gindis (Auth.)

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 511
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Get ''Up and Running'' with AutoCAD using Gindis's combination of step-by-step instruction, examples, and insightful explanations. The emphasis from the beginning is on core concepts and the practical application of AutoCAD in architecture, engineering, and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training and in self-study, the book is written with the student in mind by a long-time AutoCAD user and instructor based on what works in the industry and the classroom.

• Strips away complexities and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand basic concepts.
• Explains ''why'' something is done, not just ''how'': the theory behind each concept or command is discussed prior to engaging AutoCAD so the student has a clear idea of what they are attempting to do.
• All basic commands are documented step-by-step: what the user types in and how AutoCAD responds is spelled out in discrete and clear steps with numerous screenshots.
• Extensive supporting graphics (screenshots) and a summary with a self-test section and topic specific drawing exercises are included at the end of each chapter.
• Also available in a 2D+3D version with 10 additional chapters covering 3D concepts. The ISBN for the 2D+3D version is 978-012-387029-2.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front-matter, Pages i,iii
Copyright, Page iv
Acknowledgments, Page xiii
About the Author, Page xv
Preface, Pages xvii-xix
Level 1 Chapters 1–10, Pages 1-2
Chapter 1 - AutoCAD Fundamentals: Part I, Pages 3-37
Chapter 2 - AutoCAD Fundamentals: Part II, Pages 39-66
Chapter 3 - Layers, Colors, Linetypes, and Properties, Pages 67-86
Spotlight On: Architecture, Pages 87-91
Chapter 4 - Text, Mtext, Editing, and Style, Pages 93-111
Chapter 5 - Hatch Patterns, Pages 113-130
Chapter 6 - Dimensions, Pages 131-155
Spotlight On: Mechanical Engineering, Pages 157-159
Chapter 7 - Blocks, Wblocks, Dynamic Blocks, Groups, and Purge, Pages 161-179
Chapter 8 - Polar, Rectangular, and Path Arrays, Pages 181-201
Chapter 9 - Basic Printing and Output, Pages 203-214
Spotlight On: Interior Design, Pages 215-217
Chapter 10 - Advanced Output—Paper Space, Pages 219-245
Level 1 - Answers to Review Questions, Pages 247-253
Level 2 Chapters 11–20, Pages 255-256
Chapter 11 - Advanced Linework, Pages 257-279
Chapter 12 - Advanced Layers, Pages 281-291
Chapter 13 - Advanced Dimensions, Pages 293-314
Spotlight On: Electrical Engineering, Pages 315-317
Chapter 14 - Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools, Pages 319-355
Chapter 15 - Advanced Design and File Management Tools, Pages 357-401
Chapter 16 - Importing and Exporting Data, Pages 403-416
Spotlight On: Aerospace Engineering, Pages 417-420
Chapter 17 - External References (Xrefs), Pages 421-432
Chapter 18 - Attributes, Pages 433-447
Chapter 19 - Advanced Output and Pen Settings, Pages 449-459
Spotlight On: Civil Engineering, Pages 461-463
Chapter 20 - Isometric Drawing, Pages 465-477
Level 2 - Answers to Review Questions, Pages 479-484
Appendix A - Additional Information on AutoCAD, Pages 487-495
Appendix B - Other CAD Software, Design and Analysis Tools, and Concepts, Pages 497-501
Appendix C - File Extensions, Pages 503-504
Appendix D - Custom Linetypes and Hatch Patterns, Pages 505-508
Appendix E - Principles of CAD Management, Pages 509-514
Appendix F - PC Hardware, Printers and Plotters, and Networks, Pages 515-517
Appendix G - AutoCAD Certification Exams, Pages 519-520
Appendix H - AutoCAD Employment, Pages 521-522
Appendix I - AutoCAD Humor, Oddities, Quirks, and Easter Eggs, Pages 523-525
Index, Pages 527-528