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The world's favorite guide to everything AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT-updated for 2019!
Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019 is the world's all-time best-selling guide to the world's most popular drafting software. Packed with tips, tricks, techniques, and tutorials, this guide covers every inch of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT-including certification. This new edition has been fully updated to align with the software's 2019 update, featuring the same expert instruction augmented by videos of crucial techniques. Step-by-step walk-throughs, concise explanations, specific examples and plenty of hands-on projects help you learn essential AutoCAD skills by working directly with the necessary tools-giving you a skill set that translates directly to on-the-job use.
AutoCAD is the dominant design and drafting software for 2D and 3D technical drawings, while AutoCAD LT is the more affordable version often used by students and hobbyists. Professional designers need complete command of the software's tools and functions, but a deeper exploration of more complex capabilities can help even hobbyists produce work at a higher level of technical proficiency. This book is your ultimate guide to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, whether you're seeking certification or just looking to draw.
Get acquainted with the workspace and basic drafting tools
Gain greater control of your drawings with hatches, fields, fills, dynamic blocks, and curves
Explore the 3D modeling and imaging tools that bring your drawing to life
Customize AutoCAD to the way you work, integrate it with other software, and more
As certification preparation material, this book is Autodesk-endorsed; as a self-study guide to AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT mastery, this book is the gold-standard, having led over a half million people on the journey to better design. If you're ready to learn quickly so you can get down to work, Mastering AutoCAD 2019 and AutoCAD LT 2019 is your ideal resource.
Contents
Introduction xxix
Part 1 The Basics 1
Chapter 1 Exploring the Interface 3
Taking a Guided Tour 3
Launching AutoCAD 4
The AutoCAD Window 5
Using the Application Menu 7
Using the Ribbon 8
Picking Points in the Drawing Area 14
Using the UCS Icon 14
Working in the Command Window 15
Working with AutoCAD 15
Opening an Existing File 16
Getting a Closer Look 17
Saving a File as You Work 21
Making Changes 21
Working with Multiple Files 22
Adding a Predrawn Symbol with the Tool Palettes 25
The Bottom Line 28
Chapter 2 Creating Your First Drawing 29
Getting to Know the Home Tab's Draw and Modify Panels 29
Starting Your First Drawing 32
Specifying Exact Distances with Coordinates 36
Specifying Polar Coordinates 38
Specifying Relative Cartesian Coordinates 39
Interpreting the Cursor Modes and Understanding Prompts 41
Understanding Cursor Modes 41
Choosing Command Options 43
Selecting Objects 48
Selecting Objects in AutoCAD 48
Providing Base Points 51
Using Noun/Verb Selection 54
Editing with Grips 60
Stretching Lines by Using Grips 60
Moving and Rotating with Grips 63
Understanding Dynamic Input 65
Displaying Data in a Text Window 70
Displaying the Properties of an Object 71
Getting Help 74
Using the Info Center 74
Finding Additional Sources of Help 74
The Bottom Line 75
Chapter 3 Setting Up and Using the Drafting Tools 77
Setting Up a Work Area 77
Specifying Units 78
Fine-Tuning the Measurement System 80
Setting up the Drawing Limits 81
Looking at an Alternative to Limits 83
Understanding Scale Factors 83
Using Polar Tracking 85
Setting the Polar Tracking Angle 86
Exploring the Drawing Process 88
Locating an Object in Reference to Others 88
Getting a Closer Look 89
Modifying an Object 89
Planning and Laying Out a Drawing 94
Making a Preliminary Sketch 95
Using the Layout 96
Erasing the Layout Lines 102
Putting on the Finishing Touches 105
Aligning Objects by Using Object Snap Tracking 106
Using the AutoCAD Modes as Drafting Tools 110
Using Grid Mode as a Background Grid 111
Using Snap Modes 113
The Bottom Line 114
Chapter 4 Organizing Objects with Blocks and Groups 115
Creating and Using a Symbol 115
Understanding the Block Definition Dialog Box 118
Inserting a Symbol 120
Scaling and Rotating Blocks 122
Using an Existing Drawing as a Symbol 124
Modifying a Block 127
Unblocking and Redefining a Block 127
Saving a Block as a Drawing File 129
Replacing Existing Files with Blocks 130
Understanding the Write Block Dialog Box Options 131
Other Uses for Blocks 131
Understanding the Annotation Scale 132
Grouping Objects 135
Modifying Members of a Group 137
Ungrouping, Adding, and Subtracting from a Group 140
Working with the Object Grouping Dialog Box 141
Working with the AutoCAD LT Group Manager 143
The Bottom Line 144
Chapter 5 Keeping Track of Layers and Blocks 147
Organizing Information with Layers 147
Creating and Assigning Layers 148
Working on Layers 155
Controlling Layer Visibility 158
Finding the Layers You Want 160
Taming an Unwieldy List of Layers 161
Assigning Line types to Layers 169
Adding a Line type to a Drawing 170
Controlling Line weights 174
Keeping Track of Blocks and Layers 174
Getting a Text File List of Layers or Blocks 175
The Bottom Line 177
Part 2 Mastering Intermediate Skills 179
Chapter 6 Editing and Reusing Data to Work Efficiently 181
Creating and Using Templates 182
Creating a Template 182
Using a Template 183
Copying an Object Multiple Times 184
Making Circular Copies 184
Making Row and Column Copies 186
Fine-Tuning Your View 188
Finishing the Kitchenette 190
Array Along a Path 191
Making Changes to an Associative Array 192
Developing Your Drawing 196
Importing Settings 196
Using Osnap Tracking to Place Objects 199
Finding an Exact Distance Along a Curve 216
Changing the Length of Objects 218
Creating a New Drawing by Using Parts from Another Drawing 219
Eliminating Unused Blocks, Layers, Line types, Shapes, Styles, and More 220
The Bottom Line 222
Chapter 7 Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches,
and External References 223
Assembling the Parts 223
Taking Control of the AutoCAD Display 227
Understanding Regeneration and Redrawing 227
Saving Views 228
Understanding the Frozen Layer Option 231
Using Hatch Patterns in Your Drawings 233
Placing a Hatch Pattern in a Specific Area 233
Adding Predefined Hatch Patterns 235
Positioning Hatch Patterns Accurately 237
Updating a Block from an External File 238
Changing the Hatch Area 240
Modifying a Hatch Pattern 241
Understanding the Boundary Hatch Options 243
Controlling Boundaries with the Boundaries Panel 243
Fine-Tuning the Boundary Behavior 244
Controlling Hatch Behavior with the Opt