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® AutoCAD Pocket Reference th 7 Edition by Cheryl R. Shrock Professor, retired Drafting Technology Orange Coast College, California. Autodesk Authorized Author by Steve Heather Former Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering & Computer Aided Design. AutoCAD Customer Council Member For AutoCAD Versions 2015 and 2016 INDUSTRIAL PRESS, INC. Industrial Press, Inc. 32 Haviland Street, Suite 3 South Norwalk, CT 06854 Phone: 203-956-5593 Toll-Free in USA: 888-528-7852 Fax: 203-354-9391 Email: [email protected] © 2016 by Cheryl R. Shrock and Industrial Press, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. ISBN print: 978-0-8311-3596-6 ISBN ePDF: 978-0-8311-9357-7 ISBN ePub: 978-0-8311-9358-4 ISBN Mobi: 978-0-8311-9359-1 No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Limits of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranty The author and publisher make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, with regard to the documentation contained in this book. Autodesk, A360 Drive, AutoCAD, Design Web Format, and DWF are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or certain other countries. Certain content, provided courtesy of Autodesk, Inc., © 2015. All rights reserved. industrialpress.com ebooks.industrialpress.com Many thanks are due to Cheryl Shrock for allowing me to continue on with her AutoCAD series of books. And special thanks to John Carleo, former Editorial Director of Industrial Press, for having faith in me. Steve Heather AutoCAD Books by Cheryl R. Shrock: Beginning AutoCAD 2011 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3416-7 Advanced AutoCAD 2011 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3417-4 Beginning AutoCAD 2012 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3430-3 Advanced AutoCAD 2012 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3431-0 Beginning AutoCAD 2013 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3456-3 Advanced AutoCAD 2013 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3457-0 Beginning AutoCAD 2014 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3473-0 Advanced AutoCAD 2014 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3474-7 Beginning AutoCAD 2015 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3497-6 Advanced AutoCAD 2015 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3499-0 Beginning AutoCAD 2016 ………………..ISBN 978-0-8311-3518-8 Advanced AutoCAD 2016…………………ISBN 978-0-8311-3519-5 AutoCAD Pocket Reference 5th Edition, Releases 2011/2012……….ISBN 978-0-8311-3428-0 AutoCAD Pocket Reference 6th Edition, Releases 2013/2014……….ISBN 978-0-8311-3484-6 AutoCAD Pocket Reference 7th Edition, Releases 2015/2016……….ISBN 978-0-8311-3596-6 For information about these books visit: industrialpress.com and ebooks.industrialpress.com TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Why do You Need this Book? About this Book How to use this Book About the Authors SECTION 1 — Action Commands Array Break Chamfer Copy Copy — Array Option Copy — Using Drag Divide Erase Explode Extend Fillet Match Properties Measure Measuring Tools and ID Point Mirror Move Move — Using Drag Nudge Offset Rotate Scale Stretch Trim Undo and Redo Wipeout Zoom SECTION 2 — Concepts Model and Layout Options Model and Layout Tabs Why Layouts are Useful Creating Scaled Drawings Adjusting the Viewport Scale SECTION 3 — Dimensioning Dimensioning Dimension Styles Creating a New Dimension Style Creating a Dimension Sub-Style Editing Dimension Text Values Editing the Dimension Position Modify an Entire Dimension Style Override a Dimension Style Edit an Individual Existing Dimension Linear Dimensioning Baseline Dimensioning Continue Dimensioning Aligned Dimensioning Angular Dimensioning Dimensioning Arc Lengths Dimensioning a Large Curve Dimensioning Diameters Dimensioning Radii Flip Arrow Quick Dimension Dimension Breaks Jog a Dimension Line Adjust Distance Between Dimensions Multileader Create a Multileader Style Ignoring Hatch Objects Ordinate Dimensioning Creating Ordinate Dimensions Jog an Ordinate Dimension Quick Dimension With Ordinate Dimensioning Alternate Units Tolerances Geometric Tolerancing Geometric Tolerances and Qleader Datum Feature Symbol Datum Triangle Typing Geometric Symbols Dim Command SECTION 4 — Drawing Entities Arc Blocks Inserting Blocks Redefining a Block Purge Unwanted and Unused Blocks Multileader and Blocks Collect Multileader Centermark Circle Donut Ellipse Hatch Hatch Properties Hatch Types Editing Hatch Drawing Lines Point Polygon Polylines Editing Polylines Rectangle Creating a Freehand Revision Cloud Convert a Closed Object to a Revision Cloud Revision Cloud Style Creating a Rectangular Revision Cloud Creating a Polygonal Revision Cloud SECTION 5 — How to…. Add a Printer / Plotter Create a Page Setup Create a Viewport Reach Into a Viewport Lock a Viewport Create a Layout Create a Template Using a Template Opening an Existing Drawing File Open Multiple Files Saving a Drawing File Automatic Save Back Up and Recovery Starting a New Drawing Create an Autodesk Account Save a File to A360 Drive Open a File From A360 Drive Exiting AutoCAD Customizing Your Wheel Mouse Methods of Selecting Objects Selecting Status Bar Tools Control the Display of Tabs and Panels Design Feed Palette Tag a Colleague in the Design Feed SECTION 6 — Layers Layers Controlling Layers Layer Color Lineweights Assigning Lineweights Creating New Layers Loading and Selecting Layer Linetypes Layer Transparency Match Layer SECTION 7 — Input Options Coordinate Input Absolute Coordinates Relative Coordinates Examples of Coordinate Input Direct Distance Entry (DDE) Polar Coordinate Input Polar Tracking Polar Snap Dynamic Input SECTION 8 — Miscellaneous Background Mask Back Up Files Grips Object Snap How to Use Object Snap Running Object Snap Pan Properties Palette Quick Properties Panel Customizing the Quick Properties Panel Command Line Enhancements

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