Discovering AutoCAD 2017

703 Pages·2016·35.02 MB·English

by  Mark Dix

Discovering
AutoCAD ® 2017
Mark Dix
CAD Support Associates
Paul Riley
CAD Support Associates
330 Hudson Street, NY NY 10013
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Dix, Mark, 1948- author. | Riley, Paul, 1943- author.
Title: Discovering AutoCAD 2015/2017/Mark Dix, CAD Support Associates, Paul Riley,
CAD Support Associates.
Description: First edition. | Boston : Pearson, [2016] | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016024140| ISBN 9780134506876 | ISBN 0134506871
Subjects: LCSH: AutoCAD. | Computer-aided design. | Computer graphics.
Classification: LCC T386.A97 D57525 2016 | DDC 620/.0042028553—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016024140
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ISBN 10: 0-13450687-1
ISBN 13: 978-013450687-6
Preface
Get Active with Discovering AutoCAD® 2017
Designed for introductory AutoCAD users, Discovering AutoCAD® 2017 offers
a hands-on, activity-based approach to the use of AutoCAD as a drafting
tool—complete with techniques, tips, shortcuts, and insights designed to
increase efficiency. Topics and tasks are carefully grouped to lead students
logically through the AutoCAD command set, with the level of difficulty
increasing steadily as skills are acquired through experience and practice.
Straightforward explanations focus on what is relevant to actual drawing
procedures, and illustrations show exactly what to expect on the computer
screen when steps are correctly completed. This edition features Web-based
exercises and projects included in each chapter. These optional exercises
both assess and reinforce the student's understanding of the material.
Features
The book uses a consistent format for each chapter that includes the
following:
• Chapter Objectives and Introduction
• Exercises that introduce new commands and techniques
• Exercise instructions clearly set off from the text discussion
• Lots of illustrations with AutoCAD drawings and screen shots
• Twenty end-of-chapter Review Questions
• Four to eight realistic engineering drawing problems—fully dimensioned
working drawings
• Optional WWW Exercises at the end of each chapter
• Optional Autodesk A360 explorations at the end of Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 12.
High-quality working drawings include a wide range of applications
that focus on mechanical drawings but also include architectural, civil,
plumbing, general, and electrical drawings. Appendix A contains 21 drawing
projects for additional review and practice.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank the following reviewers for their feedback: John Irwin,
Michigan Technological University; Tony Graham, North Carolina A&T
State University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Daniel McCall,
Amarillo College; and Susan Freeman, Northeastern University.
Features New to This Edition
1 Updated to reflect changes to the 2017 AutoCAD release
2 New Start file tab and startup interface
3 New tooltip display delay adjustment
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4 New Centerline features
5 Autodesk A360 cloud-based collaboration techniques
6 New Isometric drawing processes
7 New Isometric grid
8 New Rendering tools
9 Rendering in the Cloud
10 Adjust section plane with grips
11 Movable tiled viewport borders
Style Conventions in Discovering AutoCAD® 2017
Text Element Example
Key Terms—Boldface and italic on first mention Views are created by placing viewport objects
(first letter lowercase, as it appears in the body in the paper space layout.
of the text). Brief definition in margin alongside
first mention. Full definition in Glossary available
at PearsonDesignCentral.com.
AutoCAD commands—Bold and uppercase. Start the LINE command.
Ribbon and panel names, palette names, The Layer Properties Manager palette
toolbar names, menu items, and dialog The File menu
box names—Bold and follow capitalization
convention in AutoCAD toolbar or pull-down
menu (generally first letter cap).
Panel tools, toolbar buttons, and dialog Choose the Line tool from the Draw panel.
box controls/buttons/input items—Bold and Choose the Symbols and Arrows tab in the
follow the name of the item or the name shown Modify Dimension Style dialog box.
in the AutoCAD tooltip. Choose the New Layer button in the Layer
Properties Manager palette.
In the Lines and Arrows tab, set the Arrow
size: to .125.
AutoCAD prompts—Dynamic input prompts AutoCAD prompts you to Specify first point:
are set in a different font to distinguish them Specify center point for circle or [3P 2P Ttr
from the text. Command line prompts are set to (tan tan radius)]: 3.5
look like the text in the command line, including
capitalization, brackets, and punctuation. Text
following the colon of the prompts specifies
user input in bold.
Keyboard Input—Bold with special keys in Type 3.5 <Enter>.
brackets.
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Contents
Part One Basic Two-Dimensional Assigning Colors to Layers 102
Entities Assigning Linetypes 104
Chapter 1 Lines and Essential Tools 1 Assigning Lineweights 105
Chapter Objectives 1 Changing the Current Layer 107
Introduction 1 Changing Linetype Scale 109
Creating a New Drawing 2 Editing Corners Using FILLET 110
Exploring the Drawing Window 5 Editing Corners Using CHAMFER 112
Interacting with the Drawing Window 7 Zooming and Panning with the Scroll Wheel 113
Exploring Command Entry Methods 13 Using the ZOOM Command 115
Drawing, Undoing, and Erasing Lines 19 Entering Single-Line Text 117
Saving and Opening Your Drawings 30 Chapter Summary 119
Getting Started 32 Chapter Test Questions 119
Chapter Summary 36 Chapter Drawing Projects 125
Chapter Test Questions 36 Chapter 4 Templates, Copies, and Arrays 137
Chapter Drawing Projects 40
Chapter Objectives 137
Chapter 2 Circles and Drawing Aids 53
Introduction 137
Chapter Objectives 53
Setting Limits 138
Introduction 53
Creating a Template 141
Changing the Grid Setting 54
Saving a Template Drawing 142
Changing the Snap Setting 55
Using the MOVE Command 144
Changing Units 57
Using the COPY Command 148
Drawing Circles by Specifying a Center Point
Using the ARRAY Command—Rectangular Arrays 151
and a Radius 60
Creating Center Marks 157
Drawing Circles by Specifying a Center Point
and a Diameter 62 Changing Plot Settings 158
Chapter Summary 162
Accessing AutoCAD Online Help Features 65
Chapter Test Questions 162
Using the ERASE Command 67
Chapter Drawing Projects 167
Using Single-Point Object Snap 74
Chapter 5 Arcs and Polar Arrays 181
Using the RECTANG Command 76
Chapter Objectives 181
Customizing Your Workspace 78
Introduction 181
Plotting or Printing a Drawing 80
Chapter Summary 84 Creating Polar Arrays 181
Chapter Test Questions 84 Drawing Arcs 185
Chapter Drawing Projects 87
Using the ROTATE Command 189
Chapter 3 Layers, Colors, and Linetypes 99 Using Polar Tracking at Any Angle 192
Chapter Objectives 99
Creating Mirror Images of Objects on the Screen 193
Introduction 99
Creating Page Setups 196
Creating New Layers 100 Chapter Summary 201
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Chapter Test Questions 201 Chapter 8 Dimensions 313
Chapter Drawing Projects 206 Chapter Objectives 313
Chapter 6 Object Snap 219 Introduction 313
Chapter Objectives 219 Creating and Saving a Dimension Style 313
Introduction 219 Drawing Linear Dimensions 318
Selecting Points with Object Snap Drawing Multiple Linear Dimensions Using QDIM 322
(Single-Point Override) 220
Drawing Ordinate Dimensions 325
Selecting Points with Running Object Snap 221
Drawing Angular Dimensions 330
Object Snap Tracking 225
Dimensioning Arcs and Circles 332
Using the OFFSET Command (Creating Dimensioning with Multileaders 334
Parallel Objects with OFFSET) 229
Changing Dimension Text 341
Shortening Objects with the TRIM Command 230
Using Associative Dimensions 343
Extending Objects with the EXTEND Command 232
Using the HATCH Command 346
Using STRETCH to Alter Objects Connected
Scaling Dimensions Between Paper Space
to Other Objects 234
and Model Space 350
Creating Plot Layouts 238 Chapter Summary 359
Chapter Summary 248
Chapter Test Questions 359
Chapter Test Questions 248
Chapter Drawing Projects 362
Chapter Drawing Projects 251
Chapter 9 Polylines 379
Part Two Text, Dimensions, and Chapter Objectives 379
Other Complex Entities Introduction 379
Drawing Polygons 380
Chapter 7 Text 265
Drawing Donuts 382
Chapter Objectives 265
Using the FILL Command 383
Introduction 265
Drawing Straight Polyline Segments 384
Entering Single-Line Text with Justification
Options 265 Drawing Polyline Arc Segments 387
Entering Text on an Angle and Text Editing Polylines with PEDIT 388
Using Character Codes 270 Drawing Splines 390
Entering Multiline Text Using MTEXT 271 Creating Path Arrays 393
Editing Text in Place with TEXTEDIT 274 Drawing Revision Clouds 394
Modifying Text with the Quick Properties Palette 276 Drawing Points 396
Using the SPELL Command 279 Using Constraint Parameters 398
Changing Fonts and Styles 280 Using AutoConstrain and Inferred Constraints 404
Chapter Summary 407
Changing Properties with MATCHPROP 284
Chapter Test Questions 407
Scaling Previously Drawn Entities 286
Chapter Drawing Projects 410
Creating Tables and Fields 289
Chapter 10 Blocks, Attributes, and
Using AutoCAD Templates, Borders,
External References 425
and Title Blocks 295
Chapter Objectives 425
Chapter Summary 298
Chapter Test Questions 298 Introduction 425
Chapter Drawing Projects 300 Creating Groups 426
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Creating Blocks 428 Creating the Union of Two Solids 542
Inserting Blocks into the Current Drawing 431 Working with DUCS 543
Creating Dynamic Blocks 434 Creating Composite Solids with SUBTRACT 545
Adding Constraints to Dynamic Blocks 442 Creating Chamfers and Fillets on Solid Objects 549
Accessing Data in a Block Table 445 Practicing 3D Gizmo Editing 552
Using the Windows Clipboard 449 Rendering Solid Models 554
Inserting Blocks and External References Changing Viewpoints with the ViewCube 568
into Other Drawings 451
Creating Layouts with Multiple Views 570
Using the AutoCAD DesignCenter 455 Chapter Summary 574
Defining Attributes 461 Chapter Test Questions 574
Chapter Drawing Projects 577
Working with External References 467
Extracting Data from Attributes 469 Chapter 13 More Modeling Techniques
and Commands 585
Creating Tool Palettes 473
Chapter Objectives 585
Exploding Blocks 474
Chapter Summary 475 Introduction 585
Chapter Test Questions 475 Drawing Polysolids 585
Chapter Drawing Projects 480 Drawing Cones 590
Drawing Pyramids 592
Part Three Isometric Drawing and
Drawing Torus 593
Three-Dimensional
Slicing and Sectioning Solids 594
Modeling
Mesh Modeling 599
Chapter 11 Isometric Drawing 491
Adjusting Viewpoints with 3DORBIT 609
Chapter Objectives 491
Creating 3D Solids from 2D Outlines 616
Introduction 491
Walking Through a 3D Landscape 622
Using Isometric Snap 491
Creating an Animated Walk-Through 625
Switching Isometric Planes 493 Chapter Summary 629
Using COPY and Other Edit Commands 494 Chapter Test Questions 629
Drawing Isometric Circles with ELLIPSE 496 Chapter Drawing Projects 631
Drawing Text Aligned with Isometric Planes 498 Appendix A
Drawing Ellipses in Orthographic Views 500 Drawing Projects 647
Saving and Restoring Displays with VIEW 503
Appendix B
Chapter Summary 507
Creating Customized Panels 669
Chapter Test Questions 507
Chapter Drawing Projects 510 Appendix C
Chapter 12 3D Modeling 525 Menus, Macros, and the CUI Dialog Box 679
Chapter Objectives 525
Appendix D
Introduction 525
Additional Tools for Collaboration 683
Creating and Viewing a 3D Wireframe Box 526
Glossary .............................................687
Defining User Coordinate Systems 531
Appendix D and Glossary are available online at www.
Exploring the 3D Basics Workspace 536
PearsonDesignCentral.com.
Creating Solid Boxes and Wedges 538
Accessing Different Visual Styles 541 Index ..................................................691
Contents vii
ANuEtWoC tAoD New to AutoCAD 2017
2017
Chapter 1 Chapter 4
New Start Tab Interface 2 Creating Centerlines 157
Tooltip Display Delay Adjustment 19 Uploading to an Autodesk 360 Account 164
Chapter 3 Chapter 5
Introduction to Autodesk A360 121 Start, Center, Angle 188
Sharing Drawings in Autodesk 360 203
ANuEtWoC tAoD New to AutoCAD 2016
2016
Chapter 11 Chapter 12
Enhanced ISODRAFT Command 492 New Rendering Procedures 555
Enhanced Isometric Grid 492 Rendering in the Cloud 576
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chapterone
Lines and
Essential Tools
ChapTEr ObjECTivEs
• Create a new drawing • Draw, undo, and erase lines
• Explore the drawing window • Save and open drawings
• Interact with the drawing window • Get started
• Explore command entry methods
introduction
Drawing in AutoCAD can be a fascinating and highly productive activity.
AutoCAD 2017 is full of features you can use to become a very proficient
design professional. Our goal here is to get you drawing as quickly and
efficiently as possible. Discussion and explanation are limited to what is
most useful and relevant at the moment but should also give you an under-
standing of the program to make you a more powerful user.
This chapter introduces some of the basic tools you will use whenever
you draw in AutoCAD. You will begin to find your way around the AutoCAD
2017 interface as you learn to control basic elements of the drawing window.
You will produce drawings involving straight lines. You will learn to undo
your last command with the U command and to erase individual lines with
the ERASE command. Your drawings will be saved, if you wish, using the
SAVE and SAVEAS commands.
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