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Book Description

Introduction to AutoCAD 2020 addresses advances in technology and introduces students to 2-dimensional drawing skills and commands using the 2020 release of AutoCAD. Straightforward explanations focus on actual drawing procedures, and illustrations show what to expect on the computer screen. It continuously builds on concepts covered in previous chapters, contains exercises combined with in-text notes, and offers examples that provide the “how and why” of AutoCAD fundamentals. Projects are included at the end of each chapter and provide hands-on experience creating various types of mechanical, architectural, civil, and electrical drawings. This text is appropriate for introductory and intermediate AutoCAD courses.

  • Introduces AutoCAD, drafting skills, editing techniques, working with complex objects, annotating drawings, outputting your work, advanced drawing and construction methods, and collaborating with others on the web.

  • Pedagogy reinforces learning objectives throughout, with chapter objectives; key term definitions; command grids that concisely offer multiple ways of achieving task at hand; and discipline icons that identify the field of study throughout.

  • “New” version icons highlight new software features quickly.

  • Hands-on exercises appear throughout the text to reinforce learning, and end-of-chapter projects require students to demonstrate a full understanding of the concepts presented in the chapter.

Introduction to AutoCAD 2020 provides students with the tools they need to develop drafting skills with AutoCAD.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. About This eBook
  3. Half-Title Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Features of Introduction to AutoCAD 2020
  7. Supplements
    1. Instructor Resources
    2. Download Instructor Resources from the Instructor Resource Center
  8. Preface
    1. About This Book
    2. Chapter Organization
    3. Features New to This Edition
    4. Acknowledgments
  9. Brief Contents
  10. Contents
  11. Part One: An Introduction to AutoCAD
    1. Chapter One: Introduction to AutoCAD
      1. Introduction
      2. What Is CAD?
      3. Fundamental CAD Concepts
      4. A First Look at AutoCAD
      5. Chapter Summary
      6. Chapter Test Questions
    2. Chapter Two: Quick Start Tutorial
      1. Introduction
      2. Creating a New Drawing
      3. Model Space and Layout Space
      4. Communicating with AutoCAD
      5. Object Snaps, Ortho Mode, and Polar Tracking
      6. Undo/Redo
      7. Grid and Snap
      8. Draw a Circle
      9. Navigating Around the Drawing
      10. Object Properties
      11. Layers
      12. Dimension Styles
      13. Dimensioning
      14. Modifying Drawing Objects
      15. Grip Editing
      16. Introduction to Advanced Editing Techniques
      17. Cleaning Up Layout Space
      18. Plotting and Page Setups
      19. Chapter Summary
      20. Chapter Test Questions
  12. Part Two: Drafting Skills: Drawing with AutoCAD
    1. Chapter Three: Controlling the Drawing Display
      1. Introduction
      2. Zooming In and Out of a Drawing
      3. Panning Around a Drawing
      4. Panning and Zooming Transparently
      5. Chapter Summary
      6. Chapter Test Questions
      7. Chapter Project
    2. Chapter Four: Basic Drawing Commands
      1. Introduction
      2. Drawing Setup
      3. Drawing Lines
      4. Coordinate Entry Methods
      5. Drawing Circles
      6. Drawing Arcs
      7. Drawing Ellipses
      8. Points
      9. Chapter Summary
      10. Chapter Test Questions
      11. Chapter Projects
    3. Chapter Five: Drawing Tools and Drafting Settings
      1. Introduction
      2. Grid Mode
      3. Snap Mode
      4. Ortho Mode
      5. Polar Tracking
      6. Object Snaps
      7. Object Snap Tracking
      8. Dynamic Input
      9. Using Construction Lines
      10. Chapter Summary
      11. Chapter Test Questions
      12. Chapter Projects
    4. Chapter Six: Managing Object Properties
      1. Introduction
      2. Common Object Properties
      3. Layers
      4. Using Layers
      5. Linetype Scale
      6. Changing the Properties of Objects
      7. Using DesignCenter to Import Layers
      8. Layer Filters
      9. Layer States Manager
      10. Object Visibility
      11. Chapter Summary
      12. Chapter Test Questions
      13. Chapter Projects
  13. Part Three: Understanding Editing Techniques: Basics Through Advanced
    1. Chapter Seven: Basic Editing Techniques
      1. Introduction
      2. The ERASE Command
      3. Selecting Objects for Editing
      4. Grouping Objects
      5. Moving Objects
      6. Copying Objects
      7. Mirroring Objects
      8. Rotating Objects
      9. Scaling Objects
      10. Stretching Objects
      11. Selecting Objects First
      12. Using Grips to Edit
      13. Chapter Summary
      14. Chapter Test Questions
      15. Chapter Projects
    2. Chapter Eight: Advanced Editing Techniques
      1. Introduction
      2. Offsetting Objects
      3. Trimming and Extending Objects
      4. Creating Fillets and Chamfers
      5. Breaking an Object
      6. Joining Multiple Objects
      7. Lengthening an Object
      8. Chapter Summary
      9. Chapter Test Questions
      10. Chapter Projects
  14. Part Four: Working with Complex Objects
    1. Chapter Nine: Drawing and Editing Complex Objects
      1. Introduction
      2. Drawing Polylines
      3. Drawing Rectangles
      4. Drawing Polygons
      5. Drawing Donuts
      6. Drawing Revision Clouds
      7. Editing Polylines
      8. Exploding Complex Objects
      9. Chapter Summary
      10. Chapter Test Questions
      11. Chapter Projects
    2. Chapter Ten: Pattern Fills and Hatching
      1. Introduction
      2. Hatching
      3. Gradient Fills
      4. Editing Hatch Patterns
      5. Using DesignCenter with Hatch Patterns
      6. Chapter Summary
      7. Chapter Test Questions
      8. Chapter Projects
  15. Part Five: Annotating Drawings
    1. Chapter Eleven: Adding Text
      1. Introduction
      2. Controlling the Appearance of Text
      3. Creating Multiline Text
      4. Creating Single-Line Text
      5. Text Fields
      6. Editing Text
      7. Chapter Summary
      8. Chapter Test Questions
      9. Chapter Projects
    2. Chapter Twelve: Working with Tables
      1. Introduction
      2. Creating Tables from Scratch
      3. Entering Table Data
      4. Creating Tables by Inserting a Data Link
      5. Managing Table Styles
      6. Modifying Tables
      7. Modifying Table Cells
      8. Inserting Formulas
      9. Chapter Summary
      10. Chapter Test Questions
      11. Chapter Projects
    3. Chapter Thirteen: Dimensioning Drawings
      1. Introduction
      2. Dimension Tools
      3. Types of Dimensions
      4. Dimension Associativity
      5. Dimension Layer
      6. Placing Dimensions
      7. Creating Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions
      8. Creating Aligned Dimensions
      9. Dimensioning Circles and Arcs
      10. Angular Dimensions
      11. Creating Datum and Chain Dimensions
      12. Dimension Tools
      13. Quick Dimensioning
      14. Managing Dimension Styles
      15. Creating Leaders
      16. Creating Geometric Dimension and Tolerance Symbols (GD&T)
      17. Inspection Dimensions
      18. Modifying Dimensions
      19. Chapter Summary
      20. Chapter Test Questions
      21. Chapter Projects
  16. Part Six: Outputting Your Work
    1. Chapter Fourteen: Managing Paper Space Layouts
      1. Introduction
      2. Layout Paper Size
      3. Layout Viewport Scale
      4. Controlling Layers per Layout Viewport
      5. Setting Up a Layout
      6. Managing Layouts
      7. Paper Space Linetype Scale
      8. Chapter Summary
      9. Chapter Test Questions
      10. Chapter Projects
    2. Chapter Fifteen: Plotting and Publishing
      1. Introduction
      2. Page Setups and Plotting
      3. Plot Styles and Lineweights
      4. Plotter Setup
      5. Plotting a Set of Drawings
      6. Working with DWF Files
      7. Chapter Summary
      8. Chapter Test Questions
      9. Chapter Projects
  17. Part Seven: Advanced Drawing and Construction Methods
    1. Chapter Sixteen: Blocks and Block Attributes
      1. Introduction
      2. Creating Blocks
      3. Inserting Blocks
      4. Exporting Blocks
      5. Block Attributes
      6. Creating Attributes
      7. Updating and Editing Attributes
      8. Extracting Attributes
      9. Redefining Blocks
      10. Using DesignCenter to Manage Blocks
      11. Tool Palettes and Dynamic Blocks
      12. Chapter Summary
      13. Chapter Test Questions
      14. Chapter Projects
    2. Chapter Seventeen: Working with External References
      1. Introduction
      2. The Reference Panel
      3. External References Palette
      4. Blocks Versus Xrefs
      5. Attaching an Xref
      6. Manage Xrefs Icon
      7. Layers and Xrefs
      8. Managing Xrefs
      9. Editing Xrefs
      10. Binding Parts of an Xref
      11. Demand Loading Xrefs
      12. Working with Raster Images
      13. Working with DWF Underlays
      14. Working with DGN Underlays
      15. Working with PDF Underlays
      16. Working with Point Cloud References
      17. Working with Coordination Model References
      18. Transmitting Drawings with References
      19. Chapter Summary
      20. Chapter Test Questions
      21. Chapter Projects
    3. Chapter Eighteen: Drawing Management Tool and Utilities
      1. Introduction
      2. Drawing File Backup and Recovery
      3. Working with Different CAD File Formats
      4. Object Linking and Embedding
      5. Action Recorder
      6. Measure Tools
      7. QuickCalc Calculator
      8. Deleting Duplicate Objects
      9. Web-Based Collaboration Tools
      10. Chapter Summary
      11. Chapter Test Questions
  18. Appendix A: Drafting Standards Overview
    1. Standards Organizations
    2. Text
    3. Sheet Layouts
    4. Dimensions
    5. Mechanical Style versus Architectural Style
    6. Standard Sheet Sizes and Scales
    7. Standard Plot Scales
    8. Standard ANSI Hatch Patterns
    9. U.S. to Metric Units Conversions
  19. Appendix B: Command Reference
  20. Appendix C: Command Aliases
  21. Appendix D: System Variables
  22. Appendix E: Express Tools
  23. Glossary
  24. Index
  25. Code Snippets
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