AutoCAD 2017 for Engineers & Designers, 23ed: Basic and Intermediate

Chapter 1: Introduction to AutoCAD

• AutoCAD Screen Components 1-2

• Start Tab 1-2
• Drawing Area 1-2
• Command Window 1-2
• Navigation Bar 1-5
• ViewCube 1-6
• In-canvas Viewport Controls 1-6
• Status Bar 1-6
• Invoking Tools in AutoCAD 1-10
• Keyboard 1-10
• Ribbon 1-11
• Application Menu 1-12
• Tool Palettes 1-13
• Menu Bar 1-13
• Toolbar 1-13
• Shortcut Menu 1-13
• File Tabs 1-14
• AutoCAD Dialog Boxes 1-17
• Starting a New Drawing 1-18
• Open a Drawing 1-19
• Start from Scratch 1-20
• Use a Template 1-20
• Use a Wizard 1-20
• Saving Your Work 1-25
• Save Drawing As Dialog Box 1-26
• Automatic Timed Save 1-28
• Creating Backup Files 1-28
• Changing Automatic Timed Saved and Backup Files into AutoCAD Format 1-28
• Using the Drawing Recovery Manager to Recover Files 1-29
• Closing a Drawing 1-29
• Opening an Existing Drawing 1-30
• Opening an Existing Drawing Using the Select File Dialog Box 1-30
• Opening an Existing Drawing Using the Startup Dialog Box 1-33
• Opening an Existing Drawing Using the Drag and Drop Method 1-33
• Quitting AutoCAD 1-34
• Creating and Managing Workspaces 1-34
• Creating a New Workspace 1-34
• Modifying the Workspace Settings 1-34
• AutoCAD Help 1-35
• Autodesk Cloud 1-37
• Autodesk Exchange Apps 1-39
• Design Feed 1-41
• BIM 360 1-45
• Additional Help Resources 1-45
• Self-Evaluation Test 1-45
• Review Questions 1-46

Chapter 2: Getting Started with AutoCAD

• Dynamic Input Mode 2-2

• Enable Pointer Input 2-2
• Enable Dimension Input where possible 2-3
• Show command prompting and command input near the crosshairs 2-4
• Show additional tips with command prompting 2-5
• Drafting Tooltip Appearance 2-5
• Drawing Lines in AutoCAD 2-6
• The Close Option 2-7
• The Undo Option 2-8
• Invoking Tools Using Dynamic INPUT/Command Prompt 2-8
• Coordinate Systems 2-8
• Absolute Coordinate System 2-9
• Relative Coordinate System 2-12
• Relative Polar Coordinates 2-15
• Direct Distance Entry 2-18
• Erasing Objects 2-20
• Canceling and Undoing Operation 2-21
• Object Selection Methods 2-21
• Window Selection Method 2-21
• Crossing Selection Method 2-22
• Lasso Selection Method 2-23
• Drawing a Circle 2-24
• Basic Display Commands 2-28
• Zooming Drawings 2-28
• Setting Units Type and Precision 2-29
• Specifying the Format 2-30
• Specifying the Angle Format 2-30
• Setting the Direction for Angle Measurement 2-31
• Specifying Units for the Drawing or the Block to be Inserted 2-32
• Sample Output
• Specifying Units for Lighting 2-32
• Setting the Limits of a Drawing 2-34
• Setting Limits 2-35
• Limits for Architectural Drawings 2-35
• Limits for Metric Drawings 2-37
• Introduction to Plotting Drawings 2-38
• Modifying AutoCAD Settings by Using the Options Dialog Box 2-40
• Self-Evaluation Test 2-44
• Review Questions

Chapter 3: Getting Started with Advanced Sketching

• Drawing Arcs 3-2

• Drawing Rectangles 3-10
• Drawing Ellipses 3-14
• Drawing Regular Polygons 3-18
• Drawing Polylines 3-20
• Drawing Donuts 3-25
• Placing Points 3-26
• Changing the Point Style and Size 3-26
• Placing Multiple Points 3-27
• Placing Points at Equal Distance 3-28
• Placing Points at Specified Intervals 3-28
• Drawing an Infinite Line 3-28
• Drawing Construction Lines 3-28
• Drawing Ray 3-31
• Writing a Single Line Text 3-31
• Self-Evaluation Test 3-32
• Review Questions

Chapter 4: Working with Drawing Aids

• Introduction 4-2

• Understanding the Concept and Use of Layers 4-2
• Working with Layers 4-3
• Creating New Layers 4-4
• Making a Layer Current 4-4
• Controlling the Display of Layers 4-5
• Arranging Layers in Increasing Order 4-9
• Arranging Layers in Increasing Order with Respect to First Digit 4-10
• Merging Layers 4-11
• Deleting Layers 4-12
• Managing the Display of Columns 4-12
• Selective Display of Layers 4-13
• Layer States 4-15
• Reconciling New Layers 4-16
• Isolating and Unisolating Layers 4-16
• Controlling the Layer Settings
• Object Properties 4-22
• Changing the Color 4-22
• Changing the Linetype 4-22
• Changing the Lineweight 4-23
• Changing the Plot Style 4-24
• Changing Object Properties using the Properties Palette 4-24
• Changing Object Properties using the Quick Properties Palette 4-25
• Global and Current Linetype Scaling 4-26
• LTSCALE Factor for Plotting 4-26
• Changing the Linetype Scale Using the Properties Palette 4-27
• Working with the DesignCenter 4-27
• Drafting Settings Dialog Box 4-28
• Setting Grid 4-29
• Setting Snap 4-30
• Snap Type 4-30
• Drawing Straight Lines Using the Ortho Mode 4-31
• Working with Object Snaps 4-32
• Running Object Snap Mode 4-44
• Overriding the Running Snap 4-45
• Cycling through Snaps 4-45
• Setting the Priority for Coordinate Entry 4-46
• Using AutoTracking 4-47
• Object Snap Tracking 4-47
• Polar Tracking 4-48
• AutoTrack Settings 4-48
• Function and Control Keys 4-49
• Self-Evaluation Test 4-49
• Review Questions

Chapter 5: Editing Sketched Objects-I

• Creating a Selection Set 5-2

• Editing Sketches 5-7
• Moving Sketched Objects 5-7
• Copying Sketched Objects 5-8
• Creating Multiple Copies 5-9
• Creating an Array of Selected Objects 5-9
• Creating a Single Copy 5-10
• Pasting Contents from the Clipboard 5-11
• Pasting Contents Using the Original Coordinates 5-11
• Offsetting Sketched Objects 5-11
• Through Option 5-12
• Erase Option 5-12
• Layer Option 5-13
• Rotating Sketched Objects 5-13
• Scaling the Sketched Objects 5-15
• Filleting the Sketches 5-17
• Chamfering the Sketches
• Blending the Curves
• Trimming the Sketched Objects
• Extending the Sketched Objects
• Stretching the Sketched Objects
• Lengthening the Sketched Objects
• Arraying the Sketched Objects
• Rectangular Array
• Polar Array
• Path Array
• Mirroring the Sketched Objects
• Text Mirroring
• Breaking the Sketched Objects
• Placing Points at Specified Intervals
• Dividing the Sketched Objects
• Joining the Sketched Objects
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions

Chapter 6: Editing Sketched Objects-II

• Introduction to Grips
• Types of Grips
• Adjusting Grip Settings
• Editing Objects by Using Grips
• Stretching the Objects by Using Grips (Stretch Mode)
• Moving the Objects by Using Grips (Move Mode)
• Rotating the Objects by Using Grips (Rotate Mode)
• Scaling the Objects by Using Grips (Scale Mode)
• Mirroring the Objects by Using Grips (Mirror Mode)
• Editing a Polyline by Using Grips
• Loading Hyperlinks
• Editing Gripped Objects
• Changing the Properties Using the Properties Palette
• Matching the Properties of Sketched Objects
• Quick Selection of Sketched Objects
• Cycling Through Selection
• Managing Contents Using the Design Center
• Folders Tab
• Open Drawings Tab
• History Tab
• Autodesk Seek design content Link
• Making Inquiries About Objects and Drawings
• Measuring Area of Objects
• Measuring the Distance between Two Points
• Identifying the Location of a Point
• Listing Information about Objects
• Listing Information about all Objects in a Drawing
• Checking Time-Related Information
• Obtaining Drawing Status Information
• Displaying Drawing Properties
• Basic Display Options
• Redrawing the Screen
• Regenerating Drawings
• Zooming Drawings
• Panning Drawings
• Creating Views
• Understanding the Concept of Sheet Sets
• Creating a Sheet Set
• Adding a Subset to a Sheet Set
• Adding Sheets to a Sheet Set or a Subset
• Archiving a Sheet Set
• Resaving all Sheets in a Sheet Set
• Placing Views on a Sheet of a Sheet Set
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions

Chapter 7: Creating Texts and Tables

• Annotative Objects
• Annotation Scale
• Assigning Annotative Property and Annotation Scales
• Customizing Annotation Scale
• Multiple Annotation Scales
• Assigning Multiple Annotation Scales Manually
• Assigning Multiple Annotation Scales Automatically
• Controlling the Display of Annotative Objects
• Creating Text
• Writing Single Line Text
• Entering Special Characters
• Creating Multiline Text
• Editing Text
• Editing Text Using the DDEDIT Command
• Editing Text Using the Properties Palette
• Modifying the Scale of the Text
• Aligning Text
• Inserting Table in the Drawing
• Creating a New Table Style
• Setting a Table Style As Current
• Modifying a Table Style
• Modifying Tables
• Creating Text Styles
• Creating Annotative Text
• Checking Spelling
• Text Quality and Text Fill
• Finding and Replacing Text
• Creating Title Sheet Table in a Sheet Set
• Self-Evaluation Test
• Review Questions

Chapter 8: Basic Dimensioning