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E-raamat: Up and Running with AutoCAD 2021: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling

(Licensed Architect; Instructor, Construction Sciences Group: Architectural/Structural Engineering Technician Program, Gateway Technical College, Kenos), (Former President, Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design, Lancaster, CA, USA)
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Up and Running with AutoCAD 2021: 2D and 3D Drawing, Design and Modeling presents a combination of step-by-step instruction, examples and insightful explanations. The book emphasizes core concepts and practical application of AutoCAD in engineering, architecture and design. Equally useful in instructor-led classroom training, self-study, or as a professional reference, the book is written with the user in mind by a long-time AutoCAD professional and instructor.

  • Strips away complexities and reduces AutoCAD to easy-to-understand, basic concepts
  • Teaches the essentials of operating AutoCAD that build student confidence
  • Documents commands with step-by-step explanations, including what the student needs to type in and how AutoCAD responds
  • Includes new exercises and projects for the AutoCAD 2021 version
About the authors xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xix
Level 1
Chapters 1--19
1 AutoCAD fundamentals---Part I
1.1 Introduction and basic commands
4(1)
Create Objects
4(1)
Edit/Modify Objects
4(1)
View Objects
5(1)
1.2 The AutoCAD environment
5(4)
1.3 Interacting with AutoCAD
9(2)
Method 1 Type in the commands on the command line
9(1)
Method 2 Use the Ribbon tabs, Panels, and Tools
10(1)
1.4 Practicing the create objects commands
11(6)
Line
12(1)
Circle
12(2)
Arc
14(1)
Rectangle
15(2)
1.5 View objects
17(2)
Zoom
17(1)
Pan
18(1)
Regen
18(1)
1.6 Practicing the Edit/Modify objects commands
19(9)
Erase
19(1)
Move
20(1)
Copy
21(1)
Rotate
21(1)
Scale
22(1)
Trim
23(1)
Extend
24(1)
Offset
25(1)
Mirror
26(1)
Fillet
27(1)
1.7 Selection methods
28(2)
1.8 Drawing accuracy---part 1
30(1)
Ortho (F8)
30(1)
1.9 Drawing accuracy---part 2
30(2)
OSNAPs
30(1)
ENDpoint
30(1)
MIDpoint
30(1)
CENter
30(1)
QUADrant
31(1)
INTersection
31(1)
PERPendicular
31(1)
1.10 OSNAP drafting settings
32(10)
Summary
33(1)
Review questions
34(1)
Exercises
34(8)
2 AutoCAD fundamentals---Part II
2.1 GRIPS
42(1)
2.2 Units and scale
43(1)
2.3 Snap and Grid
43(2)
To set Snap
44(1)
To set Grid
44(1)
2.4 Cartesian coordinate system
45(1)
2.5 Geometric data entry
45(4)
Dynamic Input
45(2)
Manual Input
47(2)
2.6 Inquiry commands
49(4)
Quick
49(1)
Area
49(2)
Distance
51(1)
List
52(1)
ID
52(1)
Radius and Angle
52(1)
2.7 Additional drafting commands
53(27)
Explode
53(1)
Polygon
54(2)
Drawing challenge---star
56(1)
Ellipse
56(1)
Chamfer
57(1)
Templates
58(1)
Limits
59(1)
Save
59(1)
Help files
59(4)
TANgent OSNAP
63(1)
Time
64(1)
Drawing the star
65(1)
Summary
65(1)
Review questions
66(1)
Exercises
66(14)
Spotlight On: Architecture
3 Layers, colors, linetypes, and properties
3.1 Introduction to layers
80(5)
What are layers?
80(1)
Why use them?
80(1)
Creating and deleting layers
81(1)
Making a layer current
81(1)
Assigning layer colors
81(1)
Index Color
82(1)
True Color
82(1)
Color Books
83(1)
Layer Freeze/Thaw and On/Off
83(2)
Layer Lock/Unlock
85(1)
3.2 Introduction to linetypes
85(2)
3.3 Introduction to properties
87(3)
Properties palette
87(2)
Match Properties
89(1)
Layers and the Ribbon
89(1)
3.4 In-class drawing project: floor plan layout
90(12)
Basic file preparation
91(1)
Starting the floor plan
91(1)
Drawing the inner wall geometry
91(2)
Drawing the doors and windows
93(1)
Doors
94(1)
Windows
94(1)
Summary
95(1)
Review questions
95(1)
Exercises
96(6)
4 Text, mtext, editing, and style
4.1 Introduction to text and mtext
102(1)
4.2 Text (single line)
102(1)
Editing Text
103(1)
4.3 Mtext
103(5)
Formatting mtext
104(3)
Toolbar text editing
107(1)
4.4 Style
108(2)
4.5 Spell check
110(1)
4.6 In-Class drawing project: adding text and furniture to floor plan layout
111(15)
NEArest OSNAP
113(1)
Summary
114(1)
Review questions
114(1)
Exercises
114(12)
Spotlight On: Mechanical Engineering
5 Hatch patterns
5.1 Introduction to Hatch
126(1)
Architecture
126(1)
Civil engineering
126(1)
Mechanical engineering
126(1)
5.2 Hatch procedures
126(4)
Step 1 Pick the Hatch pattern you want to use
126(2)
Step 2 Indicate where you want the pattern to go
128(1)
Step 3 Fine-Tune the pattern by adjusting scale and angle (if necessary)
129(1)
Step 4 Watch the Preview of the pattern and accept it if it is OK
129(1)
5.3 Working with Hatch patterns
130(3)
Exploding Hatch patterns
130(1)
Hatch pattern layers and colors
130(1)
Advanced Hatch topics
131(2)
5.4 Gradient and solid fill
133(1)
Solid fill
133(1)
5.5 SuperHatch
133(3)
5.6 In-Class drawing project: adding Hatch to floor plan layout
136(10)
Summary
136(1)
Review questions
137(1)
Exercises
138(8)
6 Dimensions
6.1 Introduction to dimensions
146(1)
6.2 Types of dimensions
146(14)
Linear dimensions
147(1)
Aligned dimension
148(1)
Diameter dimension
149(1)
Radius dimension
150(1)
Angular dimension
151(1)
Continuous dimensions
152(1)
Baseline dimensions
153(1)
Leader and multileader
154(1)
Leader
155(1)
Multileader
156(3)
Secondary dimensions
159(1)
6.3 Editing dimensions
160(1)
6.4 Customizing dimensions
161(5)
Dimstyle
161(2)
Step 1 Change the units of the dimensions
163(1)
Step 2 Change the font of the dimensions
163(1)
Step 3 Change the arrowheads of the dimensions
164(1)
Step 4 Change the fit (size) of the dimensions
164(2)
6.5 Center marks and centerlines
166(2)
6.6 In-Class drawing project: adding dimensions to floor plan layout
168(12)
Summary
169(1)
Review questions
169(1)
Exercises
169(11)
Spotlight On: Interior Design
7 Blocks, Wblocks, dynamic blocks, groups, and purge
7.1 Introduction to blocks
180(2)
Blocks versus the wblock command
180(1)
Creating a block
180(2)
7.2 Insert
182(2)
7.3 Purge
184(1)
7.4 Wblocks
185(2)
Retain
186(1)
Convert to block
186(1)
Delete from drawing
186(1)
Inserting blocks from other files or entire dwg files
186(1)
7.5 Dynamic blocks
187(11)
Actions and parameters
187(5)
Visibility
192(6)
7.6 Groups
198(14)
Summary
202(1)
Review questions
203(1)
Exercises
203(9)
8 Polar, rectangular, and path arrays
8.1 Polar array
212(5)
Steps in creating a polar array
212(2)
Additional operations with polar array
214(3)
8.2 Rectangular array
217(3)
Steps in creating a rectangular array
217(2)
Additional operations with rectangular array
219(1)
8.3 Path array
220(3)
Steps in creating a path array
220(1)
Additional operations with path array
221(2)
8.4 In-class drawing project: mechanical device
223(15)
Summary
226(1)
Review questions
227(1)
Exercises
227(11)
Spotlight On: Electrical Engineering
9 Basic printing and output
9.1 Introduction to printing and plotting
238(1)
9.2 The essentials
238(3)
What printer or plotter to use
239(1)
What paper size to use
239(1)
What area to plot
239(1)
At what scale to plot
240(1)
What pen settings to use
240(1)
What orientation to use
241(1)
What offset to use
241(1)
Miscellaneous
241(1)
9.3 The plot dialog box
241(3)
Preview
243(1)
9.4 Page setup manager
244(6)
Summary
245(1)
Review questions
246(1)
Exercise
246(4)
10 Advanced output---Paper Space
10.1 Introduction to Paper Space
250(1)
What is Paper Space?
250(1)
10.2 Paper Space concepts
251(39)
Layouts
251(5)
Viewports
256(1)
Floating Model Space
257(1)
Modifying the Viewport
258(1)
Polygonal Viewport
259(2)
Scaling
261(2)
Layers
263(1)
Lock VP
264(2)
Hiding the VP
266(1)
Text and dims
267(2)
Annotation and Annotative Objects
269(9)
Summary
278(1)
Review questions
279(1)
Exercises
279(11)
Level 1 Answers to review questions
Level 2
Chapters 11--20
11 Advanced linework
11.1 Introduction to advanced linework
290(1)
11.2 Pline (polyline)
290(6)
Pedit
291(1)
Exploding a pline
292(1)
Additional pline options
292(2)
Boundary
294(2)
11.3 Xline (construction line)
296(2)
11.4 Ray
298(1)
11.5 Spline
298(2)
11.6 Mline (multiline)
300(6)
Modifying the mline
300(1)
Mlstyle (multiline style)
301(3)
Mledit (Multiline Edit)
304(2)
Other Mline properties
306(1)
11.7 Sketch
306(4)
Applications of sketch
308(1)
GEOmetric center OSNAP
309(1)
11.8 Level 2 drawing project (1 of 10): architectural floor plan
310(12)
Summary
311(1)
Review questions
312(1)
Exercises
312(10)
Spotlight On: Civil Engineering
12 Advanced layers
12.1 Introduction to advanced layers
322(1)
12.2 Script files
322(1)
12.3 Layer State Manager
323(3)
12.4 Layer filtering
326(2)
12.5 Layer Freeze, Isolate, and Walk
328(2)
Layer Freeze
329(1)
Layer Isolate
329(1)
Layer Walk
329(1)
12.6 Level 2 drawing project (2 of 10): architectural floor plan
330(7)
Summary
334(1)
Review questions
335(1)
Exercises
335(2)
13 Advanced dimensions
13.1 Introduction to advanced dimensions
337(1)
13.2 Dimension Style Manager
338(9)
Lines tab
339(1)
Symbols and Arrows tab
340(1)
Text tab
340(2)
Fit tab
342(1)
Primary Units tab
342(1)
Alternate Units tab
343(2)
Tolerances tab
345(2)
13.3 Introduction to constraints
347(1)
13.4 Geometric constraints
347(4)
Types of geometric constraints
347(1)
Adding geometric constraints
348(1)
Hiding, showing, and deleting geometric constraints
349(2)
13.5 Dimensional constraints
351(2)
Working with dimensional constraints
351(2)
13.6 Dimension-driven design
353(1)
13.7 Level 2 drawing project (3 of 10): architectural floor plan
354(10)
Summary
354(2)
Review questions
356(1)
Exercises
356(8)
Spotlight On: Aerospace Engineering
14 Options, Shortcuts, CUI, Design Center, and Express Tools
14.1 Options
364(17)
Files tab
365(1)
Display tab
366(2)
Open and Save tab
368(3)
Plot and Publish tab
371(2)
System tab
373(2)
User Preferences tab
375(2)
Drafting tab
377(2)
3D Modeling tab
379(1)
Selection tab
379(2)
14.2 Shortcuts
381(3)
PGP File
382(1)
Altering the PGP File
383(1)
14.3 Customize User Interface
384(1)
14.4 Design Center
384(6)
14.5 Express tools
390(4)
Blocks Tools
391(1)
Modify tools
392(1)
Layout Tools
393(1)
Draw Tools
393(1)
Dimension Tools
394(1)
Web tools
394(1)
14.6 Level 2 drawing project (4 of 10): Architectural floor plan
394(6)
Summary
396(1)
Review questions
397(1)
Exercises
397(3)
15 Advanced design and file management tools
15.1 Introduction to advanced design and file management tools
400(1)
15.2 Align
400(2)
15.3 Action recording
402(2)
15.4 Audit and recover
404(1)
15.5 Blend
405(1)
15.6 Break and join
406(2)
Break, Method 1
406(1)
Single Break, Method 2
407(1)
Join
408(1)
15.7 CAD standards
408(2)
15.8 Calculator
410(1)
15.9 Defpoints
410(1)
15.10 Divide and point style
411(1)
15.11 Donut
412(1)
15.12 Draw order
413(1)
15.13 eTransmit
413(3)
15.14 Filter
416(2)
15.15 Hyperlink
418(2)
15.16 Lengthen
420(1)
15.17 Object snap tracking
420(1)
15.18 Overkill
421(1)
15.19 Point and node
421(1)
15.20 Publish
422(1)
15.21 Raster
423(1)
15.22 Revcloud
424(1)
15.23 Sheet sets
425(4)
15.24 Selection methods
429(1)
15.25 Stretch
430(1)
15.26 System variables
431(1)
15.27 Tables
432(2)
15.28 Tool palette
434(3)
15.29 UCS and crosshair rotation
437(2)
Method 1
437(2)
Method 2
439(1)
15.30 Window tiling
439(1)
15.31 Wipeout
440(4)
15.32 Level 2 drawing project (5 of 10): architectural floor plan
444(12)
Summary
445(1)
Review questions
446(1)
Exercises
446(10)
Spotlight On: Chemical Engineering
16 Importing and exporting data
16.1 Introduction to importing and exporting data
456(1)
16.2 Importing and exporting to and from MS office applications
456(3)
Word into AutoCAD
456(1)
AutoCAD into word
456(1)
Excel into AutoCAD
457(1)
AutoCAD into Excel
458(1)
PowerPoint into AutoCAD
459(1)
AutoCAD into PowerPoint
459(1)
16.3 Screen shots
459(1)
16.4 JPGs
459(1)
16.5 PDFs
460(2)
16.6 Other CAD software
462(1)
16.7 Exporting and the save as feature
463(2)
16.8 Inserting and OLE
465(1)
16.9 Level 2 drawing project (6 of 10): architectural floor plan
466(4)
Summary
467(1)
Review questions
468(1)
Exercise
468(2)
17 External references (xrefs)
17.1 Introduction to xrefs
470(1)
What is an xref?
470(1)
Why do we need an xref? What is the benefit?
470(1)
17.2 Using xrefs
470(4)
17.3 Layers in xrefs
474(1)
17.4 Editing and reloading xrefs
474(3)
17.5 Multiple xrefs
477(1)
17.6 Ribbon and xrefs
478(1)
17.7 Level 2 drawing project (7 of 10): architectural floor plan
478(8)
Summary
478(1)
Review questions
479(1)
Exercise
480(6)
Spotlight On: Biomedical Engineering
18 Attributes
18.1 Introduction to attributes
486(1)
18.2 Creating the design
486(1)
18.3 Creating the attribute definitions
487(2)
18.4 Creating the attribute block
489(1)
18.5 Attribute properties and editing
490(1)
Exploding attributes
491(1)
Inserting attributes
491(1)
18.6 Attribute extraction
491(5)
18.7 Invisible attributes
496(1)
18.8 Level 2 drawing project (8 of 10): architectural floor plan
497(5)
Summary
498(1)
Review questions
498(2)
Exercise
500(2)
19 Advanced output and pen settings
19.1 Introduction to advanced output and pen settings
502(1)
19.2 Setting standards
502(1)
19.3 The CTB file
502(5)
Step 1
506(1)
Step 2
506(1)
Step 3
507(1)
19.4 Additional CTB file features
507(1)
19.5 Lineweight VISIBILITY Settings
508(2)
19.6 Level 2 drawing project (9 of 10): architectural floor plan
510(10)
Summary
512(1)
Review questions
512(1)
Exercise
512(8)
Spotlight On: Drafting, CAD Management, Teaching, and Consulting
20 Isometric drawing
20.1 Introduction to graphical projection
520(1)
Types of projections
520(1)
20.2 Isometric projection
520(2)
Why use isometric projection instead of 3D?
521(1)
When not to use isometric perspective
522(1)
20.3 Basic technique
522(3)
20.4 Ellipses in isometric drawing
525(1)
20.5 Text and dimensions in isometric drawing
526(3)
20.6 Level 2 drawing project (10 of 10): architectural floor plan
529(21)
Summary
534(1)
Review questions
534(1)
Exercises
534(16)
Level 2 Answers to review questions
Level 3
Chapters 21--30
21 3D Basics
21.1 Axes, Planes, and Faces
550(1)
21.2 3D Workspaces, Ribbon, Toolbars, and 3D Options
550(2)
21.3 Entering and Exiting 3D
552(2)
21.4 Projecting into 3D
554(6)
Method 1 (New)
556(1)
Method 2 (Classic)
556(4)
21.5 3D Dynamic Views
560(1)
21.6 Extrude
561(1)
21.7 Visual Styles: Hide and Shade
562(4)
21.8 Viewcube and Navigation Bar
566(8)
Summary
569(1)
Review Questions
569(1)
Exercises
570(4)
22 Object Manipulation
22.1 Introduction to Object Manipulation
574(20)
Rotate3D
574(1)
3Drotate (Gizmo)
575(1)
Mirror3D
576(3)
3Darray
579(4)
3Dscale
583(2)
3Dmove
585(1)
Fillets and Chamfers in 3D
586(3)
Summary
589(1)
Review Questions
589(1)
Exercises
589(5)
23 Boolean operations and primitives
23.1 Introduction to boolean operations
594(8)
Union
594(1)
Subtract
595(3)
Intersect
598(4)
23.2 Introduction to primitives
602(5)
Box
602(1)
Wedge
602(2)
Cone
604(1)
Sphere
604(1)
Cylinder
605(1)
Torus
606(1)
Pyramid
606(1)
23.3 Applying primitives
607(7)
Summary
607(1)
Review questions
608(1)
Exercises
608(6)
24 Solid Modeling
24.1 Introduction to Solid Modeling
614(28)
Revolve
614(7)
Shell
621(1)
Taper
622(4)
Loft
626(6)
Path Extrusion
632(2)
Sweep
634(2)
Summary
636(1)
Review questions
636(1)
Exercises
637(5)
25 Advanced Solids, Faces, and Edges
25.1 Introduction To Advanced Solids, Faces, And Edges
642(6)
Polysolid
642(1)
Helix
643(1)
3D Path Array
644(2)
3Dalign
646(2)
25.2 Working With Faces
648(6)
Delete Faces
648(2)
Move Faces
650(1)
Copy Faces
650(2)
Offset Faces
652(1)
Rotate Faces
653(1)
Color Faces
654(1)
25.3 Working With Edges
654(10)
Color Edges
654(1)
Copy Edges
654(3)
Summary
657(1)
Review questions
657(1)
Exercises
657(7)
26 Surfaces and meshes
26.1 Introduction to Surfaces and Meshes
664(1)
26.2 Surfacing Commands
664(10)
Planar Surface
664(1)
Region
665(1)
Rulesurf
666(2)
Tabsurf
668(2)
Revsurf
670(1)
Edgesurf
671(2)
3Dface and 3Dmesh
673(1)
26.3 Smooth Mesh Primitives
674(14)
Mesh Modification 1 Smoothness
676(2)
Mesh Modification 3 Additional Tools
678(2)
Summary
680(1)
Review questions
680(1)
Exercises
680(8)
27 Slicing, sectioning, layouts, and vports
27.1 Introduction to slicing, sectioning, layouts, and vports
688(1)
27.2 Slicing and sectioning
688(3)
Slice
688(2)
Section
690(1)
27.3 Layouts and details
691(7)
Additional layout options
697(1)
27.4 Flatten and flatshot
698(6)
Flatten
699(1)
Flatshot
700(4)
27.5 Vports
704(8)
Summary
706(1)
Review questions
706(1)
Exercise
707(5)
28 Advanced UCS, Views, Text, and Dimensions in 3D
28.1 Introduction To Advanced Ucs, Views, Text, And Dimensions In 3d
712(1)
28.2 Advanced Ucs
712(8)
UCS
712(1)
World
713(1)
UCS Previous
713(1)
Face UCS
714(1)
Object
715(1)
View
715(1)
Origin
715(1)
Z-Axis Vector
716(1)
3D Point
717(1)
X, Y, and Z
718(1)
Named UCS
718(2)
28.3 Views And View Manager
720(2)
28.4 Text And Dimensions In 3d
722(6)
Summary
722(1)
Review questions
723(1)
Exercise
723(5)
29 Dview, camera, walk and fly, path animation
29.1 Dynamic view
728(4)
Camera
728(1)
Target
729(1)
Distance
729(1)
Points
729(1)
Pan
729(1)
Zoom
730(1)
Twist
730(1)
Clip
730(1)
Hide
731(1)
Off
732(1)
Undo
732(1)
29.2 Cameras
732(3)
29.3 Walk and fly
735(4)
29.4 Path animation
739(11)
Summary
742(1)
Review questions
742(1)
Exercises
743(7)
30 Lighting and rendering
30.1 Introduction to lighting and rendering
750(1)
30.2 Lighting
750(10)
Point light
751(1)
Spotlight
752(1)
Distant light
753(3)
Shadows, sun, and sky
756(4)
30.3 Materials and rendering
760(13)
Materials
760(2)
Rendering
762(2)
Summary
764(1)
Review questions
765(3)
Exercise
768(5)
Level 3 Answers to review questions
Appendix A Additional information on AutoCAD 773(8)
Appendix B Other CAD software, design and analysis tools, and concepts 781(6)
Appendix C File extensions 787(2)
Appendix D Custom linetypes and hatch patterns 789(4)
Appendix E Principles of CAD management 793(6)
Appendix F AutoLISP basics and advanced customization tools 799(6)
Appendix C PC hardware, printers/plotters, networks, and the cloud 805(6)
Appendix H What are kernels? 811(2)
Appendix I Lighting, rendering, effects, and animation 813(2)
Appendix J 3D printing 815(4)
Appendix K AutoCAD certification exams 819(4)
Appendix L AutoCAD employment 823(2)
Appendix M The future of AutoCAD 825(4)
Index 829
Elliot Gindis is the founding author of the Up and Running with AutoCAD series of textbooks. He is a former AutoCAD drafter and designer who got his start in New York City in 1996 and has logged in over 25,000 hours of screen time with a wide variety of architecture and engineering companies. From 1999 to 2008 he was on staff with the Pratt Institute of Design and as visiting instructor at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced (3D) AutoCAD classes. He was also the president of Vertical Technologies Consulting and Design, an AutoCAD training firm, and has advised, consulted, or assisted more than 60 companies nationwide in using and optimizing AutoCAD. Elliot was part of the AutoDesk Developers Network and was a Certified Technical Trainer. He published the first edition of the Up and Running textbook with Elsevier in 2010, and has supported each subsequent edition until 2020, when Robert Kaebisch took over full-time. Elliot currently resides in the Los Angeles area, and is an engineer in the defense industry. Robert Kaebisch is a professional licensed architect and instructor in the Construction Sciences Group: Architectural/Structural Engineering Technician Program at Gateway Technical College. He teaches a variety of courses including and related to: architecture, construction, residential design and code, commercial design and code, mechanical systems, conflict resolution in construction and building inspections. He teaches a variety of different software in those courses including AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and MS-Office products.