Introduction
1.Getting Started
Chapter Objectives
Key Terms
System Requirements
Operating System
Hard Disk:300MB are reguired for installation
User Interface
Drawing Area
The Command Window
Text Window
Status Bar
Menu Bar
Right-Mouse Click
Toolbars
Tool Palettes
Dialog Boxes
AutoCAD 2004 Help
Process Overview:Accessing Online Help
Exercise 1:Working with the User Interface
Chapter Summary
2.Creating New Drawings
Chapter Objectives
The new Command
Process Overview:Startup Options
Process Overview:Advanced Setup Wizard
The UNITS Command
Process Overview:Setting Drawing Units
Drawing Limits
Key Term:X,Y Coordinate
Process Overview:Setting Drawing Limits
Opening an Existing Drawing
Process Overview:Open an Existing Drawing
Partially Opening an Existing Drawing
Key tems:Views and Layers
Process Overview:Partial Open a Drawing
Exercise 1:Drawing Wizard
Exercise 2:Partial Open
Chapter Summary
3.Controlling the Display Area
Chapter Objectives
The PAN Command
Process Overview:Real-time Pan
The ZOOM Command
Zoom Window
Process Overview:Zoom Window
Zoom Realtime
Process Overview:Zoom Realtime
Zoom Extents
Zoom Previous
The Wheel Mouse
Process Overview:Wheel Mouse
Exercise 1:Using Zoom and Pan
Named Views
Process Overview:Creating Named Views
Exercise 2:Restoring a Named View
Exercise 3:Defining a Named View
Chapter Summary
4.Creating Objects
Chapter Objectives
Line Objects
Process Overview:Creating Lines
The UNDO Command
Drafting Settings
Grid
Snap
Process Overview:Grid and Snap
Exercise 1:Grid and Snap
Ortho
Coordinate Point Entry
The Cartesian Coordinate System
The World Coordinate System
Absolute Coordinate Input
Exercise 2:Absolute Coordinate Input
Relative Coordinates
Exercise 3:Relative Coordinate Input
Polar Coordinates
Exercise 4:Polar Coordinate Input
Polar Tracking and Polar Snap
Polar Tracking
Process Overview:Set Polar Tracking
PolarSnap
Process Overview:Set PolarSnap
Direct Distance Entry
Exercise 5:Direct Distance Entry
Drawing Rectangles
Key Terms:RECTANGLE Command
Exercise 6:Drawing Rectangles
Chapter Summary
5.Layers
Chapter Objectives
Layer Properties Manager
Feature overview
Exercise 1:Creating Layers
Exercise 2:Working with Layers
Chapter Summary
6.Object Selection
Chaper Objectives
Pickbox Selection
Windows Selection
Crossing Selection
Window Polygon
Crossing Polygon
Fence Selection
Add and Remove Objects
Object Cycling
Select All Objects
Previous and Last Options
Exercise 1:Object Selection
Exercise 2:Implied Selection
Chapter Summary
7.Drawing Commands
Chapter Objectives
The CIRCLE Command
Center Radius Option
Center Diameter Option
(2P)Two Point Circles Option
(3P)Three Point Circles Option
(TTR)Tangent Tangent Radius Option
Exercise 1:Center-Radius/Diameter Circles
Exercise 2:(2P)Two-Point Circles
The ELLIPSE Command
Axis Endpoint:Distance Option
Axis Endpoint:Rotation Options
Center Option
Isocircle Option
Exercise 3:Ellipses
Object Snap(OSNAP)
Object Snap Modes
Process Overview:Override Object Snap Mode
Process Overview:Running Object Snaps
AutoSnap
Exercise 4:Using OSNAP
The POLYLINE Command
Key Terms
Process Overview:Line Segments
Process Overview:Line and Arc Segments
Exercise 5:Using Polylines
Exercise 6:More Polyline Practice
The ARC Command
Methods of Drawing Arcs
Exercise 7:Drawing Arcs
The SPLINE Command
Exercise 8:Placing a Spline
Chapter Summary
8.Editing Commands
Chapter Objectives
Construction Lines
Exercise 1:Construction Lines
The TRIM and EXTEND Commands
The TRIM Command
Procedure-To extend an object
Exercise 2:The TRIM Command
Front Detail
Switch Side Detail
The OFFSET Command
Process Overview:Offset an object by specifying a distance
Process Overview:Offset an object through a point
Exercise 3:Switch Front Detail
Exercise 4:Switch Plan View
The CHAMFER Command
Exercise 5:Creating Chamfers
The FILLET Command
Exercise 6:Creating Fillets
PEDIT(Polyline Edit)
Process Overview:PEDIT
Exercise 7:PEDIT
The COPY Command
Exercise 8:Copying Objects
The DIVIDE Command
Process Overview:Divide
Exercise 9:Divide and Copy
The MIRROR Command
Exercise 10:Mirroring Objects
The ARRAY Command
Process Overview:ARRAY
To create a rectangular array
To create a polar array
Exercise 11:Arraying Objects
Chapter Summary
9.BOUNDARY HATCH and FILL
Chapter Objectives
Hatching
BHATCH Command
Process Overview Boundary Hatch
Key Terms:BHATCH
Key Terms:Gradient Fill
Exercise 1:BHATCH
Chapter Summary
10.Text and Text Styles
Chapter Objectives
Text Styles
Creating a Text Style
Key Terms
Process Overview:Determining Text Height
Single-Line Text
Process Overview:Text Justification
Process Overview:Single-line Text
Exercise 1:Single-Line Text
Exercise 2:Text Properties Changes
Multiline Text
Multiline Text Editor
Key Terms and Features
Multiline Text Editor Shortcut Menus
Process Overview:Multiline Text
Exercise 3:Multiline Text
Chapter Summary
11.Dimensioning
Chapter Objectives
Dimension Styles
Dimension Style Manager
Key Terms and Features
New Dimension Style Dialog Box
Lines and Arrows tab
Text tab
Fit tab
Primary Units tab
Alternate Units tab
Tolerances tab
Exercise 1:Create a Dimension Style
Creating Dimensions
Linear Dimensions
Process Overview:Horizontal or Vertical Dimensions
Aligned Dimensions
Process Overview:Aligned Dimensions
Angular Dimensions
Process Overview:Angular Dimensions
Diameter Dimensions
Process Overview:Diameter Dimensions
Radius Dimensions
Process Overview:Radius Dimensions
Continue Dimensions
Process Overview:Continued Dimensions
Baseline Dimensions
Process Overview:Baseline Dimensions
Quick Dimension(QDIM)
Process Overview:Quick Dimensions
Exercise 2:Placing Dimensions
Quick Leader(QLEADER)
Annotation tab
Leader Line&Arrow tab
Attachment tab
Chapter Summary
12.Inquiry Commands
Chapter Objectives
The DISTANCE Command
Process Overview:Distance
The AREA Command
Process Overview:Area by Points
Process Overview:Area by Object
Process Overview:Subtract an Area
Exercise 1:Calculate and Subtract Area
Region/Mass Properties
Exercise 2:Calculate Region Mass properties
The LIST Command
Process Overview:LIST Command
Locate Point(ID Point)
The STATUS Command
The TIME Command
Exercise 3:Using the Inquiry commands
Chapter Summary
13.Grip Modes
Chapter Objectives
Process Overview:Controlling Grip Appearance
Grip States and Grip Modes
Stretch
Move
Rotate
Scale
Mirror
Splines
Exercise 1:Grip Editing
Chapter Summary
14.Sharing Design Content
Chapter Objectives
Multiple Design Environment
Process Overview:Using MDE
Using the Clipboard
Key Terms
Exercise 1:Using MDE
Process Overview:Copying Properties between Drawings
Using Blocks and Wblocks
Key Terms:Blocks
Process Overview:Make Block
Process Overview:WBLOCK from Selected Objects
Process Overview:WBLOCK from Existing Block
Inserting Blocks
Process Overview:Inserting a Block
Process Overview:Inserting a Drawing as a Block
Exercise 2:Creating Blocks
DesignCenter
The DesignCenter Window
The Tree View(Left Panel)
Folders Tab
Open Drawings Tab
History Tab
DC Online Tab
Bookmark Frequently Used Content
Content Area(Right Panel)
The DesignCenter Toolbars
Process Overview:Insert Block
Tool Palettes
Process Overview:Adding Content from DesignCenter to Tool Palette
From DesignCenter to Tool Palette
Exercise 3:Creating and Loading Tool Palettes
Chapter Summary
15.Plotting
Chapter Objectives
Plotting Drawings
Plot Device Tab:Key Features
Plot Settings Tab:Key features
Process Overview:Plotting Model Space
Exercise 1:Model Space Plot
Exercise 2:Paper Space Plot
Chapter Summary
16.Isometric Drafting
Chapter Objectives
Isometric Planes
Process Overview:Turning on Isoplane
Process Overview:Drawing Isometric Circles
Exercise 1:Drawing with Isoplanes and Isocircles
Exercise 2:Isometric Assembly
Chapter Summary
Appendix 1
Challenge Exercise
Coordinate Input and Draw Commands
Challenge Exercise
Editing Commands
Challenge Exercise
Dimensions
Challenge Exercise
Blocks and Palettes
Challenge Exercise
Plotting
Appendix 2
Challenge Exercise
Coordinate Input and Draw Commands
Exercise Objectives
Pump Parts Drawing
Draw the Water Pump Piston
Draw the Seal Ring(Plan)
Draw the Seal Ring(Elevation)
Draw the Ball Valve
Draw the Valve Seat(Plan view)
Adding Layers
Challenge Exercise Summary
Challenge Exercise
Editing Commans
Exercise Ojectives
Pump Body Drawing
Challenge Exercise Summary
Challenge Exercise
Dimensioning a Drawing
Challenge Exercise Summary
Challenge Exercise
Blocks
Creating Blocks
Inserting Blocks
Challenge Exercise
Plotting