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    AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2011

    Fundamentals Part 1

    Student Guide

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    AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT 2011Fundamentals Part 1

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    Preface ..................................................................................................vii

    Chapter 1 Getting Started with AutoCAD ........................................1-1

    1.1 Starting AutoCAD ..................................................................1-3

    1.2 AutoCADs User Interface.....................................................1-4

    1.3 Working with Commands......................................................1-8

    1.4 AutoCADs Cartesian Workspace ......................................1-17

    1.5 Opening an Existing Drawing File......................................1-19Practice 1a Opening a Drawing........................................... 1-22

    1.6 Viewing Your Drawing.........................................................1-23Practice 1b Viewing a Drawing............................................ 1-28

    1.7 Saving Your Work................................................................1-29Practice 1c Saving a Drawing File....................................... 1-31

    Chapter 2 Basic Drawing & Editing Commands .............................2-1

    2.1 Drawing Lines ........................................................................2-3

    2.2 Erasing Objects .....................................................................2-5

    2.3 Drawing Lines with Polar Tracking......................................2-6

    2.4 Drawing Rectangles ..............................................................2-8

    2.5 Drawing Circles......................................................................2-9

    2.6 Undo and Redo Actions......................................................2-12Practice 2a Basic Drawing and Editing Commands ............ 2-13

    Chapter 3 Projects - Creating a Simple Drawing.............................3-1

    3.1 Create a Simple Drawing.......................................................3-3

    3.2 Create Simple Shapes...........................................................3-4

    Chapter 4 Drawing Precision in AutoCAD.......................................4-1

    4.1 Using Running Object Snaps...............................................4-3Practice 4a Using Object Snaps............................................ 4-7

    4.2 Using Object Snap Overrides...............................................4-9Practice 4b Object Snap Overrides ..................................... 4-12

    4.3 Polar Tracking at Angles.....................................................4-13Practice 4c Polar Tracking................................................... 4-15

    4.4 Object Snap Tracking..........................................................4-17Practice 4d Object Snap Tracking I ..................................... 4-19Practice 4e Object Snap Tracking II .................................... 4-21

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    4.5 Drawing with Snap and Grid (Optional).............................4-23Practice 4f Placing Objects on a Drawing ........................... 4-25

    Chapter 5 Making Changes in Your Drawing ..................................5-1

    5.1 Selecting Objects for Editing................................................5-3Practice 5a Selecting Objects................................................ 5-5

    5.2 Moving Objects......................................................................5-6

    5.3 Copying Objects....................................................................5-8

    5.4 Rotating Objects..................................................................5-10

    5.5 Scaling Objects....................................................................5-11

    5.6 Mirroring Objects.................................................................5-12Practice 5b Modifying Objects ............................................. 5-13

    5.7 Editing with Grips................................................................5-18Practice 5c Editing with Grips (Basic).................................. 5-22Practice 5d Editing with Grips (Advanced) .......................... 5-23

    Chapter 6 Projects - Making Your Drawings More Precise............6-1

    6.1 Schematic Project: Electronics Diagram.............................6-3

    6.2 Architectural Project: Landscape ........................................6-4

    6.3 Mechanical Project (with Polar & Tracking)........................6-6

    6.4 Mechanical Project: Surge Protector...................................6-7

    6.5 Mechanical Project: Satellite ................................................6-8

    Chapter 7 Organizing Your Drawing with Layers............................7-1

    7.1 Creating New Drawings With Templates.............................7-3Practice 7a Using a Template to Start a Drawing.................. 7-6

    7.2 What are Layers?...................................................................7-8

    7.3 Layer States .........................................................................7-11Practice 7b Working with Layers and Layer States ............. 7-13

    7.4 Changing an Objects Layer ...............................................7-15Practice 7c Changing an Objects Layer.............................. 7-17

    Chapter 8 Advanced Object Types...................................................8-1

    8.1 Drawing Arcs..........................................................................8-3Practice 8a Drawing an Arc ................................................... 8-5

    8.2 Drawing Polylines..................................................................8-7

    8.3 Editing Polylines....................................................................8-9Practice 8b Drawing and Editing Polylines .......................... 8-14

    8.4 Drawing Polygons ...............................................................8-18Practice 8c Drawing Polygons............................................. 8-20

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    8.5 Drawing Ellipses..................................................................8-21Practice 8d Drawing Ellipses ............................................... 8-23

    Chapter 9 Getting Information from Your Drawing.........................9-1

    9.1 Working with Object Properties ...........................................9-3Practice 9a Mechanical - Working with Object Properties... 9-10Practice 9b Architectural - Working with Object Properties . 9-11

    9.2 Measuring Objects...............................................................9-13Practice 9c Architectural - Measuring Objects..................... 9-20Practice 9d Mechanical - Measuring Objects ...................... 9-21

    Chapter 10 Projects - Drawing Organization & Information.........10-1

    10.1 Architectural Project ...........................................................10-3

    10.2 Mechanical Project ..............................................................10-5

    10.3 Civil Project..........................................................................10-7

    Chapter 11 Advanced Editing Commands.....................................11-1

    11.1 Trimming and Extending Objects ......................................11-3Practice 11a Extending and Trimming Objects.................... 11-6Practice 11b Trimming Objects on a Drawing ..................... 11-7Practice 11c Break at Point ................................................. 11-8

    11.2 Stretching Objects...............................................................11-9Practice 11d Stretching Objects ........................................ 11-11

    11.3 Creating Fillets and Chamfers..........................................11-12Practice 11e Filleting Objects ............................................ 11-15Practice 11f Chamfering Objects....................................... 11-16

    11.4 Offsetting Objects..............................................................11-17Practice 11g Offsetting Objects ......................................... 11-19

    11.5 Creating Arrays of Objects...............................................11-20Practice 11h Rectangular Array......................................... 11-24Practice 11i Polar Array ..................................................... 11-25

    Chapter 12 Inserting Blocks............................................................12-1

    12.1 What are Blocks?.................................................................12-3

    12.2 Inserting Blocks...................................................................12-5

    12.3 Working with Dynamic Blocks ...........................................12-7

    12.4 Inserting Blocks with DesignCenter ................................12-11Practice 12a Working with Blocks...................................... 12-14

    Chapter 13 Projects - Creating More Complex Objects................13-1

    13.1 Mechanical Project 1 - Plate ...............................................13-3

    13.2 Mechanical Project 2 - Gasket ............................................13-4

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    13.3 Mechanical Project 3 - Plate ...............................................13-5

    13.4 Mechanical Project 4 - Rocker Arm....................................13-6

    13.5 Architectural Project 1 - Floor Plan....................................13-7

    13.6 Architectural Project 2 - Floor Plan....................................13-9

    13.7 Civil Project - Parking Lot .................................................13-11

    Chapter 14 Setting Up a Layout......................................................14-1

    14.1 Printing Concepts................................................................14-3

    14.2 Working in Layouts .............................................................14-6

    14.3 Copying Layouts..................................................................14-9

    14.4 Creating Viewports............................................................14-11

    14.5 Guidelines for Layouts......................................................14-15Practice 14a Working With Layouts................................... 14-16

    Chapter 15 Printing Your Drawing..................................................15-115.1 Printing Layouts ..................................................................15-3

    15.2 Printing from the Model Tab ...............................................15-5Practice 15a Printing Layouts and Check Plots................... 15-9

    Chapter 16 Projects - Preparing to Print........................................16-1

    16.1 Mechanical Project ..............................................................16-3

    16.2 Architectural Project ...........................................................16-4

    Chapter 17 Text ................................................................................17-1

    17.1 Working with Annotations ..................................................17-3

    17.2 Adding Text in a Drawing....................................................17-5Practice 17a Adding Text in a Drawing................................ 17-9

    17.3 Modifying Multiline Text....................................................17-12Practice 17b Modifying Multiline Text ................................ 17-16

    17.4 Formatting Multiline Text..................................................17-18Practice 17c Formatting Multiline Text in a Drawing.......... 17-27

    17.5 Adding Notes with Leaders to Your Drawing..................17-31

    Practice 17d Adding Notes to Your Drawing ..................... 17-3817.6 Creating Tables..................................................................17-41

    Practice 17e Creating Tables ............................................ 17-48

    17.7 Modifying Tables ...............................................................17-50Practice 17f Modifying Tables............................................ 17-56

    Chapter 18 Hatching ........................................................................18-1

    18.1 Hatching ...............................................................................18-3

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    18.2 Editing Hatches..................................................................18-13Practice 18a Hatching Using the Tool Palettes ................. 18-17Practice 18b Hatching (Mechanical) .................................. 18-18Practice 18c Hatching (Architectural) ................................ 18-20

    Chapter 19 Adding Dimensions......................................................19-1

    19.1 Dimensioning Concepts......................................................19-3

    19.2 Adding Linear Dimensions .................................................19-4Practice 19a Adding Linear Dimensions (Architectural) ...... 19-8Practice 19b Adding Linear Dimensions (Mechanical) ...... 19-10

    19.3 Adding Radial & Angular Dimensions.............................19-12Practice 19c Adding Radial & Angular Dimensions .................... (Architectural)...................................................................... 19-16Practice 19d Adding Radial and Angular Dimensions ................ (Mechanical)........................................................................ 19-17

    19.4 Editing Dimensions ...........................................................19-18

    Practice 19e Editing Dimensions (Architectural)................ 19-23Practice 19f Editing Dimensions (Mechanical) .................. 19-24

    Chapter 20 Projects - Annotating Your Drawing...........................20-1

    20.1 Mechanical Project ..............................................................20-3

    20.2 Architectural Project 1 ........................................................20-4

    20.3 Architectural Project 2 ........................................................20-5

    20.4 Civil Project..........................................................................20-6

    Appendix A Skills Assessment Part 1.............................................A-1

    A.1 Skills Assessment Part 1 .....................................................A-3

    Index............................................................................................. Index-1

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    Preface ....................................................................................................v

    Chapter 1 Working Effectively with AutoCAD .................................1-1

    1.1 Creating a Custom Workspace.............................................1-3Practice 1a Setting Up Workspaces .................................... 1-11

    1.2 Using the Keyboard Effectively..........................................1-12Practice 1b Using the Keyboard Effectively......................... 1-15

    1.3 Object Creation, Selection, and Visibility..........................1-16Practice 1c Object Creation, Selection, and Visibility .......... 1-23

    1.4 Working in Multiple Drawings ............................................1-25

    1.5 Copying and Pasting between Drawings ..........................1-29Practice 1d Working in Multiple Drawings ........................... 1-31

    1.6 Using Grips Effectively .......................................................1-33Practice 1e Using Grips Effectively...................................... 1-38

    1.7 Additional Layer Tools........................................................1-39Practice 1f Layer Tools........................................................ 1-46

    Chapter 2 Accurate Positioning........................................................2-1

    2.1 Coordinate Entry....................................................................2-3Practice 2a Drawing Using Coordinate Entry ........................ 2-8

    2.2 Locating Points with Tracking..............................................2-9

    Practice 2b Locating Points with Tracking (Mechanical) ..... 2-11Practice 2c Locating Points with Tracking (Architectural) .... 2-12

    2.3 Construction Lines..............................................................2-13Practice 2d Construction Lines............................................ 2-15

    2.4 Placing Reference Points....................................................2-16Practice 2e Placing Points................................................... 2-19

    Chapter 3 Projects - Productivity Tools...........................................3-1

    3.1 Schematic Project - Purifier Unit..........................................3-3

    3.2 Mechanical Project - 2 Views................................................3-5

    3.3 Architectural/Civil Project - Formal Garden........................3-6

    3.4 Mechanical Project - Cover Plate .........................................3-7

    3.5 Architectural Project - Addition............................................3-8

    3.6 Mechanical Project - Block ...................................................3-9

    3.7 Mechanical Project - Plate ..................................................3-10

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    Chapter 4 Parametric Drawing..........................................................4-1

    4.1 Working with Constraints .....................................................4-3

    4.2 Geometric Constraints..........................................................4-4

    4.3 Dimensional Constraints ....................................................4-13Practice 4a Working with Constraints.................................. 4-20

    Chapter 5 Working with Blocks ........................................................5-1

    5.1 Creating Blocks .....................................................................5-3

    5.2 Editing Blocks........................................................................5-9Practice 5a Create and Edit Blocks ..................................... 5-12

    5.3 Removing Unused Elements..............................................5-16Practice 5b Purging ............................................................. 5-18

    5.4 Adding Blocks to Tool Palettes..........................................5-19

    5.5 Modifying Tool Properties in Tool Palettes.......................5-22

    Practice 5c Modifying Tool Properties ................................. 5-25

    Chapter 6 Projects - Creating and Organizing Blocks....................6-1

    6.1 Mechanical Project - Control Panel......................................6-3

    6.2 Architectural Project - Furniture Layout..............................6-4

    6.3 Civil Project - Utility Layout..................................................6-5

    Chapter 7 Creating Templates ..........................................................7-1

    7.1 Why Use Templates?.............................................................7-3

    7.2 Controlling Units Display......................................................7-67.3 Creating New Layers...........................................................7-10

    7.4 Adding Standard Layouts to Templates............................7-17

    7.5 Saving Templates ................................................................7-24Practice 7a Saving a Template............................................ 7-26

    Chapter 8 Annotation Styles.............................................................8-1

    8.1 Creating Text Styles ..............................................................8-3Practice 8a Creating and Using Text Styles .......................... 8-6

    8.2 Creating Dimension Styles ...................................................8-7Practice 8b Creating Dimension Styles (Architectural) ........ 8-16Practice 8c Dimension Styles (Mechanical)......................... 8-19

    8.3 Creating Multileader Styles.................................................8-21Practice 8d Creating Multileader Styles............................... 8-25

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    Chapter 9 Projects - Drawing Setup and Utilities............................9-1

    9.1 Interiors Project .....................................................................9-3

    9.2 Mechanical/Schematic Project .............................................9-4

    9.3 Civil/Map Project....................................................................9-5

    9.4 Mechanical Project - Dimension Styles...............................9-6

    Chapter 10 Advanced Layouts........................................................10-1

    10.1 Quick View Layouts.............................................................10-3

    10.2 Creating and Using Named Views......................................10-5

    10.3 Creating Additional Viewports ...........................................10-8

    10.4 Layer Overrides in Viewports...........................................10-15Practice 10a Viewports and Named Views........................ 10-18

    10.5 Additional Annotative Scale Features .............................10-23Practice 10b Additional Annotative Scale Features........... 10-26

    Chapter 11 External References.....................................................11-1

    11.1 Attaching External References...........................................11-3

    11.2 Modifying External References ........................................11-10

    11.3 Xref Specific Information ..................................................11-20Practice 11a Attaching External References ..................... 11-25

    Chapter 12 Projects - Drawing........................................................12-1

    12.1 D-sized Title Block (36x24) .................................................12-3

    12.2 Mechanical Project - Drill Press Base................................12-5

    12.3 Architectural Project - Office Tower ................................12-10

    12.4 P&ID Project - Oil Lubrication System.............................12-16

    12.5 Civil Project - Warehouse Site..........................................12-19

    Appendix A Optional Topics............................................................A-1

    A.1 Creating Industry-Specific Workspaces............................. A-3

    A.2 Using QuickCalc ...................................................................A-7

    A.3 Additional Zoom Commands...............................................A-9

    A.4 Advanced Object Selection ...............................................A-10

    A.5 Additional Text Tools .........................................................A-12

    A.6 Additional Dimensioning Tools.........................................A-16

    A.7 Creating Boundaries and Regions....................................A-19

    A.8 Modifying Length................................................................A-24

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    Appendix B Skills Assessment Part 2.............................................B-1

    B.1 Skills Assessment Part 2 .....................................................B-3

    Index............................................................................................. Index-1

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