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This is a concise guide to AutoCAD Release 14 for students coming to AutoCAD for the first time. It explains those methods of operating the package which are commonly used for the production of engineering drawings, covering all the basic features. Illustrated with screen dumps, the text takes a hands-on approach with many worked examples. The reader is introduced to 3D CAD and many tips and shortcuts, which more advanced users should be able to benefit from, are provided.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. ix)
• Acknowledgements (p. x)
• Chapter 1 Terms and start up (p. 1)
• Loading AutoCAD Release 14 (p. 2)
• The AutoCAD window (p. 2)
• The AutoCAD Help system (p. 5)
• Chapter 2 Line and Polyline tools (p. 6)
• Opening the acadiso.dwt template (p. 6)
• Drawing outlines by entering coordinate units (p. 6)
• The Line tool (p. 7)
• The Polyline tool (p. 9)
• The Erase tool (p. 11)
• Object snaps (p. 13)
• Questions (p. 14)
• Exercises (p. 15)
• Chapter 3 AutoSnap and Draw tools (p. 17)
• AutoSnap (p. 17)
• The Circle tool (p. 18)
• The Arc tool (p. 20)
• The Edit Polyline tool (p. 21)
• Questions (p. 24)
• Exercises (p. 24)
• Chapter 4 AutoCAD basics (p. 28)
• Saving your work (p. 28)
• The Zoom tools (p. 28)
• The Pan tool and Aerial window (p. 30)
• Exercises (p. 31)
• Chapter 5 AutoCAD 14 templates (p. 32)
• Settings (p. 32)
• Checking the linetype scale (p. 36)
• Saving the template file (p. 37)
• The AutoCAD coordinate units system (p. 38)
• Saving your work (p. 39)
• Chapter 6 Layers (p. 40)
• Colours and linetypes in layers (p. 40)
• The Layer Control popup list (p. 41)
• Construction lines (p. 42)
• Questions (p. 47)
• Exercises (p. 47)
• Chapter 7 Other Draw tools (p. 49)
• The Polygon tool (p. 49)
• The Ellipse tool (p. 50)
• The Rectangle tool (p. 51)
• Exercises (p. 51)
• Chapter 8 Some Modify tools (p. 54)
• The Copy Objects tool (p. 55)
• The Move tool (p. 56)
• The Trim tool (p. 56)
• The Mirror tool (p. 57)
• The Array tool (p. 58)
• The Offset tool (p. 60)
• Questions (p. 60)
• Exercises (p. 61)
• Chapter 9 More Modify tools (p. 64)
• The Break tool (p. 64)
• The Scale tool (p. 65)
• The Stretch tool (p. 66)
• The Rotate tool (p. 67)
• The Extend tool (p. 67)
• Questions (p. 68)
• Exercises (p. 70)
• Chapter 10 Chamfer and Fillet (p. 72)
• The Chamfer tool (p. 72)
• The Fillet tool (p. 74)
• Questions (p. 75)
• Exercises (p. 75)
• Chapter 11 Hatching (p. 78)
• Questions (p. 82)
• Exercises (p. 82)
• Chapter 12 Text (p. 85)
• The Text Style dialogue box (p. 85)
• The Text tools (p. 86)
• Questions (p. 89)
• Exercises (p. 89)
• Chapter 13 Types of drawing (p. 91)
• Orthographic projection (p. 91)
• Isometric drawing (p. 92)
• Questions (p. 96)
• Exercises (p. 97)
• Chapter 14 Dimensioning drawings (p. 99)
• Adding dimensions using the Command Line (p. 99)
• Adding dimensions using the toolbar (p. 100)
• Different dimension styles (p. 100)
• Questions (p. 103)
• Exercises (p. 103)
• Chapter 15 Blocks and Inserts (p. 104)
• The Make Block tool (p. 104)
• The Insert tool (p. 106)
• Questions (p. 110)
• Exercises (p. 110)
• Chapter 16 3D drawing with Solids tools (p. 111)
• The Solids toolbar (p. 111)
• The UCS (p. 111)
• Questions (p. 117)
• Exercises (p. 117)
• Chapter 17 More Solids tools (p. 119)
• Questions (p. 123)
• Exercises (p. 124)
• Chapter 18 Surface tools (p. 125)
• Questions (p. 127)
• Exercises (p. 131)
• Chapter 19 Printing and plotting (p. 129)
• The Print tool (p. 129)
• Exercises (p. 131)
• Appendix Glossary of tools (p. 132)
• Index (p. 139)

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