AutoCAD 2014 and AutoCAD Lt 2014

152Drawing the Bifold Doors 162If You Would Like More Practice... 169An Alternative Sliding Glass Door 169An Addition to the Cabin 170Three Views of a Block 171Are You Experienced? 173Now you can... 173Chapter 5 Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 2 175Starting and Running Commands 176Drawing the Thresholds 178Drawing the Front Threshold 179Drawing the Back Threshold 184Drawing the Decks and Stairs 187Drawing the Front Deck 187Drawing the Deck Posts 191Drawing the Stairs 195Mirroring the Post and Railing 197Drawing the Back Deck and Stairs 201Using Point Filters to Finish the Deck 207Laying Out the Kitchen 210Drawing the Counter 210Drawing the Stove and Refrigerator 216Completing the Stove with Parametrics 218Drawing the Kitchen Sink 233Constructing the Bathroom 236Setting Running Object Snaps 237Drawing a Shower Unit 238Drawing the Bathroom Sink and Mirror 240Positioning the Toilet and Shelves 244Drawing the Hot Tub 248If You Would Like More Practice... 252Drawing the Cabin Again 252Drawing Something Else 252Drawing Furniture for the Cabin 252Drawing a Gasket 253Drawing a Parking Lot 255Are You Experienced? 257Now you can... 257Chapter 6 Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing 259Using Layers as an Organizing Tool 260Setting Up Layers 262Assigning Linetypes to Layers 276Assigning Objects to Layers 282Turning Off and Freezing Layers 298Drawing the Headers 302Drawing the Roof 306Setting a Linetype Scale Factor 312Drawing the Ridgeline 314Using the Layer Walk Tool 315Setting Properties of Layers and Objects 318Assigning a Color or a Linetype to an Object Instead of a Layer 318Making a Color or a Linetype Current 319Using the Action Recorder 320Creating Layer States 323If You Would Like More Practice... 328Experimenting with Linetypes and Linetype Scales 328Setting Up Layers for Your Own Trade or Profession 329Are You Experienced? 329Now you can... 329Chapter 7 Combining Objects into Blocks 331Making a Block for a Door 332Inserting the Door Block 340Using Dynamic Blocks 345Understanding and Using Groups 347Finding Blocks in a Drawing 350Using Grips to Detect a Block 350Using the List Command to Detect a Block 351Using the Properties Palette to Examine a Block 353Creating a Window Block 355Inserting the Window Block 360Rotating a Block during Insertion 361Using Snap Tracking to Set the Insertion Point 364Changing a Block's Scale Factor by Using Object Properties 366Finishing the Windows 368Revising a Block 373Sharing Information between Drawings 375Dragging and Dropping between Two Open Drawings 376Copying Objects between Drawings 379Using the AutoCAD DesignCenter 380Using Other Ways to Share Information between Drawings 387If You Would Like More Practice... 395Are You Experienced? 397Now you can... 397Chapter 8 Controlling Text in a Drawing 399Setting Up Text Styles 400Determining Text and Drawing Scale 400Defining a Text Style for View Titles 402Placing Titles of Views in the Drawing 406Using Annotative Text 411Defining an Annotative Text Style 411Placing Room Labels in the Floor Plan 414Using Text in a Grid 425Creating a Border and Title Block 437Using Multiline Text 454Finishing the Title Block 454Using Mtext for General Notes 458Using the Spell-Check Feature 467Exploring Other Aspects of Multiline Text 471If You Would Like More Practice... 476Are You Experienced? 477Now you can... 477Chapter 9 Using Dynamic Blocks and Tables 479Using Attributes for a Grid 480Defining Blocks with Attributes 485Inserting Blocks with Attributes 487Editing Attribute Text 490Setting Up Multiple Attributes in a Block 491Defining a Block with Multiple Attributes 496Calculating Areas 498Inserting the Room Information Block 502Editing Attributes 507Controlling the Visibility of Attributes 511Exploring Other Uses for Attributes 515Creating a Dynamic Block 516Setting Up Parameters and Actions 517Fine-Tuning the Dynamic Block with the Properties Palette 521Inserting a Dynamic Block 525Creating a Table 531Defining a Table Style 531Designing a Table 535Adding Formulas to a Table 539Creating Tables from Attributes 544Modifying the Table Display 549If You Would Like More Practice... 552Are You Experienced? 552Now you can... 552Chapter 10 Generating Elevations 553Drawing the South Elevation 554Creating the South Elevation 555Setting Up Lines for the Heights 556Using Construction Lines to Project Elevation Points 559Copying Objects by Using Grips 560Trimming Lines in the Elevation 564Assigning Elevation Layers 570Drawing the Decks in Elevation 571Generating the Other Elevations 587Making the Opposite Elevation 588Revising the New South Elevation 591Making the Front and Back Elevations 598Considering Drawing Scale Issues 609Drawing Interior Elevations 610If You Would Like More Practice... 610Are You Experienced? 612Now you can... 612Chapter 11 Working with Hatches, Gradients, and Tool Palettes 613Hatching the South Elevation 614Looking at Hatch Patterns 618Hatching the Rest of the South Elevation 620Using Hatches in the Floor Plan 633Creating the User-Defined Hatch Pattern 634Controlling the Origin of the Hatch Pattern 636Finishing the Hatches for the Floors 638Modifying the Shape of Hatch Patterns 640Creating and Managing Tool Palettes 642Creating a New Tool Palette 642Setting Up a Palette for Hatches 646Creating a Palette for Commands 648If You Would Like More Practice... 650Creating the Hatch Patterns for the Other Elevations 650Creating Your Hatch Palette 652Are You Experienced? 653Now you can... 653Chapter 12 Dimensioning a Drawing 655Introducing Dimension Styles 656Preparing for Dimensioning 657Making a New Dimension Style 659Setting Up the Symbols And Arrows Tab 661Making Changes in the Text Tab 662Working with Settings on the Fit Tab 664Setting Up the Primary Units Tab (Architectural) 665Setting Up the Primary Units Tab (Metric) 667Completing the Dimension Style Setup 668Exploring the Alternate Units Tab 670Exploring the Tolerances Tab 672Placing Dimensions on the Drawing 678Placing Horizontal Dimensions 678Using the Dimension Continue Command 680Using the Dimension Baseline Command 683Setting Up Vertical Dimensions 684Finishing the Dimensions 688Using Other Types of Dimensions 689Using Radial Dimensions 690Adding a Diameter Dimension 691Adding an Arc Length 692Setting Up Parent and Child Dimensioning Styles 692Using Aligned and Angular Dimensions 695Using Ordinate Dimensions 697Using Leader Lines 700Modifying Dimensions 707Editing Dimension Text Content 708Moving Dimensions 711Adjusting Space between Stacked Dimensions 713Using Dimension Overrides 714Dimensioning Short Distances 716If You Would Like More Practice... 720Dimensioning the Garage Addition 720Dimensioning to a Centerline 721Completing Further Exercises 725Are You Experienced? 725Now you can... 725Chapter 13 Managing External References 727Drawing a Site Plan 728Using Surveyor's Units 729Drawing the Driveway 733Setting Up an External Reference 741Using the External References Palette 741Organizing the Drawing Objects 747Moving and Rotating an Xref 748Modifying an Xref Drawing 749Modifying an Xref by Making It the Current Drawing 750Modifying an Xref from within the Host Drawing 753Adding an Image to a Drawing 759Putting Xrefs to Use 762Exploring Additional Xref Features 764Setting the Xref Path 764Changing Path Types 766Binding Xrefs 768Exploring on Your Own 770If You Would Like More Practice... 771Building Architectural References 771Comparing Reference Types 772Are You Experienced? 772Now you can... 772Chapter 14 Using Layouts to Set Up a Print 773Getting Ready 774Preparing the Title Block 774Creating the Title Block Reference 775Defining the Attributes 780Making the Sheet Information Block 785Setting Up a Sheet Template 787Setting the Layout Parameters 789Finishing the Sheet Template 793Creating Your First Plan Sheet 799Using Sheet Set Manager 802Creating a New Sheet Set 802Adding Existing Drawings to a Sheet Set 808Creating Drawings with Sheet Set Manager 812Setting Up Layouts 817Referencing the Model 817Creating the Paper Space Viewport 820Setting the Viewport Scale 822Copying the Layouts 825Adjusting a Viewport's Contents 838Setting the Linetype Scale 839Managing the Floor Plan Sheet File 840Managing the Elevations Sheet File 846Setting Up the Site Plan Sheet 850Defining a New Viewport Scale 852Locking and Turning Off Viewports 855If You Would Like More Practice... 857Are You Experienced? 858Now you can... 858Chapter 15 Printing a Drawing 859Using the Plot Dialog Box 860Printer/Plotter 862Paper Size and Number of Copies 863Plot Area 863Plot Scale 869Plot Offset and Plot Options 870The Expanded Plot Dialog Box 872Applying Plot-Style Tables 874Introducing Plot-Style Table Files 874Understanding How Plot-Style Table Files Are Organized 876Assigning Plot-Style Tables to Drawings 879Printing a Drawing 885Determining Lineweights for a Drawing 885Setting Other Properties of Layers 891Setting Up the Other Parameters for the Print 892Previewing a Print 894Viewing Plots in Design Review 896Printing a Drawing Using Layouts 898Updating Model File Layer Properties in Sheet Files 898Plotting a Single Layout 901Printing a Drawing with Multiple Viewports 903Printing with a Large-Format Printer 903Publishing Multiple Layouts 905Publishing with Sheet Set Manager 907Going Forward 910If You Would Like More Practice... 911Are You Experienced? 912Now you can... 912Chapter 16 Creating 3D Geometry 913Modeling in 3D 914Setting Up the 3D Workspace and Environment 914Making the Walls 919Creating the Door and Window Block-Outs 924Moving and Rotating in 3D 928Using the First Right-Hand Rule 929Cutting the Openings 933Creating the Floor, Foundation, and Thresholds 935Creating the Foundation and Supports 937Building the Windows 939Navigating with the ViewCube 954Adding the Sliding Door 956Building the Decks 960Putting a Roof on the Cabin 979Getting Further Directions in 3D 993Using Other Solid-Modeling Tools 993Using Mesh-Modeling Tools 996Using Surface-Modeling Tools 997If You Would Like More Practice... 999Are You Experienced? 1000Now you can... 1000Chapter 17 Rendering and Materials 1001Creating Cameras to Reproduce Views 1002Using the Loft Tool 1002Creating the Cameras 1007Creating a Lighting Scheme 1011Creating a Light Source 1011Enabling Shadows 1014Creating the First Render 1016Controlling the Background of the Rendering 1020Adding Materials 1023Adjusting the Material Mapping 1028Rendering to a File 1033If You Would Like More Practice... 1037Are You Experienced? 1037Now you can... 1037Index 1039