To the memory of Barry Elbasani, 1941–2010: founding member of ELS Architecture and Urban Design—George Omura
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dear Reader,
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part 1: The Basics
- Chapter 1: Exploring the AutoCAD Interface
- Chapter 2: Creating Your First Drawing
- Getting to Know the Tool Sets palette
- Starting Your First Drawing
- Specifying Exact Distances with Coordinates
- Interpreting the Cursor Modes and Understanding Prompts
- Selecting Objects
- Editing with Grips
- Using Dynamic Input
- Getting Help
- Displaying Data in the Command Line Palette
- Displaying the Properties of an Object
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 3: Setting Up and Using AutoCAD’s Drafting Tools
- Chapter 4: Organizing Objects with Blocks and Groups
- Chapter 5: Keeping Track of Layers and Blocks
- Part 2: Mastering Intermediate Skills
- Chapter 6: Editing and Reusing Data to Work Efficiently
- Chapter 7: Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References
- Chapter 8: Introducing Printing and Layouts
- Chapter 9: Adding Text to Drawings
- Preparing a Drawing for Text
- Setting the Annotation Scale and Adding Text
- Understanding the Text Style Dialog Box Options
- Exploring Text Formatting in AutoCAD
- What Do the Fonts Look Like?
- Adding Simple Single-Line Text Objects
- Using the Check Spelling Feature
- Finding and Replacing Text
- The Bottom Line
- Chapter 10: Using Fields and Tables
- Chapter 11: Using Dimensions
- Part 3: Mastering Advanced Skills
- Chapter 12: Using Attributes
- Chapter 13: Copying Existing Drawings into AutoCAD
- Chapter 14: Advanced Editing and Organizing
- Chapter 15: Laying Out Your Printer Output
- Chapter 16: Making “Smart” Drawings with Parametric Tools
- Chapter 17: Drawing Curves
- Chapter 18: Getting and Exchanging Data from Drawings
- Part 4: 3D Modeling and Imaging
- Appendix A: The Bottom Line
- Chapter 1: Exploring the AutoCAD Interface
- Chapter 2: Creating Your First Drawing
- Chapter 3: Setting Up and Using AutoCAD’s Drafting Tools
- Chapter 4: Organizing Objects with Blocks and Groups
- Chapter 5: Keeping Track of Layers and Blocks
- Chapter 6: Editing and Reusing Data to Work Efficiently
- Chapter 7: Mastering Viewing Tools, Hatches, and External References
- Chapter 8: Introducing Printing and Layouts
- Chapter 9: Adding Text to Drawings
- Chapter 10: Using Fields and Tables
- Chapter 11: Using Dimensions
- Chapter 12: Using Attributes
- Chapter 13: Copying Existing Drawings into AutoCAD
- Chapter 14: Advanced Editing and Organizing
- Chapter 15: Laying Out Your Printer Output
- Chapter 16: Making “Smart” Drawings with Parametric Tools
- Chapter 17: Drawing Curves
- Chapter 18: Getting and Exchanging Data from Drawings
- Chapter 19: Creating 3D Drawings
- Chapter 20: Using Advanced 3D Features
- Chapter 21: Rendering 3D Drawings
- Chapter 22: Editing and Visualizing 3D Solids
- Chapter 23: Exploring 3D Mesh and Surface Modeling
- Index
- Bonus Appendix B: Installing and Setting Up AutoCAD for Mac
- Bonus Appendix C: Hardware and Software Tips
- Bonus Appendix D: System Variables and Dimension Styles
- Bonus Chapter 1: Exploring AutoLISP
- Bonus Chapter 2: Customizing Toolsets, Menus, Linetypes, and Hatch Patterns
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