Introduction

LIII

UNIT I

SETTING UP DRAWINGS

1

1

Quicktour of Autocad 2010

3

2

Understanding CAD Concepts

43

3

Setting Up Drawings

91

UNIT II

DRAFTING ESSENTIALS

127

4

Drawing Basic Objects

129

5

Drawing with Precision

183

6

Drawing with Efficiency

237

UNIT III

EDITING DRAWINGS

297

7

Properties and Layers

299

8

Constructing Objects

347

9

Additional Editing Methods

389

UNIT IV

TEXT AND DIMENSIONS

451

10

Placing and Editing Text

453

11

Placing Dimensions

527

12

Editing Dimensions

579

13

Applying Dimensional Constraints

623

14

Using Geometric Constraints

641

15

Reporting on Drawings

663

UNIT V

3D MODELING

701

16

Introduction to 3d Solid Modeling

703

17

Introductionto 3d Mesh Modeling

733

18

Additional 3dtechniques

753

UNIT VII

PLOTTING DRAWINGS

785

19

Working with Layouts

787

20

Plotting Drawings

835

UNIT IX

APPENDICES

899

A

Autocad, Computers, and Windows

901

B

Autocad Commands, Aliases, and Keyboard Shortcuts

917

C

Autocad System Variables

951

D

Summary of Dimension Variables

1005

E

Autocad Fonts, Linetypes, Hatch Patterns, Gradients & Lineweights

1021

F

Designcenter, Tools Palette, Symbols & Dynamic Blocks

1029

G

Autocad Template & Sample Drawings

1061

H

Autodesk Resources

1069

Index

1077