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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Scott Onstott has published 13 books with Sybex prior to this one: AutoCAD ^® 2017 and AutoCAD LT ^® 2017 Essentials, AutoCAD^® 2016 and AutoCAD LT ^® 2016 Essentials, AutoCAD ^® 2015 and AutoCAD LT ^® 2015 Essentials, AutoCAD ^® 2014 and AutoCAD LT ^® 2014 Essentials, AutoCAD ^® 2013 and AutoCAD LT ^® 2013 Essentials, AutoCAD^® 2012 and AutoCAD LT ^® 2012 Essentials, Adobe ^® Photoshop^® CS6 Essentials, Enhancing Architectural Drawings and Models with Photoshop, AutoCAD^®: Professional Tips and Techniques (with Lynn Allen), Enhancing CAD Drawings with Photoshop, Mastering Autodesk ^® VIZ 2007 (with George Omura and Jon McFarland), Mastering Autodesk ^® Architectural Desktop 2006, and Autodesk ^® VIZ 2005 (with George Omura). Scott has worked on 20 other Sybex books as contributing author, reviser, compilation editor, or technical editor.

He also wrote, narrated, and produced the Secrets in Plain Sight film series (volumes 1 and 2) and seven related books, including Tripartite, Anthology: Secrets in Plain Sight; Geometra: Coloring Book; Secrets in Plain Sight: Leonardo da Vinci; The Divine Proportion, Quantification: Illustrations from the Creator of Secrets in Plain Sight; and Taking Measure: Explorations in Number, Architecture, and Consciousness.

Scott has a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley and is a former university instructor who now serves as a consultant and independent video producer. You can contact the author through his website at www.scottonstott.com.

CONTENTS

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Who Should Read This Book
AutoCAD 2018 or AutoCAD LT 2018 System Requirements
What Is Covered in This Book
The Essentials Series

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Sign In to Autodesk 360 on the Start Tab
Explore the AutoCAD 2018 for Windows User Interface
Set Drawing Units

Chapter 2 Gaining Basic Drawing Skills

Navigate 2D Drawings
Draw Lines and Rectangles
Cancel, Erase, and Undo
Use Coordinate Systems
Draw Circles, Arcs, and Polygons
Use Fillet and Chamfer

Chapter 3 Using Drawing Aids

Use Grid and Snap
Employ Ortho and Polar Tracking
Use PolarSnap
Select Running Object Snaps
Harness the From Snap
Apply Object Snap Tracking

Chapter 4 Editing Entities

Create Selection Sets
Use Move and Copy
Use Rotate and Scale
Work with Arrays
Use Trim and Extend
Use Lengthen and Stretch
Use Offset and Mirror
Edit with Grips

Chapter 5 Shaping Curves

Draw and Edit Curved Polylines
Draw Ellipses
Shape Splines
Blend Between Objects with Splines

Chapter 6 Controlling Object Visibility and Appearance

Change Object Properties
Set the Current Layer
Alter the Layer Assignments of Objects
Control Layer Visibility
Apply Linetype
Assign Properties by Object or by Layer
Manage Layer Properties
Isolate Objects

Chapter 7 Organizing Objects

Define Blocks
Insert Blocks
Edit Blocks
Redefine Blocks
Work with Groups

Chapter 8 Hatching and Gradients

Specify Hatch Areas
Associate Hatches with Boundaries
Hatch with Patterns
Hatch with Gradients

Chapter 9 Working with Blocks and Xrefs

Work with Global Blocks
Access Content Globally
Store Content on Tool Palettes
Reference External Drawings and Images

Chapter 10 Creating and Editing Text

Style Text
Write Lines of Text
Write and Format Paragraphs Using MTEXT
Edit Text
Recognize and Combine Text

Chapter 11 Dimensioning

Style Dimensions
Add Dimensions
Edit Dimensions

Chapter 12 Keeping In Control with Constraints

Work with Geometric Constraints
Apply Dimensional Constraints
Constrain Objects Simultaneously with Geometry and Dimensions
Make Parametric Changes to Constrained Objects

Chapter 13 Working with Layouts and Annotative Objects

Create Annotative Styles and Objects
Create Layouts
Adjust Floating Viewports
Override Layer Properties in Layout Viewports
Draw on Layouts

Chapter 14 Printing and Plotting

Configure Output Devices
Create Plot Style Tables
Use Plot Style Tables
Plot in Model Space
Plot Layouts in Paper Space
Export to an Electronic Format

Chapter 15 Working with Data

Geolocate Projects
Import SketchUp Models
Define Attributes and Blocks
Insert Attributed Blocks
Edit Table Styles and Create Tables
Use Fields in Table Cells
Edit Table Data

Chapter 16 Navigating 3D Models

Use Visual Styles
Work with Tiled Viewports
Navigate with the ViewCube
Orbit in 3D
Use Cameras
Navigate with SteeringWheels
Save Views

Chapter 17 Modeling in 3D

Create Surface Models
Edit Surface Models
Create Solid Models
Edit Solid Models
Smooth Mesh Models
Live-Section Models

Chapter 18 Presenting and Documenting 3D Design

Assign Materials
Place and Adjust Lights
Create Renderings
Document Models with Drawings

Appendix A Making Isometric Drawings

Appendix B Autodesk™ AutoCAD™ 2018 Certification

EULA

List of Illustrations

Chapter 1

FIGURE 1.1 Clicking Sign In on the AutoCAD Start tab
FIGURE 1.2 Signing in or creating an Autodesk ID
FIGURE 1.3 Setting Autodesk 360 options
FIGURE 1.4 AutoCAD 2018 user interface
FIGURE 1.5 Searching for commands in the Application menu
FIGURE 1.6 Opening a drawing from the Application menu
FIGURE 1.7 Opening a sample drawing reveals the Sheet Set Manager.
FIGURE 1.8 Selecting a drawing
FIGURE 1.9 Accessing open drawings and their spaces
FIGURE 1.10 The full ribbon interface
FIGURE 1.11 Ribbon modes
FIGURE 1.12 Tooltip and illustration
FIGURE 1.13 Keytips allow you to press keys to manipulate the ribbon with the keyboard.
FIGURE 1.14 Status bar
FIGURE 1.15 Command line’s AutoComplete feature
FIGURE 1.16 InfoCenter
FIGURE 1.17 Opening a drawing with no template
FIGURE 1.18 Setting drawing units

Chapter 2

FIGURE 2.1 House sample file
FIGURE 2.2 Navigating to focus on the refrigerator
FIGURE 2.3 Zooming into a window
FIGURE 2.4 Secret text in the lower-left corner of the refrigerator
FIGURE 2.5 Directing navigation by positioning the cursor over the bathroom sink while zooming
FIGURE 2.6 All status toggles turned off
FIGURE 2.7 Drawing a line
FIGURE 2.8 Turning on Time-Sensitive Right-Click for more efficient drawing
FIGURE 2.9 This context menu appears when you hold down the right mouse button longer than 250 milliseconds.
FIGURE 2.10 Rounded rectangle drawn using the Fillet option
FIGURE 2.11 Selecting lines before deleting them
FIGURE 2.12 Cartesian two-dimensional coordinates
FIGURE 2.13 Drawing a new line from the end of the previous line
FIGURE 2.14 Polar coordinates
FIGURE 2.15 UCS icon in the default orientation
FIGURE 2.16 Rotating the UCS about its z-axis
FIGURE 2.17 Reorienting the drawing to the xy plane of the UCS
FIGURE 2.18 Angles are relative to the coordinate system in which they are drawn. Both lines were drawn at a 45-degree angle but in different coordinate systems.
FIGURE 2.19 Making the Equipment layer current
FIGURE 2.20 Changing the point style so that points are more visible
FIGURE 2.21 Object Snap context menu
FIGURE 2.22 Drawing a circle by locating its center using node snap
FIGURE 2.23 Drawing circles with various options
FIGURE 2.24 Drawing a door swing with an arc option
FIGURE 2.25 Drawing polygons
FIGURE 2.26 Displaying a command-line option on the canvas with dynamic input
FIGURE 2.27 Chamfered and filleted lines
FIGURE 2.28 Filleting lines with a zero radius joins them together precisely.

Chapter 3

FIGURE 3.1 Various status toggles
FIGURE 3.2 Setting up grid spacing and toggling on Snap
FIGURE 3.3 Adjusting the default lineweight settings
FIGURE 3.4 Using Snap to gauge distances without typing specific measurements
FIGURE 3.5 Drawing a line using Ortho mode and direct distance entry
FIGURE 3.6 Drawing a line using Polar Tracking and PolarSnap
FIGURE 3.7 Drawing a horizontal line that overshoots the vertical line
FIGURE 3.8 Filleting with a zero radius to form a corner
FIGURE 3.9 Drawing a line without Object Snap
FIGURE 3.10 Zooming in reveals that the lines do not meet.
FIGURE 3.11 Turning on a few Running Object Snap modes
FIGURE 3.12 Drawing a line using running object snaps
FIGURE 3.13 Overriding running snaps with the Nearest snap
FIGURE 3.14 Drawing a line using the From object snap
FIGURE 3.15 Locating a circle’s center point with object snap tracking
FIGURE 3.16 Drawing a rectangle by tracking its first corner
FIGURE 3.17 Completed mechanical part

Chapter 4

FIGURE 4.1 Office building start file
FIGURE 4.2 Drawing an implied window
FIGURE 4.3 Drawing a crossing window to remove objects from the selection set
FIGURE 4.4 Removing a short line from the selection set with an implied window
FIGURE 4.5 Selecting WPolygon selection mode from the Dynamic Input menu
FIGURE 4.6 Drawing a polygonal implied window to create a selection set
FIGURE 4.7 Drawing a few objects to learn about the selection buffer
FIGURE 4.8 Selection cycling
FIGURE 4.9 Selecting similar objects en masse
FIGURE 4.10 Moving a selected object by dragging
FIGURE 4.11 Selecting the base point for a move
FIGURE 4.12 Copying multiple items
FIGURE 4.13 Reorienting the UCS to an object
FIGURE 4.14 Copying chairs in an array
FIGURE 4.15 Rotating a chair by visually estimating the angle
FIGURE 4.16 Copying a furniture group to a new center of rotation
FIGURE 4.17 Rotating with the Reference option
FIGURE 4.18 Scaling a circle from its center
FIGURE 4.19 Creating a rectangular array by changing parameters on the ribbon
FIGURE 4.20 Creating a polar array
FIGURE 4.21 Editing a polar array with its grips
FIGURE 4.22 Extending lines with a crossing window and by selecting
FIGURE 4.23 Trimming with the EXTEND command
FIGURE 4.24 Stretching walls, a door, and its swing
FIGURE 4.25 Offsetting and filleting walls
FIGURE 4.26 Mirroring furniture blocks
FIGURE 4.27 Mirroring a furniture grouping
FIGURE 4.28 Examining an object’s properties

Chapter 5

FIGURE 5.1 Initial landscape plan
FIGURE 5.2 The polyline arc follows the curvature of the lake.
FIGURE 5.3 Drawing a polyline around the left half of the lake
FIGURE 5.4 Drawing another polyline around the right half of the lake
FIGURE 5.5 Trimming polylines and arcs
FIGURE 5.6 Adjusting an existing polyline with its grips
FIGURE 5.7 Drawing new short-radius arcs and snapping them along the longer existing arcs
FIGURE 5.8 The curving path around the lake joined into two objects
FIGURE 5.9 An ellipse’s major and minor axes
FIGURE 5.10 Drawing an ellipse
FIGURE 5.11 Dividing an elliptical arc with blocks
FIGURE 5.12 Drawing a rough CV spline around the lake
FIGURE 5.13 Adding and removing vertices from a CV spline using multifunction grips
FIGURE 5.14 Adjusting the weight of a CV
FIGURE 5.15 Pond shown as a spline rather than as an image
FIGURE 5.16 Snapping spline fit points to point
FIGURE 5.17 Adding fit points between the initial points
FIGURE 5.18 Adding kinks to the fit-point spline
FIGURE 5.19 Abstract tree created by stretching kinks in a fit-point spline
FIGURE 5.20 Blending between arcs with different types of continuity
FIGURE 5.21 Completed landscape plan

Chapter 6

FIGURE 6.1 Small office plan
FIGURE 6.2 Targeting an object property using Quick Properties mode
FIGURE 6.3 Assigning a different layer to the selected object
FIGURE 6.4 Editing a value in the Properties panel
FIGURE 6.5 Drawing furniture on layer 0
FIGURE 6.6 Setting Furniture as the current layer using the drop-down menu in the Layers panel
FIGURE 6.7 Drawing another credenza on the Furniture layer
FIGURE 6.8 Drawing a line after using the Make Object’s Layer Current tool
FIGURE 6.9 Drafting Settings dialog box
FIGURE 6.10 Changing layer assignment with the Layer drop-down menu
FIGURE 6.11 The Property Settings dialog box allows you to match much more than layers.
FIGURE 6.12 The floor plan with all layers
FIGURE 6.13 Reflected ceiling plan created by toggling layers off
FIGURE 6.14 Isolating a couple of layers for focused work
FIGURE 6.15 Selecting a layer in the Copy To Layer dialog box
FIGURE 6.16 Measuring the wall thickness with Measure
FIGURE 6.17 Saving a new layer state
FIGURE 6.18 Accessing saved layer states from the drop-down in the Layers panel
FIGURE 6.19 Accessing other linetypes
FIGURE 6.20 Loading the Hidden linetype
FIGURE 6.21 Hidden lines representing a high shelf in the closet
FIGURE 6.22 Adjusting the Linetype Scale property
FIGURE 6.23 Scaling the linetype of an individual object
FIGURE 6.24 The Properties panel settings affect all the objects you create.
FIGURE 6.25 Changing a specific object property
FIGURE 6.26 Layer Properties Manager
FIGURE 6.27 Maximizing the columns in the Layer Properties Manager makes them easier to read.
FIGURE 6.28 Selecting a layer color
FIGURE 6.29 Isolating the contents of the kitchen
FIGURE 6.30 Stretching isolated objects

Chapter 7

FIGURE 7.1 Three rooms
FIGURE 7.2 Using Fillet to round two corners
FIGURE 7.3 Converting a straight polyline segment into an arc
FIGURE 7.4 Blending between concentric arcs
FIGURE 7.5 Defining a chair block
FIGURE 7.6 Drawing a door
FIGURE 7.7 The door has only one grip because it is a block reference.
FIGURE 7.8 Setting Insertion Scale in the Drawing Units dialog box
FIGURE 7.9 Selecting the Chair block definition in the Insert dialog box
FIGURE 7.10 Chair block inserted above the desk
FIGURE 7.11 Copying a block reference
FIGURE 7.12 Inserting a door and rotating it onscreen
FIGURE 7.13 Specifying everything onscreen when inserting a block
FIGURE 7.14 Copying a block
FIGURE 7.15 Editing a block reference in place
FIGURE 7.16 All doors have been updated by editing the door block in place.
FIGURE 7.17 Assigning the Door layer to the door block references
FIGURE 7.18 Selecting a block definition to edit
FIGURE 7.19 Inserting a phone block
FIGURE 7.20 A phone nested within the desk block and surrounding chair blocks
FIGURE 7.21 Drawing an armrest
FIGURE 7.22 Redefining the chair block causes the chairs to lose their original orientation.
FIGURE 7.23 Mirroring two chair blocks
FIGURE 7.24 Copying and rotating groups in rooms
FIGURE 7.25 Copying a chair
FIGURE 7.26 Reconstituted group after its constituent objects have been deleted, added, and stretched

Chapter 8

FIGURE 8.1 Initial line drawing based on Tesla’s patent for fluid propulsion
FIGURE 8.2 Picking a point to detect a boundary
FIGURE 8.3 Using ribbon controls when creating a hatch
FIGURE 8.4 Selecting a color override for the hatch object
FIGURE 8.5 Using Hatch Layer Override
FIGURE 8.6 Picking points on the rotor
FIGURE 8.7 Hatching the rotor arms
FIGURE 8.8 Drawing a circle
FIGURE 8.9 Hatching the outer portion of the rotor by selecting objects
FIGURE 8.10 Hatch Edit dialog box
FIGURE 8.11 Scaling up the outer circle of the rotor enlarges its associative hatch.
FIGURE 8.12 Deleting the re-created boundary objects
FIGURE 8.13 Picking points inside the metal housing to determine hatch boundaries
FIGURE 8.14 Configuring hatch properties
FIGURE 8.15 Separating multiple bounded areas into multiple hatch objects
FIGURE 8.16 Changing the angle and setting the origin of an individual hatch pattern object
FIGURE 8.17 Setting the origin of the inner-right pattern
FIGURE 8.18 Symmetrical crosshatching highlights separate metal castings.
FIGURE 8.19 Picking points to determine boundaries for gradient hatch
FIGURE 8.20 Configuring a gradient hatch

Chapter 9

FIGURE 9.1 Writing a block to a file
FIGURE 9.2 Open the Sofa.dwg file.
FIGURE 9.3 Drawing a straight-backed sofa
FIGURE 9.4 Filleting lines to meet at sharp corners
FIGURE 9.5 Offsetting the back of the sofa a distance equal to the thickness of the armrests
FIGURE 9.6 Redesigned sofa drawing
FIGURE 9.7 Deleting two armchairs and a side table to make way for a new sofa
FIGURE 9.8 Configuring a global block in the Insert dialog box
FIGURE 9.9 Inserting the new sofa
FIGURE 9.10 Inserting Sofa2 again as a local block
FIGURE 9.11 Examining the preview of the local block definition in the Insert dialog box
FIGURE 9.12 You are asked whether you want to redefine a block before it is done.
FIGURE 9.13 Two local block references redefined with a global block
FIGURE 9.14 Inserting content from Autodesk DesignCenter into a drawing
FIGURE 9.15 Tool palettes
FIGURE 9.16 Creating a tool on a new palette by dragging a chair block onto it
FIGURE 9.17 Adjusting tool properties to prompt for rotation
FIGURE 9.18 Inserting a chair from the tool palette
FIGURE 9.19 Core and shell drawing
FIGURE 9.20 Tenant improvement floor plan
FIGURE 9.21 Attaching a DWG file in the External References palette
FIGURE 9.22 Attaching an external reference
FIGURE 9.23 The core and shell drawing is externally referenced into the tenant drawing.
FIGURE 9.24 Redesigning the women’s washroom for three sinks
FIGURE 9.25 Balloon notification that an Xref has changed

Chapter 10

FIGURE 10.1 Managing text styles
FIGURE 10.2 Configuring the Title style
FIGURE 10.3 Specifying the ends of a fit baseline
FIGURE 10.4 Making single-line text fit within a predefined space
FIGURE 10.5 Centering the text within the rectangle by moving it upward
FIGURE 10.6 Mirroring text to create a duplicate text object
FIGURE 10.7 Creating Title text
FIGURE 10.8 Specifying the opposite corners of a block of multiline text
FIGURE 10.9 Importing text with the MTEXT command
FIGURE 10.10 Turning a block of text into a series of numbered notes
FIGURE 10.11 Formatting selected text
FIGURE 10.12 Edited text
FIGURE 10.13 Edited text content and properties
FIGURE 10.14 Moving the bottom grip up to create two columns
FIGURE 10.15 Moving the middle grip to the left to resize columns
FIGURE 10.16 The result after resizing the column length and deleting the rectangle
FIGURE 10.17 There is no SHX Text check box in the Import PDF dialog because Autodesk text is not supported in Adobe PDF files.
FIGURE 10.18 You can either select the specific font(s) to compare with the geometry if you know which was used or select Use Best Matching Font if you aren’t sure.
FIGURE 10.19 The number of text objects created and the font used is reported in the Recognize SHX Text dialog box.
FIGURE 10.20 After combining MTEXT entities in the left column, it is now a single object, while the right column remains a collection of MTEXT entities. Additional formatting is required to restore the look and editability of the SHX text.
FIGURE 10.21 Additional formatting within the MTEXT editor is usually required after combining text entities.

Chapter 11

FIGURE 11.1 The geometric drawing you will dimension
FIGURE 11.2 Accessing the Dimension Style Manager on the ribbon
FIGURE 11.3 Dimension Style Manager
FIGURE 11.4 Configuring dimension style primary units
FIGURE 11.5 Changing arrowheads in the Standard dimension style
FIGURE 11.6 Increasing the offset from origin distance
FIGURE 11.7 Creating a dimension substyle for angular dimensions
FIGURE 11.8 Customizing the arrowheads in the Angular substyle
FIGURE 11.9 The preview image shows how different types of dimensions will appear when they are added to the drawing.
FIGURE 11.10 Measuring the distance between two points
FIGURE 11.11 Measuring the angle between two lines
FIGURE 11.12 Creating a dimension by clicking three points
FIGURE 11.13 Creating a linear dimension by selecting an object and its dimension line location
FIGURE 11.14 Creating another linear dimension
FIGURE 11.15 Adding an aligned dimension
FIGURE 11.16 Adding additional aligned dimensions
FIGURE 11.17 Adding angular dimensions
FIGURE 11.18 Adding a radius dimension
FIGURE 11.19 Adding a leader object
FIGURE 11.20 Editing a multileader style
FIGURE 11.21 Grip-editing a dimension object
FIGURE 11.22 Editing dimension text content with DIMEDIT
FIGURE 11.23 Changing dimension text justification with DIMTEDIT
FIGURE 11.24 Using DIMBREAK to clean up overlapping dimension objects

Chapter 12

FIGURE 12.1 Drawing two rectangles, one unconstrained
FIGURE 12.2 Stretching constrained geometry limits the types of transformation that can occur.
FIGURE 12.3 Applying constraints with the Auto Constrain tool
FIGURE 12.4 Applying Equal constraints to adjacent sides turns the rectangle into a square.
FIGURE 12.5 Creating a vertical linear dimensional constraint
FIGURE 12.6 Creating a horizontal linear dimensional constraint
FIGURE 12.7 Adding another linear constraint that is calculated by a function
FIGURE 12.8 Adding a user parameter in the Parameters Manager
FIGURE 12.9 Squaring the circle with constraints defined by formulas
FIGURE 12.10 Constraining the yellow circle geometrically and dimensionally
FIGURE 12.11 Applying a tangent geometric constraint
FIGURE 12.12 Adding the last dimensional constraint
FIGURE 12.13 Changing a single parameter has a cascading effect.
FIGURE 12.14 Dimensioning two radii in the squaring the circle diagram

Chapter 13

FIGURE 13.1 Creating an annotative text style
FIGURE 13.2 Selecting an annotation scale in model space
FIGURE 13.3 Annotation controls on the status bar
FIGURE 13.4 Centering multiline text on the circular table
FIGURE 13.5 Annotative text shown in two scales
FIGURE 13.6 Creating an annotative dimension style
FIGURE 13.7 Drawing a linear dimension
FIGURE 13.8 Moving the 1/16" = 1'-0" (or 1:200 in metric) scale dimension line upward for clarity
FIGURE 13.9 Creating a nonplotting viewport layer and setting it as current
FIGURE 13.10 Accessing Layout1 from a file tab
FIGURE 13.11 Viewing a layout in paper space
FIGURE 13.12 Configuring a page setup
FIGURE 13.13 Selecting a larger paper size on Layout2
FIGURE 13.14 Model space active inside a floating viewport
FIGURE 13.15 The status bar’s appearance when a floating viewport is active
FIGURE 13.16 Adjusting the viewport in an attempt to display the entire floor plan at 1/16" scale (or 1:200 in metric)
FIGURE 13.17 Finding the largest scale that will fit on the page
FIGURE 13.18 Scaling the viewport with grips
FIGURE 13.19 The drawing fits the paper at 3/16" scale (or 1:50 in metric).
FIGURE 13.20 Creating and configuring a new viewport detailing the conference room
FIGURE 13.21 Freezing selected layers in the current viewport only
FIGURE 13.22 Furniture is visible in the viewport on the right but not in the left viewport, whose layer properties have been overridden.
FIGURE 13.23 Drawing a dimension in paper space
FIGURE 13.24 Plot preview of Layout2

Chapter 14

FIGURE 14.1 Explorer window showing two folders, the Add-A-Plotter Wizard, and various AutoCAD plotters
FIGURE 14.2 Filtering out all unused paper sizes
FIGURE 14.3 Creating a Black plot style
FIGURE 14.4 Configuring the default plot style behavior and settings for new drawings
FIGURE 14.5 Creating a new drawing without using a template
FIGURE 14.6 Setting architectural drawing units
FIGURE 14.7 Saving a new drawing template
FIGURE 14.8 Describing the template
FIGURE 14.9 Selecting a plot style to assign to a layer
FIGURE 14.10 Configuring named plot styles by layer
FIGURE 14.11 Selecting a hatch object
FIGURE 14.12 Changing the plot style assigned to a specific object
FIGURE 14.13 Selecting a plotter driver in the Plot dialog box
FIGURE 14.14 Hiding the system printer drivers in the Options dialog box
FIGURE 14.15 Configuring the Plot dialog box for output
FIGURE 14.16 Configuring the Plot Stamp feature
FIGURE 14.17 What you see is what you get in the plot preview window.
FIGURE 14.18 Plot notification window
FIGURE 14.19 Saving a page setup for use in the next layout
FIGURE 14.20 Configuring Layout1 to display the drawing in 3/8" scale
FIGURE 14.21 Restoring a layer state in floating model space
FIGURE 14.22 Previewing Layout2
FIGURE 14.23 Save As DWFx
FIGURE 14.24 DWFx drawing displayed in Internet Explorer
FIGURE 14.25 Export To PDF options
FIGURE 14.26 Choosing a PDF preset prior to saving
FIGURE 14.27 PDF with bookmarks displayed in Adobe Reader
FIGURE 14.28 DesignShare – Publish Options
FIGURE 14.29 A360 Viewer’s Layer Manager
FIGURE 14.30 Autodesk 360 email with embedded View Design button

Chapter 15

FIGURE 15.1 The diagram shown in Figure 11.1, converted into a floor plan for use in this chapter
FIGURE 15.2 Selecting a geographic location with aerial maps
FIGURE 15.3 Choosing a coordinate system
FIGURE 15.4 Aerial map underlay
FIGURE 15.5 Downloading a model from the 3D Warehouse
FIGURE 15.6 Viewing the imported Notre Dame cathedral 3D model in AutoCAD
FIGURE 15.7 Setting the height of the Annotative text style
FIGURE 15.8 Drawing simple geometry to form the basis of an attributed block
FIGURE 15.9 Specifying the properties of an attribute definition
FIGURE 15.10 Placing an attribute definition in relation to the block definition geometry
FIGURE 15.11 Creating another attribute definition
FIGURE 15.12 Defining a block with attribute definitions
FIGURE 15.13 Inserting the Employee Data block you defined in the previous section
FIGURE 15.14 Inserting a block and entering its attribute values
FIGURE 15.15 Three Employee Data blocks inserted and their attribute values entered
FIGURE 15.16 Editing the Title cell style text properties
FIGURE 15.17 Specifying the number of columns and rows and their width and height
FIGURE 15.18 Placing a new table on the layout
FIGURE 15.19 Accessing the symbol for squared
FIGURE 15.20 Resizing a column with cell grips
FIGURE 15.21 Formatted table
FIGURE 15.22 Accessing the attribute value in the Field dialog box
FIGURE 15.23 Inserting fields that link to attribute values in model space
FIGURE 15.24 Converting units in the Additional Format dialog box
FIGURE 15.25 Adding all the relevant fields to the table
FIGURE 15.26 Merging two cells and typing the word Total
FIGURE 15.27 Selecting a range of cells for a formula
FIGURE 15.28 Formatting a range of cells
FIGURE 15.29 Table after adding a total row and justifying its data cells
FIGURE 15.30 Selecting a very dark table cell background color
FIGURE 15.31 Changing cell border properties
FIGURE 15.32 Stretching the table’s height uniformly upward to compact its cells
FIGURE 15.33 Editing attribute values in a maximized viewport
FIGURE 15.34 The revision cloud highlights an area that has changed.
FIGURE 15.35 The final appearance of the drawing

Chapter 16

FIGURE 16.1 You will navigate a 3D conceptual model of the O2 Arena in this chapter.
FIGURE 16.2 Selecting a visual style
FIGURE 16.3 Wireframe visual style
FIGURE 16.4 Visual Styles Manager
FIGURE 16.5 The altered Shaded With Edges visual style displays the model tinted with white.
FIGURE 16.6 In-canvas controls
FIGURE 16.7 The X-ray visual style lets you see through solid objects.
FIGURE 16.8 Configuring viewports
FIGURE 16.9 Three viewports, each displaying a different view and visual style
FIGURE 16.10 ViewCube navigation interface
FIGURE 16.11 Additional ViewCube controls
FIGURE 16.12 ViewCube aligned to the current UCS
FIGURE 16.13 Using the ViewCube to view the ventilation towers
FIGURE 16.14 Orbiting for a better view of the subject
FIGURE 16.15 Placing a camera in an isometric view
FIGURE 16.16 Adjusting a camera in an isometric view
FIGURE 16.17 Camera Preview window showing the new position of the camera “on the ground”
FIGURE 16.18 Looking through the camera
FIGURE 16.19 Full navigation SteeringWheel interface
FIGURE 16.20 Walking under the dome
FIGURE 16.21 Interactively rewinding through navigation history
FIGURE 16.22 Saving a new view
FIGURE 16.23 Perspective overview of the 3D model
FIGURE 16.24 Restoring a view

Chapter 17

FIGURE 17.1 Creating a planar surface at the top of the dome
FIGURE 17.2 Revolving an arc to generate the dome surface
FIGURE 17.3 Changing layer properties
FIGURE 17.4 Profiles and sweep paths representing the O2 Arena
FIGURE 17.5 Arena created by sweeping a profile along a path
FIGURE 17.6 Sweeping the arena roof
FIGURE 17.7 Selecting the dome edge
FIGURE 17.8 An extruded surface (in magenta) poking through the dome membrane (in blue)
FIGURE 17.9 Trimmed dome membrane
FIGURE 17.10 Projecting the ventilation tower cutout upward onto the dome membrane’s surface
FIGURE 17.11 Projecting one mast void upward onto the dome membrane’s surface
FIGURE 17.12 Changing layer states
FIGURE 17.13 Selecting lines on the ground in the Front view for deletion
FIGURE 17.14 Arraying projected splines around the dome
FIGURE 17.15 Trimming holes in the dome to accommodate the masts
FIGURE 17.16 Extruding and mirroring one pair of solid cylindrical towers
FIGURE 17.17 Arraying pairs of cylindrical towers around the dome
FIGURE 17.18 Extruding half of a tapering hexagonal solid mast
FIGURE 17.19 Joining six edges to form a hexagonal polyline
FIGURE 17.20 Lofting one of the two ventilation towers
FIGURE 17.21 Lofted ventilation towers
FIGURE 17.22 Wireframe representations of two separate lofted ventilation towers (left) and a single object (right) created with Boolean union
FIGURE 17.23 3D rotate gizmo displaying three colored rings representing the x-, y-, and z-axes
FIGURE 17.24 Erasing the edges extracted earlier
FIGURE 17.25 Arraying rotated masts around the dome
FIGURE 17.26 Offsetting edges on the tops of the ventilation towers
FIGURE 17.27 Using Presspull to remove the tops of the ventilation towers
FIGURE 17.28 Thickening the dome membrane into a solid shell
FIGURE 17.29 Completed O2 Arena 3D conceptual model
FIGURE 17.30 Creating a mesh box
FIGURE 17.31 Extruding selected mesh faces
FIGURE 17.32 Smoothing a mesh object twice
FIGURE 17.33 Refining a smoothed mesh
FIGURE 17.34 Drawing a section plane
FIGURE 17.35 Configuring a 3D slice
FIGURE 17.36 Changing the appearance of a live section

Chapter 18

FIGURE 18.1 3D house model
FIGURE 18.2 Loading a material from the Autodesk library into the document
FIGURE 18.3 List of materials loaded into the current drawing
FIGURE 18.5 Using the realistic visual style to display materials’ texture maps
FIGURE 18.4 Assigning materials to layers by dragging from the left pane to the right pane in the Material Attachment Options dialog box
FIGURE 18.6 Viewing light fixture geometry on a floor plan
FIGURE 18.7 Turning off default lighting when adding the first artificial light source
FIGURE 18.8 Copying spotlights in a rectangular array
FIGURE 18.9 Selecting a predefined camera view
FIGURE 18.10 Selecting lights in the Lights In Model palette
FIGURE 18.11 Specifying lamp color by temperature
FIGURE 18.12 Selected spotlights reveal light coverage as seen in the camera view.
FIGURE 18.13 Specifying the geographic location of the site
FIGURE 18.14 Render Presets Manager
FIGURE 18.15 Selecting a model view for a preview render in the cloud
FIGURE 18.16 Rendering in Autodesk A360
FIGURE 18.17 Adjusting exposure of rendering online
FIGURE 18.18 Rendering a final image in A360
FIGURE 18.19 Final image rendered on A360
FIGURE 18.20 Gear 3D model
FIGURE 18.21 Locating the base drawing on a layout
FIGURE 18.22 Locating projected views of the base drawing on the layout
FIGURE 18.23 Changing a view’s display properties
FIGURE 18.24 Creating a section of the base view
FIGURE 18.25 Creating a detail of the base view
FIGURE 18.26 Associating dimensions with section and detail views

Appendix A

FIGURE A.1 Cube illusion drawn in isometric
FIGURE A.2 3D cube viewed from the SE Isometric viewing angle
FIGURE A.3 Comparison of a 2D isometric drawing (left) and a 3D model viewed from a custom angle (right)
FIGURE A.4 The cursor changes to match the currently selected isoplane (top in this example) selected in the Isometric Drafting menu on the status bar.
FIGURE A.5 Drawing lines in isometric with Ortho on
FIGURE A.6 Drawing the top of the cube in Isoplane Top mode
FIGURE A.7 Drawing temporary construction lines on layer 0
FIGURE A.8 Isometric cube and circle drawing

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