Introduction to AutoCAD 2004: 2D and 3D Design

Alf Yarwood0750661763, 9780750661768

Taking the reader step-by-step through the features of AutoCAD, Alf Yarwood provides a structured course of work matched to the latest release of this software. Introducing first principles and the creation of 2D technical drawings, the author goes on to demonstrate construction of 3D solid model drawings and rendering of 3D models. Worked examples and exercises are included throughout the text, to enable the reader to apply theory into real-world engineering practice, along with revision notes and exercises at the end of chapters for the reader to check their understanding of the material they have covered.Introduction to AutoCAD 2004 contains hundreds of drawings and screen-shots to illustrate the stages within the design process. Readers can also visit a companion website and make use of a full-colour AutoCAD Gallery, where they can edit drawings from the exercises found within the text, and see solutions to all exercises featured in the book. Further exercises in 3D work are also available to download.Details of enhancements to AutoCAD 2004 over previous releases are given in the text, along with illustration of how AutoCAD fits into the design process as a whole. Appendices with full glossaries of tools and abbreviations, most frequently used set variables, and general computer terms are also included.Suitable to new users of AutoCAD, or anyone wishing to update their knowledge from previous releases of the software, this book is also applicable to introductory level undergraduate courses and vocational courses in engineering and construction. Further Education students in the UK will find this an ideal textbook to cater for the relevant CAD unitsof BTEC Higher National and BTEC National Engineering schemes from Edexcel, and the City & Guilds 4351 qualification.

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Table of contents :
Front Cover……Page 1
Copyright……Page 5
Contents……Page 6
Preface……Page 14
Registered Trademarks……Page 15
The mouse as a digitiser……Page 16
Terms used throughout the book……Page 17
Opening AutoCAD 2004……Page 18
The AutoCAD coordinate system……Page 20
Examples of elementary drawings……Page 21
Making use of the SNAP and ORTHO buttons……Page 25
Calling Help with the F1 key……Page 26
The Erase tool — example (Fig. 1.32)……Page 27
Saving drawings……Page 28
Revision tips……Page 29
Exercises 1……Page 30
The Zoom tools……Page 32
The Aerial View window……Page 36
The Pan tool……Page 37
Exercises 2……Page 38
A template for use with this book……Page 39
Saving the template……Page 47
Another template……Page 48
Revision tips 3……Page 50
The Circle and Arc tools……Page 51
Constructions using absolute coordinates……Page 52
Constructions involving relative coordinate entry……Page 54
Object Snaps……Page 56
AutoSnap……Page 59
Polar tracking……Page 60
Snap, Ortho and Grid……Page 61
Exercises 4……Page 62
The Polyline tool……Page 66
The Construction Line tool……Page 70
The Polygon tool……Page 72
The Rectangle tool……Page 74
The Ellipse tool……Page 75
The Revcloud tool……Page 77
The Spline tool……Page 78
The Point tool……Page 79
Exercises 5……Page 80
The Copy Object tool……Page 85
The Mirror tool……Page 87
The Offset tool……Page 88
The Array tool……Page 89
The Move tool……Page 92
The Rotate tool……Page 93
The Stretch tool……Page 94
The Trim tool……Page 95
The Extend tool……Page 97
The Break tools……Page 98
The Chamfer tool……Page 100
The Fillet tool……Page 101
Exercises 6……Page 102
Dialogs……Page 106
Menus……Page 107
Text……Page 112
Checking spelling……Page 114
Text symbols……Page 117
Revision tips 7……Page 118
Exercises 7……Page 119
Layers……Page 120
The Options dialog……Page 122
Lineweights……Page 123
The Polyline Edit tool……Page 124
Grips……Page 126
Revision tips 8……Page 128
The AutoCAD DesignCenter……Page 129
The Properties palette……Page 133
Exercises 9……Page 136
Orthographic projection……Page 138
Isometric projection……Page 142
Revision tips 10……Page 148
Exercises 10……Page 149
The Hatch tool……Page 153
Revision tips 11……Page 162
Exercises 11……Page 163
The Dimension toolbar……Page 166
Exercises 12……Page 178
The Make Block tool……Page 180
The Insert Block tool……Page 182
Written blocks (wblocks)……Page 184
External references (Xrefs)……Page 187
Inserting raster images……Page 189
Attributes……Page 191
Exercises 13……Page 195
Construction of floor layout drawings……Page 198
Hatching……Page 199
Exercises 14……Page 200
Example of using the Edit tools……Page 205
DXF files……Page 208
Exercises 15……Page 211
3D Views……Page 213
The Solids toolbar……Page 215
Exercises 16……Page 226
The Extrude tool……Page 230
The Revolve tool……Page 237
The Slice tool……Page 240
The Section tool……Page 241
The Setup Profile tool……Page 242
Revision tips 17……Page 245
Exercises 17……Page 247
Viewports……Page 252
The variables UCSFOLLOW and UCSVP……Page 253
Example of constructions in viewports……Page 254
Revision tips 18……Page 258
Exercises 18……Page 259
Rendering options……Page 262
The Render tools……Page 263
Exercises 19……Page 272
An example of using Paper Space……Page 275
Examples of models using surface tools……Page 278
Exercises 20……Page 288
Rendering surface models……Page 292
First example (Fig. 21.10)……Page 293
Second example……Page 296
Third example (Fig. 21.23)……Page 298
Fourth example (Fig. 21.25)……Page 302
Fifth example (Fig. 21.29)……Page 304
Exercises 21……Page 306
Example — creating a web page (Fig. 22.5)……Page 311
Browsing the Web……Page 314
The eTransmit tool……Page 315
The place of AutoCAD 2004 in designing……Page 317
Enhancements in AutoCAD 2004……Page 319
System requirements for running AutoCAD 2004……Page 320
Introduction A……Page 321
An example of a printout……Page 322
2D tools……Page 325
3D tools……Page 329
Internet tools B……Page 330
Some of the set variables……Page 331
Appendix D: Computing terms……Page 333
Index……Page 338