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Zusatztext "Well written! user friendly and authoritative" CAD User magazine Informationen zum Autor Bob McFarlane MSc BSc ARCST CEng FIED RCADDes MIMechE MBCS FRSA Klappentext Based on learning and practising the essentials of 2D drawing using AutoCAD! this book provides a step-by-step exploration of the AutoCAD functions required at various stages of producing a 2D drawing. It emphasises on learning through doing. It is suitable for those involved in engineering! construction or architecture. Zusammenfassung This book provides a true, step-by-step, detailed exploration of the AutoCAD functions required at each stage of producing a 2D drawing. New features in AutoCAD 2005 are covered including: Drafting Tools; Drawing Management; Drawing Output; Plot and Publish Tools; Productivity Tools; Sheet Set Manager, and Tool Palette Enhancements. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Using the book. AutoCAD 2005 graphics screen. Drawing, Erasing and the Selection Set. The 2D drawing aids. Saving and Opening drawings. Standard sheet 1. Line creation and co-ordinate entry. Circle creation. Object snap. Arc, donut and ellipse creation. Layers and standard sheet 2. User exercise 1. Fillet and chamfer. The offset, extend, trim and change commands. User exercise 2. Text. Dimensioning. Dimension styles 1. Modifying objects. Grips. Drawing assistance. Viewing a drawing. Hatching. Point, polygon and solid. Polylines. Modifying polylines. Divide, measure and break. Lengthen, align and stretch. Obtaining information from a drawing. Text fonts and styles. Multiline text, Text Tables, Fields. The array command. Changing properties. User exercise 3. Dimension styles 2. Drawing with various units and paper sizes. Multilines, complex lines and groups. Blocks. Wblocks. Attributes. External references. Pictorial drawings. Model space and Paper space. Templates. CAD Standards. The AutoCAD Design Center. Toolbars and Tool Palettes. Sheet Set. ‘electronic’ AutoCAD. Obtaining a CAD qualification. Index....
