AutoCAD and Its Applications—Comprehensive 2017, 24th Edition
AutoCAD and Its Applications: Comprehensive 2017 brings together the complete contents of Basics and Advanced into one volume. It provides flexibility in course design and teaching approaches, supporting both introductory and advanced classes. This text provides a complete teaching program for 2D and 3D AutoCAD drafting and design.
Table of Contents
Abbreviated Contents
AutoCAD and Its Applications—Comprehensive 2017, 24th Edition
- Front Matter
- Front Matter Basics
- 1 - Introduction to AutoCAD
- 2 - Drawings and Templates
- 3 - Introduction to Drawing and Editing
- 4 - Basic Object Commands
- 5 - Line Standards and Layers
- 6 - View Tools and Basic Plotting
- 7 - Object Snap and AutoTrack
- 8 - Construction Tools and Multiview Drawings
- 9 - Text Styles and Multiline Text
- 10 - Single-Line Text and Additional Text Tools
- 11 - Modifying Objects
- 12 - Arranging and Patterning Objects
- 13 - Grips, Properties, and Additional Selection Techniques
- 14 - Polyline and Spline Editing Tools
- 15 - Obtaining Drawing Information
- 16 - Dimension Standards and Styles
- 17 - Linear and Angular Dimensioning
- 18 - Dimensioning Features and Alternate Practices
- 19 - Dimensioning with Tolerances
- 20 - Editing Dimensions
- 21 - Tables
- 22 - Parametric Drafting
- 23 - Section Views and Graphic Patterns
- 24 - Standard Blocks
- 25 - Block Attributes
- 26 - Introduction to Dynamic Blocks
- 27 - Additional Dynamic Block Tools
- 28 - Layout Setup
- 29 - Plotting Layouts
- 30 - Annotative Objects
- 31 - External References
- 32 - Introduction to Sheet Sets
- 33 - Additional Sheet Set Tools
- Index
- Front Matter Advanced
- 1 - Introduction to Three-Dimensional Modeling
- 2 - Creating Primitives and Composites
- 3 - Viewing and Displaying Three-Dimensional Models
- 4 - Understanding Three-Dimensional Coordinates and User Coordinate Systems
- 5 - Using Model Space Viewports
- 6 - Model Extrusions and Revolutions
- 7 - Sweeps and Lofts
- 8 - Creating and Working with Solid Model Features
- 9 - Mesh Modeling
- 10 - Advanced Surface Modeling
- 11 - Subobject Editing
- 12 - Solid Model Editing
- 13 - Text and Dimensions in 3D
- 14 - Model Documentation, Analysis, and File Exchange
- 15 - Point Clouds
- 16 - Visual Style Settings and Basic Rendering
- 17 - Materials in AutoCAD
- 18 - Lighting
- 19 - Advanced Rendering
- 20 - Using Show Motion to View a Model
- 21 - Cameras, Walkthroughs, and Flybys
- Index