AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015: No Experience Required: Autodesk Official Press 1st Edition pdf by Donnie Gladfelter.
By Donnie Gladfelter:
This book was born of the need for a simple yet engaging tutorial that would help beginners step into the world of Autodesk AutoCAD or Autodesk AutoCAD LT software without feeling intimidated. That tutorial has evolved over the years into a full introduction to the ways in which architects and civil and structural engineers use AutoCAD to increase their efficiency and ability to produce state-of-the-art computerized production drawings and designs.
Because the Microsoft Windows versions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT are so similar, it makes sense to cover the basics of both programs in one book. For most of the book, the word AutoCAD stands for the Windows versions of both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Although Apple Macintosh versions of both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT are available, the interface and underlying tool set on that platform prevent it from aligning with the workflows and procedures outlined in this book.
When you come to a section of a chapter that applies to AutoCAD only, the icon shown here is displayed in the margin to alert you. When appropriate, extra information for AutoCAD LT users is provided to give you a workaround or otherwise keep you in step with the tutorial.
Because AutoCAD LT doesn’t have 3D commands or features, the last two chapters, which are an introduction to drawing in 3D, apply only to AutoCAD. But AutoCAD LT users can be assured that it is very much the same program as AutoCAD, with only minor differences. You’ll be prompted when those differences arise, most of which involve 3D features.
When you come to a section that applies to one of the many new features found inside AutoCAD 2015, the icon shown here is displayed in the margin to alert you. This book is directed toward AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT novices—users who know how to use a computer and perform basic file-managing tasks, such as creating new folders and saving and moving files, but who know little or nothing about AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT. If you’re new to the construction and design professions, this book will be an excellent companion as you learn AutoCAD. If you’re already practicing in those fields, you’ll immediately be able to apply the skills you’ll pick up from this book to real-world projects. The exercises have been successfully used to train architects, engineers, and contractors, as well as college and high school students, in the basics of AutoCAD.
For those of you in other trades and professions, the project that runs through the book—drawing a small cabin—has been kept simple so that it doesn’t require special training in architecture or construction. Also, most chapters have additional information and exercises specifically designed for non-AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) users. Anyone wanting to learn
AutoCAD will find this book helpful.
What Will You Learn from This Book?
Learning AutoCAD, like learning any complex computer program, requires a significant commitment of time and attention and, to some extent, a tolerance for repetition. You must understand new concepts to operate the program and to appreciate its potential as a drafting and design tool. However, to become proficient at AutoCAD, you must also use the commands enough times to gain an intuitive sense of how they work and how parts of a drawing are constructed.
At the end of most chapters, you’ll find one or more additional exercises and a checklist of the tools you have learned (or should have learned). The steps in the tutorial have a degree of repetition built into them that allows you to work through new commands several times and build up confidence before you move on to the next chapter.
Progressing through the book, the chapters fall into five general areas of study:
▶ Chapters 1 through 3 familiarize you with the organization of the AutoCAD user interface, cover a few of the basic commands, and equip you with the tools necessary to set up a new drawing, including the use of a standard, such as the National CAD Standard (NCS), to organize your files.
▶ Chapters 4 and 5 introduce the basic drawing commands and develop drawing strategies that will help you use these commands efficiently.
▶ Chapters 6 through 11 work with the major features of AutoCAD, such as blocks, hatches, and annotation. You’ll also learn about using layers to organize the various components of a drawing by applying the NCS.
▶ Chapters 12 through 15 examine intermediate and advanced AutoCAD features, including managing and creating document sets by using Sheet Set Manager.
▶ Chapters 16 and 17 cover the 3D modeling tools by exploring 3D solids and 3D surfaces. You’ll also learn how to apply materials to 3D objects, allowing you to produce eye-catching 3D visualizations. In the process of exploring these elements, you’ll follow the steps involved in laying out the floor plan of a small cabin. You’ll then learn how to generate elevations from the floor plan, and eventually you’ll learn how to set up a title block and layouts to print your drawing.
Along the way, you’ll also learn how to do the following:
▶ Use the basic drawing and modify commands in a strategic manner
▶ Set up layers by using an established standard
▶ Assign colors to your drawing
▶ Define and insert blocks
▶ Generate elevation views
▶ Place hatch patterns and fills on building components
▶ Use text in your drawing
Chapters in the latter part of the book touch on the more advanced features of AutoCAD, including the following:
▶ Creating dynamic drawings by using geometric and dimensional parametric constraints
▶ Dimensioning the floor plan
▶ Drawing a site plan and managing drawings of varying units
▶ Efficiently organizing drawing sets by using external references
▶ Setting up and managing drawings for printing with layouts
▶ Making a print of your drawing
▶ Working in 3D (for AutoCAD users)
All these features are taught by using the cabin as a continuing project. As a result, you’ll build a set of drawings that document your progress throughout the project. You can use these drawings later as reference material if you need to refresh your memory with content that covers a specific skill.
Contents:
⏩CHAPTER 1 Getting to Know AutoCAD for Windows
⏩CHAPTER 2 Learning Basic Commands to Get Started
⏩CHAPTER 3 Setting Up a Drawing
⏩CHAPTER 4 Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 1
⏩CHAPTER 5 Developing Drawing Strategies: Part 2
⏩CHAPTER 6 Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing
⏩CHAPTER 7 Combining Objects into Blocks
⏩CHAPTER 8 Controlling Text in a Drawing
⏩CHAPTER 9 Using Dynamic Blocks and Tables
⏩CHAPTER 10 Generating Elevations
⏩CHAPTER 11 Working with Hatches, Gradients, and Tool Palettes
⏩CHAPTER 12 Dimensioning a Drawing
⏩CHAPTER 13 Managing External References
⏩CHAPTER 14 Using Layouts to Set Up a Print
⏩CHAPTER 15 Printing a Drawing
⏩CHAPTER 16 Creating 3D Geometry
⏩CHAPTER 17 Rendering and Materials
Book Details:
➤Edition: 1st
➤Author: Donnie Gladfelter
➤Puplisher: Sybex
➤Puplication Date: June 30, 2014
➤Language: English
➤Size: 21.2 MB
➤Pages: 1034
➤Format: PDF
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