Introduction to AutoCAD 2024: A Modern Perspective

Introduction to AutoCAD 2024: A Modern Perspective

by Paul F. Richard
Released October 2023
Publisher(s): Pearson
ISBN: 9780138232832

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Book description

Introduction to AutoCAD 2024 addresses advances in technology and introduces students to 2-dimensional drawing skills and commands using the 2024 release of AutoCAD. Straightforward explanations focus on actual drawing procedures, and illustrations show what to expect on the computer screen. It continuously builds on concepts covered in previous chapters, contains exercises combined with in-text notes, and offers examples that provide the how and why of AutoCAD fundamentals.

Projects are included at the end of each chapter and provide hands-on experience creating various types of mechanical, architectural, civil, and electrical drawings. This text is appropriate for introductory and intermediate AutoCAD courses.

  • Introduces AutoCAD, drafting skills, editing techniques, working with complex objects, annotating drawings, outputting your work, advanced drawing and construction methods, and collaborating with others on the web.

  • Pedagogy reinforces learning objectives throughout, with chapter objectives; key term definitions; command grids that concisely offer multiple ways of achieving the task at hand; New version icons that highlight new software features quickly; and discipline icons that identify the field of study throughout.

  • Hands-on exercises appear throughout the text to reinforce learning, and end-of-chapter projects require students to demonstrate a full understanding of the concepts presented in the chapter.

Introduction to AutoCAD 2024 provides students with the tools they need to develop drafting skills with AutoCAD.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. About This eBook
  3. Halftitle Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  7. Features of Introduction to AutoCAD 2024
  8. Supplements
  9. Preface
    1. About This Book
    2. Chapter Organization
    3. Features New to This Edition
    4. Acknowledgments
  10. Brief Contents
  11. Contents
  12. New Since AutoCAD 2020
  13. Part One: An Introduction to AutoCAD
    1. Chapter 1. Introduction to AutoCAD
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. What Is CAD?
      4. Fundamental CAD Concepts
      5. A First Look at AutoCAD
      6. Chapter Summary
      7. Chapter Test Questions
    2. Chapter 2. Quick Start Tutorial
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Creating a New Drawing
      4. Model Space and Layout Space
      5. Communicating with AutoCAD
      6. Object Snaps, Ortho Mode, and Polar Tracking
      7. Undo/Redo
      8. Grid and Snap
      9. Draw a Circle
      10. Navigating Around the Drawing
      11. Object Properties
      12. Layers
      13. Dimension Styles
      14. Dimensioning
      15. Modifying Drawing Objects
      16. Grip Editing
      17. Introduction to Advanced Editing Techniques
      18. Cleaning Up Layout Space
      19. Plotting and Page Setups
      20. Chapter Summary
      21. Chapter Test Questions
  14. Part Two: Drafting Skills: Drawing with AutoCAD
    1. Chapter 3. Controlling the Drawing Display
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Zooming In and Out of a Drawing
      4. Panning Around a Drawing
      5. Panning and Zooming Transparently
      6. Chapter Summary
      7. Chapter Test Questions
      8. Chapter Project
    2. Chapter 4. Basic Drawing Commands
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Drawing Setup
      4. Drawing Lines
      5. Coordinate Entry Methods
      6. Drawing Circles
      7. Drawing Arcs
      8. Drawing Ellipses
      9. Points
      10. Chapter Summary
      11. Chapter Test Questions
      12. Chapter Projects
    3. Chapter 5. Drawing Tools and Drafting Settings
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Grid Mode
      4. Snap Mode
      5. Ortho Mode
      6. Polar Tracking
      7. Object Snaps
      8. Object Snap Tracking
      9. Dynamic Input
      10. Using Construction Lines
      11. Chapter Summary
      12. Chapter Test Questions
      13. Chapter Projects
    4. Chapter 6. Managing Object Properties
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Common Object Properties
      4. Layers
      5. Using Layers
      6. Linetype Scale
      7. Changing the Properties of Objects
      8. Using DesignCenter to Import Layers
      9. Layer Filters
      10. Layer States Manager
      11. Object Visibility
      12. Chapter Summary
      13. Chapter Test Questions
      14. Chapter Projects
  15. Part Three: Understanding Editing Techniques: Basics Through Advanced
    1. Chapter 7. Basic Editing Techniques
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. The ERASE Command
      4. Selecting Objects for Editing
      5. Grouping Objects
      6. Moving Objects
      7. Copying Objects
      8. Mirroring Objects
      9. Rotating Objects
      10. Scaling Objects
      11. Stretching Objects
      12. Selecting Objects First
      13. Using Grips to Edit
      14. Chapter Summary
      15. Chapter Test Questions
      16. Chapter Projects
    2. Chapter 8. Advanced Editing Techniques
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Offsetting Objects
      4. Trimming and Extending Objects
      5. Creating Fillets and Chamfers
      6. Breaking an Object
      7. Break at Point
      8. Joining Multiple Objects
      9. Lengthening an Object
      10. Chapter Summary
      11. Chapter Test Questions
      12. Chapter Projects
  16. Part Four: Working with Complex Objects
    1. Chapter 9. Drawing and Editing Complex Objects
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Drawing Polylines
      4. Drawing Rectangles
      5. Drawing Polygons
      6. Drawing Donuts
      7. Drawing Revision Clouds
      8. Editing Polylines
      9. Exploding Complex Objects
      10. Chapter Summary
      11. Chapter Test Questions
      12. Chapter Projects
    2. Chapter 10. Pattern Fills and Hatching
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Hatching
      4. Gradient Fills
      5. Editing Hatch Patterns
      6. Using DesignCenter with Hatch Patterns
      7. Chapter Summary
      8. Chapter Test Questions
      9. Chapter Projects
  17. Part Five: Annotating Drawings
    1. Chapter 11. Adding Text
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Controlling the Appearance of Text
      4. Creating Multiline Text
      5. Creating Single-Line Text
      6. Text Fields
      7. Editing Text
      8. Chapter Summary
      9. Chapter Test Questions
      10. Chapter Projects
    2. Chapter 12. Working with Tables
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Creating Tables from Scratch
      4. Entering Table Data
      5. Creating Tables by Inserting a Data Link
      6. Managing Table Styles
      7. Modifying Tables
      8. Modifying Table Cells
      9. Inserting Formulas
      10. Chapter Summary
      11. Chapter Test Questions
      12. Chapter Projects
    3. Chapter 13. Dimensioning Drawings
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Dimension Tools
      4. Types of Dimensions
      5. Dimension Associativity
      6. Dimension Layer
      7. Placing Dimensions
      8. Creating Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions
      9. Creating Aligned Dimensions
      10. Dimensioning Circles and Arcs
      11. Angular Dimensions
      12. Creating Datum and Chain Dimensions
      13. Dimension Tools
      14. Quick Dimensioning
      15. Managing Dimension Styles
      16. Creating Leaders
      17. Creating Geometric Dimension and Tolerance Symbols (GD&T)
      18. Inspection Dimensions
      19. Modifying Dimensions
      20. Chapter Summary
      21. Chapter Test Questions
      22. Chapter Projects
  18. Part Six: Outputting Your Work
    1. Chapter 14. Managing Paper Space Layouts
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Layout Paper Size
      4. Layout Viewport Scale
      5. Controlling Layers per Layout Viewport
      6. Setting Up a Layout
      7. Managing Layouts
      8. Paper Space Linetype Scale
      9. Layout Tab
      10. Chapter Summary
      11. Chapter Test Questions
      12. Chapter Projects
    2. Chapter 15. Plotting and Publishing
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Page Setups and Plotting
      4. Plot Styles and Lineweights
      5. Plotter Setup
      6. Plotting a Set of Drawings
      7. Working with DWF Files
      8. Chapter Summary
      9. Chapter Test Questions
      10. Chapter Projects
  19. Part Seven: Advanced Drawing and Construction Methods
    1. Chapter 16. Blocks and Block Attributes
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Creating Blocks
      4. Inserting Blocks
      5. Exporting Blocks
      6. Block Attributes
      7. Creating Attributes
      8. Updating and Editing Attributes
      9. Extracting Attributes
      10. Redefining Blocks
      11. Using DesignCenter to Manage Blocks
      12. Tool Palettes and Dynamic Blocks
      13. Chapter Summary
      14. Chapter Test Questions
      15. Chapter Projects
    2. Chapter 17. Working with External References
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. The Reference Panel
      4. External References Palette
      5. Blocks Versus Xrefs
      6. Attaching an Xref
      7. Manage Xrefs Icon
      8. Layers and Xrefs
      9. Managing Xrefs
      10. Editing Xrefs
      11. Binding Parts of an Xref
      12. Demand Loading Xrefs
      13. Xref Compare
      14. Working with Raster Images
      15. Working with DWF Underlays
      16. Working with DGN Underlays
      17. Working with PDF Underlays
      18. Working with Point Cloud References
      19. Working with Coordination Model References
      20. Transmitting Drawings with References
      21. Chapter Summary
      22. Chapter Test Questions
      23. Chapter Projects
    3. Chapter 18. Drawing Management Tools and Utilities
      1. Chapter Objectives
      2. Introduction
      3. Drawing File Backup and Recovery
      4. Working with Different CAD File Formats
      5. Object Linking and Embedding
      6. Action Recorder
      7. Measure Tools
      8. QuickCalc Calculator
      9. Deleting Duplicate Objects
      10. Web-Based Collaboration Tools
      11. DWG Compare
      12. Count Tool
      13. Chapter Summary
      14. Chapter Test Questions
  20. Appendix A. Drafting Standards Overview
    1. Standards Organizations
    2. Text
    3. Sheet Layouts
    4. Dimensions
    5. Mechanical Style versus Architectural Style
    6. Standard Sheet Sizes and Scales
    7. Standard Plot Scales
    8. Standard ANSI Hatch Patterns
    9. U.S. to Metric Units Conversions
  21. Appendix B. Command Reference
  22. Appendix C. Command Aliases
  23. Appendix D. System Variables
  24. Appendix E. Express Tools
  25. Glossary
  26. Index
  27. Code Snippets

Product information

  • Title: Introduction to AutoCAD 2024: A Modern Perspective
  • Author(s): Paul F. Richard
  • Release date: October 2023
  • Publisher(s): Pearson
  • ISBN: 9780138232832