N.Poleshchuk. "AutoCAD 2010 - In Origin" (2009, in Russian)

"AutoCAD 2010 - In Origin" (2009, in Russian)

BHV-Petersburg Publishing House issued:

27. N.Poleshchuk. "AutoCAD 2010 - In Origin". BHV-Petersburg, 2009, 800 pp. + CD. ISBN 5-9775-0457-7.

The book is written for experienced users and describes AutoCAD 2010 system for creation of 3D models and drawing documents. It tells about drawing construction steps with the use of annotation scaling, geometric and dimensional constraining, shows connection between model and its representation in paper space viewports. Means of 2D & 3D entities building as well as dynamic blocks and PDF, DGN and DWF underlays are revealed. Many pages are filled with data on commands, system variables, interface, model viewing tools (including animations and videos). Plotting and publishing issues finish the book.
Some material is transferred to the disk.

Book contents:

From the Author

Part 1. General

Chapter 1. About AutoCAD in General
Main Differences between AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD 2009
System Designation
Environment Configuration
System Purchase
Solving Technical Problems
Installation of the System
License
  License Transfer
  Express Tools
  For Curious Ones
Shortcut Properties

Chapter 2. Interface Elements
Start windows
Main window
Ribbon
Menu Browser and Application Menu
  Main Drop-down Menus
  Express Menu
  dbConnect Menu
  For Curious Ones
Quick Access Toolbar
Toolbars
  Toolbar Adding and Deleting
  Restoring Hidden Toolbar
  Locking Toolbar Position
Modeless Windows (Palettes)
Workspaces
  The Classic AutoCAD Workspace
  Setting Workspace Parameters in the Dialog Box
  Context Ribbon Tabs
Command Line Window
  Command Line Shortcut Menu
AutoCAD Status Bar
Screen Menu
Graphic Window
  Document Graphics Area
  UCS Icon
  Cursor
  Shortcut Menu
  Layouts Line and Drawing Status Bar
    Layout Shortcut Menu
  Quick View of Layouts
  Quick View of Open Files
Text Window
  For Curious Ones
Pointing Device

Chapter 3. Commands
Commands List
Modifiers
  Transparent Commands
  Minus Sign
  Plus Sign
Aliases and External Commands
  Acad.pgp File
  External Commands in the Standard PGP File
  Aliases in the Standard PGP File
  Tools for Editing Acad.pgp File
  Reinitializing PGP File
Action Recorder
For Curious Ones
  ^R and InitCommandVersion

Chapter 4. Files and Formats
Beginning AutoCAD Session
  Startup Window
  New Drawing Creation
Saving
DWG and DXF Formats Export and Import
  WBLOCK Command
  INSERT Command
Other Formats Export and Import
  DWF, DWFx
  DGN
  PDF
  WMF
  SAT
  STL
  EPS
  DXX
  BMP
  3DS
  DXB
  XML
  HTML
  JPEG, PNG
  PLT (HPGL)
  TIFF
External DWG References
OLE Objects Insertion
Hyperlinks
Utilities

Chapter 5. Points and Coordinates
Visual Coordinates
Absolute Coordinates
Relative Coordinates
Coordinates Line Shortcut Menu

Chapter 6. Modes
Measurement Units
Drafting Modes
Active Help Modes

Chapter 7. System Variables
Main System Variables
Additional Notes to System Variables
  *WHIPTHREAD, WHIPTHREAD
  CONSTRAINTBARMODE
  CONSTRAINTRELAX
  DCTMAIN
  DELOBJ
  DRAGMODE
  DRAWORDERCTL
  DTEXTED
  EXPERT
  EXTNAMES
  FRAME
  GRIPSUBOBJMODE
  LARGEOBJECTSUPPORT
  LAYERNOTIFY
  OFFSETGAPTYPE
  OSMODE
  PARAMETERCOPYMODE
  POLARMODE
  SMOOTHMESHCONVERT
  SMOOTHMESHGRID
  SNAPANG, SNAPBASE
  SORTENTS
  SPLINESEGS
  TEXTEVAL
  UPDATETHUMBNAIL
  VSEDGEJITTER
Additional Notes to Dimension System variables
  DIMASSOC
  DIMATFIT
  DIMJUST
  DIMSCALE
  DIMSTYLE
  DIMTAD
  DIMTIH
  DIMTM
  DIMTOFL
  DIMTOH
System Variables Editor
For Curious Ones

Part 2. Entities in Plane

Chapter 8. Entity Types. Ways of Creating and Modifying Entities
Main Entities
Commands for Main Entities Creation
Commands for Main Entities Modification
Objects Geometry Listing
Entity Extended Data
For Curious Ones
Common DXF Codes of Objects
Entities
Symbol Tables

Chapter 9. Geometric and Dimensional Constraints
Geometric Constraints
  Applying Constraints
  Removing Geometric Constraints
  Controlling Constraint Icons
  Autoconstraining
Dimensional Constraints
  Applying Constraints
  Parameters Manager
  Dynamic and Annotational Constraints
Constraints in Dynamic Blocks
For Curious Ones

Chapter 10. Grips. Methods of Object Selection
Grips and Selection Sets
Grip Position
Main Selection Methods
Gizmos (Grip Tools)

Chapter 11. Linear Entities
Line
  Creating
    Line Extending Previous Entity
  Modifying
  Listing Information on Line
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 12. Points (Nodes)
Creating
  Points Display Mode Handling
  POINT Command
  DIVIDE Command
  MEASURE Command
Listing Information
Modifying
For Curious Ones

Chapter 13. Circular Entities
Circle
Creating
Arc
Creating

Chapter 14. 2D Polylines
Creating
PLINE Command
Modifying
PEDIT Command
For Curious Ones

Chapter 15. Elliptical Entities
Creating
Modifying
PELLIPSE System Variable
For Curious Ones

Chapter 16. Splines
Creating
Modifying

Chapter 17. Text Entities and Styles
Single-line Text
Text Creating
Multiline Text
Mtext Creating

Chapter 18. Dimensions, Multileaders and Their Styles
Dimensions
  Creating Dimensions, Leaders and Tolerances
    Linear Dimension
    Multileader
    Leader
    Tolerance
    Center Mark
  Putting User's Text Above or Under Dimension Line
  Modifying Dimension Entities
    Converting Dimensions to Dimensional Constraints
    Breaking and Jogging Dimension Line. Handling Dimensions Spacing
  Editing Multileaders
  For Curious Ones
Dimension Styles
Multileader Styles
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 19. Multilines and Their Styles
Creating
Modifying

Chapter 20. Hatches and Fills
Creating Hatch
Hatch Inside Open Boundary
Hatch Elevation

Chapter 21. Tables and Their Styles
Creating Table
Editing Table
For Curious Ones
Table Styles

Chapter 22. Fields
Field Creation
Updating Fields
Editing Entities with Fields
For Curious Ones

Chapter 23. General Modification Commands
ERASE Command and Delete Button
  OVERKILL Command
COPY Command
  For Curious Ones
  Additional Copy Commands
Other Modification Commands
Editing with Grips
  Handling Constraints Applied
Editing with Shortcut Menu
  Use of Clipboard
Editing with Properties Palette
Copying with Mouse
REVERSE Command

Part 3. Properties

Chapter 24. Colors
Setting Current Color
Changing Object Color
Color Palette
For Curious Ones

Chapter 25. Linetypes and Lineweights
Loading Linetype
Lineweights
Setting Current Lineweight

Chapter 26. Layers
Layer Properties Manager

Chapter 27. Annotation Scale
Specific Interface Elements
Using Annotation Scale in Model Space
Using Annotation Scale in Paper Space
Annotative Objects Display Management
SAVEFIDELITY System Variable
Linetype Scale Management in Model Layout

Chapter 28. Other Properties
Materials
  Loading Material into Drawing
  Attaching Material to Entity
  Material Control Buttons
  Editing Material
Hyperlinks
  Creating

Chapter 29. Properties Management
Properties Window
Quick Properties Window
Rollovers
Other Commands for Changing Properties
For Curious Ones

Chapter 30. Standards

Part 4. Complex Objects

Chapter 31. Blocks
Block Definition
Inserting Block
INSERT Entity
Dynamic Blocks
  Parameters and Actions
  Constructional Geometry
  Action Chains
  Visibility Property
  Lookup Tables
Additional Block Information

Chapter 32. Attributes
Attribute Definition
Including Attribute Definitions into Block Definition
Inserting Block with Attributes by INSERT Command

Chapter 33. DWG References
Inserting Xref
Editing DWG Reference
ByBlock Value and Layer 0
External References Manager
CLASSICXREF Command
External References Ribbon Contextual Tab

Chapter 34. Raster Images and Underlays
Inserting Raster Image
External References Manager
Handling Raster Images
Wipeout
Underlays
PDF Underlay

Chapter 35. OLE Objects and Data Links
Links to Excel Spreadsheet Data

Part 5. Working in the 3D Space

Chapter 36. Coordinate Systems. Elevation and Thickness
Using Z Coordinate
Construction Plane
Orthographic Coordinate Systems
Naming UCS
Dynamic Selection of UCS
UCS Express Tools
For Curious Ones
Elevation
Thickness
For Curious Ones

Chapter 37. 3D Model Elements
Viewpoint
  VPOINT Command
  DDVPOINT Command
  PLAN Command
    EXPLAN Command
  DVIEW Command
  Orbit Commands
Clipping Planes
SteeringWheels
  SteeringWheel Settings
  Pinning Wheel at Startup
  Wheel Modes
  SteeringWheel Types
    Full Navigation Wheel
    View Object Wheel
    Tour Building Wheel
    NAVSWHEELMODE System Variable
  SteeringWheel Actions
    Zoom Tool
    Pan Tool
    Orbit Tool
    Center Tool
    Look Tool
    Walk Tool
    Up/Down Tool
    Forward Tool
    Rewind Tool

ViewCube
  Using ViewCube
  ViewCube Shortcut Menu
  ViewCube Settings
DSVIEWER Command
General Editing Commands in 3D Space
  Gizmo
  3DMOVE
  3DROTATE
  3DSCALE
  MIRROR3D
  3DARRAY
  3DALIGN
  ROTATE3D

Chapter 38. Views and Viewports
Views
  Saving and Restoring Views
  Standard Views
  Shots
  Home View
  For Curious Ones
Perspective Projection and Cameras
  For Curious Ones
Model Space Viewports
  Viewport Configurations
  Working with Viewport Configurations
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 39. Polylines, Helices, Faces and Regions
3D Polylines
  Creating
  Modifying
  Listing Information
  For Curious Ones
Faces
  Creating
  Modifying
  For Curious Ones

Chapter 40. Surfaces and Meshes
Polygon and Polyface Meshes
  Polygon Meshes
    Creating
    3DMESH Command
    Standard Form Meshes
    REVSURF, TABSURF, RULESURF and EDGESURF Commands
    Listing Information
    Modifying
    Converting to New Mesh Entities
  For Curious Ones
  Polyface Meshes
    PFACE Command
    For Curious Ones
NURBS Surfaces
  Creating
  Editing
  Converting to Surface
  Setting Thickness for Surface
  Listing Information
  For Curious Ones
Meshes with Changeable Smoothing
  Mesh Modeling Settings
  Mesh Primitives
  Creating Meshes with Basic Operations
  Changing Smooth Level
  Editing with Subobjects
  Refining Mesh
  Subdividing Face
  Extruding Face
  Creases
  Converting to Surfaces and Solids

Chapter 41. 3D Solids
Creating 3D Solid Primitives
Creating Pyramid
POLYSOLID Command
Dynamic Building Solids
Converting to 3D Solid
Creating Compound 3D Solids
PRESSPULL Command
INTERFERE Command
Solid History
Work with Subobjects

Chapter 42. Rendering and Animation
Main Visual Styles
Visual Styles Manager
Material Display
VSCURRENT Command
-SHADEMODE Command
HIDE Command
Rendering Operations
Default Lighting
Lights
  Point Light
  Spotlight
  Distant Light
  Web Light
  Free Lights
  Photometric Lights
  Lights Control
  Listing Information
  For Curious Ones
Sun and Geographical Location
  For Curious Ones
Textures
Fog
Advances Rendering Parameters
Navigation in Model
Animation and Video
  ShowMotion

Part 6. Layouts and Sheet Sets

Chapter 43. Layouts
Paper Space Features
  Layout Page Setup
  For Curious Ones
Layout Operations
  LAYOUT Command
  Shortcut Menu
  Layout Submenu of the Insert Menu
  DesignCenter
  For Curious Ones
Viewports in Paper Space
  Creating Rectangular Viewports
  Steps for Finishing Viewports
  Creating Non-rectangular Viewports
  Clipping Viewport
  Turning Viewport On and Off
  MODEL Mode in the Paper Space
  Locking Viewport
  Viewport Scale
  Annotation Scale
  Expanding Viewport
  Rotating Viewport
  Viewport Shortcut Menu
  Listing Viewport Information
Handling Viewports

Chapter 44. Special Tools of Paper Space Layout Handling
SOLVIEW Command
  Main View
  Orthographic View
  Auxiliary View
  Sectional View
SOLDRAW Command
SOLPROF Command

Chapter 45. Sheet Sets
Sheet Set Manager
Sheet Set Creation
Handling Sheet Sets

Part 7. Plot and Publish

Chapter 46. Plotting
Plotting Tab
Adding a Plotter
Plot Settings
Plotstamp
Background Batch Plotting
3D Print
For Curious Ones

Chapter 47. Plotstyles
Plotstyle Types
  Color-dependent Styles
  Named Styles
Settings Concerning Plotstyles
Converting Plotstyles
  Transferring to Named Styles

Chapter 48. Publishing and File Transmitting
Publish Panel
Sheet Set Publishing
Autodesk Design Review
Drawing Publishing
Autopublishing
3DDWF Command
Using Underlays
Etransmit

Conclusion

Literature

Appendix 1. AutoCAD Commands

Appendix 2. AutoCAD System Variables

Appendix 3. Disk Description

Index

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