N.Poleshchuk. "AutoCAD 2011 - Self-Teacher" (published in 2010, Russian)

AutoCAD 2011 - Self-Teacher (published in 2010, Russian)

BHV-Petersburg published in 2010:

28. N.Poleshchuk. "AutoCAD 2011 - Self-Teacher" ("Self-Teacher" series). BHV-Petersburg, 2010, 544 pp. ISBN 978-5-9775-0531-4.

The book is using a widely tested author's technique and is written for learning AutoCAD both for 2D parametric drafting and for 3D design. Graphical entities and commands for their creation are covered. You can find information on styles for text, dimensions, multilines, tables as well as on features of applying linetypes, lineweights, hatches, fills, static and dynamic blocks, external references, annotation scales. Principles of migration from 2D to 3D are formulated. There are commands for building special threedimensional objects including meshes, procedural surfaces, NURBS surfaces, solids, point clouds, dynamic (live) sections. There are shown steps of transitioning from model to paper document, annotating drawing. Visualization options, rendering representation of model, creation of animated views with reaching films of walk and fly are described. There are numerous examples and exercises for better learning. Some chapters are brought out to the disk. The book will be useful for engineers, designers, postgraduates and students.

Contents:

Forword

Chapter 1. General
1.1. System Usage
1.2. Computer Demands
1.3. User Interface

1.3.1. Ribbon

1.3.2. Application Menu

1.3.3. Menubar and Toolbars

1.3.4. Workspaces
1.4. Dialog with the System

1.4.1. Keyboard Input of Commands
1.5. Drawing Files
1.6. Text Window
1.7. User Workspace
1.8. Exercises to Chapter 1

Chapter 2. Main Entities and Drafting Modes
2.1. Drafting Principles
2.2. Lines
2.2.1. Using Shortcut Menu
2.2.2. Access to Options with Table
2.2.3. Entity Continuation
2.3. Points Input
2.3.1. Digital Input
2.3.2. Dynamic Input
2.3.3. Object Snap
2.3.4. Calculator
2.4. Modes
2.4.1. Drafting Modes
2.4.2. Lineweight Display Mode
2.4.3. Quick Properties Mode
2.4.4. Drafting Modes Settings
2.4.5. Status Line and Tray Setting
2.4.6. Viewing Drawing and Its Parts
2.5. Points
2.5.1. Point Styles
2.5.2. Removing Extra Entities
2.5.3. Divide and Measure
2.6. Rays
2.7. Xlines
2.8. Circles
2.9. Arcs
2.10. Polylines
2.10.1. Joining into Polyline
2.10.2. Special Polylines
2.11. Building New Similar Objects
2.12. Inquiries
2.13. Exercises to Chapter 2

Chapter 3. Complex Entities
3.1. Multilines
3.2. Texts
3.2.1. Single Line Text
3.2.2. Multiline Text
3.3. Using Fields
3.4. Tables
3.5. Dimensions, Tolerances and Leaders
3.5.1. Linear and Parallel Dimensions
3.5.2. Arc Length Dimension
3.5.3. Ordinate Dimension
3.5.4. Radius Dimension
3.5.5. Diameter Dimension
3.5.6. Angular Dimension
3.5.7. Quick Dimension
3.5.8. Base Dimension
3.5.9. Continued Dimension
3.5.10. Dimension Line Break and Jog
3.5.11. Inspection Dimension
3.5.12. Tolerance
3.5.13. Center Mark

3.5.14. Leader and Multileader
3.6. Hatches and Fills
3.6.1. Hatches
3.6.2. Solid Fills
3.6.3. Gradient Fills
3.6.4. Using Tool Palettes
3.7. Ellipses
3.8. Splines
3.9. Regions
3.10. Rare Entities
3.11. Exercises to Chapter 3

Chapter 4. Entity Editing
4.1. Grips and Object Selection
4.1.1. Editing with Grips
4.1.2. Editing Shortcut Menu
4.1.3. Selection Tools
4.1.4. Groups
4.2. General Editing Commands
4.3. Polyline Editing
4.4. Multiline Editing
4.5. Text Editing
4.6. Table Editing
4.7. Dimension Editing
4.8. Hatch and Fill Editing
4.9. Spline Editing
4.10. Multileader Editing
4.11. Region Editing
4.12. Exercises to Chapter 4

Chapter 5. Properties
5.1. Color
5.2. Linetype and Scale
5.3. Layer
5.4. Lineweight
5.5. Annotation Scale
5.6. Other Properties
5.7. Editing Properties
5.8. Exercises to Chapter 5

Chapter 6. Drafting Styles (disk)
6.1. Text Styles
6.2. Dimension Styles
6.3. Multiline Styles
6.4. Table Styles
6.5. Multileader Styles
6.6. DesignCenter
6.7. Standards
6.8. Exercises to Chapter 6

Chapter 7. Constraints
7.1. Geometric Constraints
7.1.1. Adding Constraints
7.1.2. Removing Constraints
7.1.3. Constraint Bars Managing
7.1.4. Autoconstrain
7.2. Dimensional Constraints
7.2.1. Adding Constraints
7.2.2. Parameters Manager

7.2.3. Dynamic and Annotational Forms of Constraints
7.3. Exercises to Chapter 7

Chapter 8. Blocks and DWG References
8.1. Blocks
8.1.1. Block Definition
8.1.2. Block Insertion
8.1.3. Block Reference
8.1.4. Export of Drawing and Its Parts
8.1.5. Attributes
8.1.6. Using Clipboard
8.1.7. Dynamic Properties Creation
8.1.8. Parameters and Actions
8.1.9. Visibility States
8.1.10. Lookup Tables
8.1.11. Tool Palettes
8.2. DWG References
8.2.1. DWG Reference Insertion
8.2.2. External References Manager
8.3. Reference Editing
8.3.1. Editing Block Attributes
8.3.2. Clipping Block and DWG References
8.3.3. In-Place Editing Block and DWG References
8.4. Exercises to Chapter 8

Chapter 9. Interaction with Other Format Files (disk)
9.1. Inserting and Editing Raster Images
9.2. Wipeout Entity
9.3. Import from Other Formats
9.4. Data Links to Excel Tables
9.5. Export into Other Formats
9.6. Data Extraction
9.7. Exercises to Chapter 9

Chapter 10. 3D Modeling
10.1. Coordinate Systems and Views
10.1.1. Construction Plane
10.1.2. View
10.1.3. Isometric Views
10.1.4. Perspective Projection
10.2. Managing Model Viewing
10.2.1. Orbit Commands
10.3. SteerWheels
10.3.1. SteerWheel Parameters
10.3.2. SteerWheel Types
10.3.2.1. Superwheel
10.3.2.2. Object Wheel
10.3.2.3. Building Wheel
10.3.2.4. NAVSWHEELMODE System Variable
10.3.3. SteerWheel Operations
10.4. ViewCube
10.4.1. ViewCube Usage
10.4.2. ViewCube Shortcut Menu
10.4.3. ViewCube Settings
10.5. Level and Thickness
10.6. Coordinate Systems
10.6.1. UCS Command
10.6.2. UCSMAN Command
10.6.3. DUCS Mode
10.7. 3D Modeling Tools

10.7.1. 3D Osnap
10.8. Helix and 3D Polyline
10.9. Faces and Meshes
10.9.1. Smoothness Level
10.9.2. Mesh Modeling Settings
10.9.3. Standard Meshes (Primitives)
10.9.4. Changing Smoothness Level
10.9.5. Editing with Subobjects
10.9.6. Mesh Tesselation

10.9.7. Splitting Face
10.9.8. Extruding face
10.9.9. Creases
10.9.10. Conversion of Meshes to Surfaces and Solids
10.10. 3D Solids
10.10.1. Creation of Standard Solids
10.10.2. Wall Creation
10.10.3. Frame Density and Isolines
10.10.4. Dynamic Creation of Solid
10.10.5. Conversion to Solid
10.10.6. Solids Manipulation
10.10.7. Managing Solid History and Structure
10.10.8. Handling Subobjects
10.10.9. Solid Editing
10.10.10. Slices
10.10.11. Flatshots
10.11. Procedural and NURBS Surfaces

10.11.1. Important System Variables
10.11.2. Surface Creation
10.11.3. Editing Surface Form
10.11.4. More Complex Editing
10.11.5. Surface Analysis
10.11.6. Projecting Geometry
10.12. Live Sections
10.13. 3D Editing
10.14. Point Clouds
10.15. Exercises to Chapter 10

Chapter 11. Visualization Tools (disk)
11.1. Views and Viewports
11.1.1. Viewports Configurations
11.1.2. Views
11.2. View Setting

11.2.1. Clipping Planes
11.2.2. UCS Plan View
11.3. Cameras
11.4. Visual Styles
11.5. Materials
11.6. Rendering
11.6.1. Light
11.6.2. Textures
11.6.3. Fog
11.6.4. Advanced Rendering Settings
11.7. Walk and Fly
11.8. Motion Path Animation
11.9. Animated Views
11.10. ShowMotion
11.11. Exercises to Chapter 11

Chapter 12. Paper Space
12.1. Switching Between Model and Paper Spaces
12.2. Creation of Viewports in Layout
12.3. Handling Viewports
12.4. Scale Managing
12.5. Editing Viewport Shape
12.6. Creation of Drawing Template
12.7. Special Paper Space Tools
12.8. Adding a Layout
12.9. Sheet Sets
12.10. Exercises to Chapter 12

Chapter 13. Plotting and Publishing (disk)
13.1. Adding a Plotter
13.2. Plot Setting
13.2.1. Plot Stamp
13.2.2. List of Standard Scales
13.3. Plot Styles
13.4. Publishing
13.5. 3D Print
13.6. Exercises to Chapter 13

Chapter 14. Design and Customization Tools (disk)
14.1. AutoCAD Options
14.1.1. Setting Support Files Path
14.1.2. Setting Display Parameters
14.1.3. Setting Opening and Save Parameters
14.1.4. Setting Plot and Publish Parameters
14.1.5. Setting System Parameters
14.1.6. Setting User Parameters
14.1.7. Setting Snap and Tracking
14.1.8. Setting 3D Modeling Mode
14.1.9. Setting Selection Modes
14.1.10. Setting Profiles
14.1.11. Customizing User Interface
14.2. Action Recorder
14.3. Vertical Products
14.4. Programming Customization Tools
14.5. Exercises to Chapter 14

Appendix 1. AutoCAD Commands List
Appendix 2. System Variables List
Appendix 3. Express Tools
Appendix 4. Disk Description

Literature
Index

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