Introduction 1.Getting Started Chapter Objectives Key Terms System Requirements Operating System Hard Disk:300MB are reguired for installation User Interface Drawing Area The Command Window Text Window Status Bar Menu Bar Right-Mouse Click Toolbars Tool Palettes Dialog Boxes AutoCAD 2004 Help Process Overview:Accessing Online Help Exercise 1:Working with the User Interface Chapter Summary 2.Creating New Drawings Chapter Objectives The new Command Process Overview:Startup Options Process Overview:Advanced Setup Wizard The UNITS Command Process Overview:Setting Drawing Units Drawing Limits Key Term:X,Y Coordinate Process Overview:Setting Drawing Limits Opening an Existing Drawing Process Overview:Open an Existing Drawing Partially Opening an Existing Drawing Key tems:Views and Layers Process Overview:Partial Open a Drawing Exercise 1:Drawing Wizard Exercise 2:Partial Open Chapter Summary 3.Controlling the Display Area Chapter Objectives The PAN Command Process Overview:Real-time Pan The ZOOM Command Zoom Window Process Overview:Zoom Window Zoom Realtime Process Overview:Zoom Realtime Zoom Extents Zoom Previous The Wheel Mouse Process Overview:Wheel Mouse Exercise 1:Using Zoom and Pan Named Views Process Overview:Creating Named Views Exercise 2:Restoring a Named View Exercise 3:Defining a Named View Chapter Summary 4.Creating Objects Chapter Objectives Line Objects Process Overview:Creating Lines The UNDO Command Drafting Settings Grid Snap Process Overview:Grid and Snap Exercise 1:Grid and Snap Ortho Coordinate Point Entry The Cartesian Coordinate System The World Coordinate System Absolute Coordinate Input Exercise 2:Absolute Coordinate Input Relative Coordinates Exercise 3:Relative Coordinate Input Polar Coordinates Exercise 4:Polar Coordinate Input Polar Tracking and Polar Snap Polar Tracking Process Overview:Set Polar Tracking PolarSnap Process Overview:Set PolarSnap Direct Distance Entry Exercise 5:Direct Distance Entry Drawing Rectangles Key Terms:RECTANGLE Command Exercise 6:Drawing Rectangles Chapter Summary 5.Layers Chapter Objectives Layer Properties Manager Feature overview Exercise 1:Creating Layers Exercise 2:Working with Layers Chapter Summary 6.Object Selection Chaper Objectives Pickbox Selection Windows Selection Crossing Selection Window Polygon Crossing Polygon Fence Selection Add and Remove Objects Object Cycling Select All Objects Previous and Last Options Exercise 1:Object Selection Exercise 2:Implied Selection Chapter Summary 7.Drawing Commands Chapter Objectives The CIRCLE Command Center Radius Option Center Diameter Option (2P)Two Point Circles Option (3P)Three Point Circles Option (TTR)Tangent Tangent Radius Option Exercise 1:Center-Radius/Diameter Circles Exercise 2:(2P)Two-Point Circles The ELLIPSE Command Axis Endpoint:Distance Option Axis Endpoint:Rotation Options Center Option Isocircle Option Exercise 3:Ellipses Object Snap(OSNAP) Object Snap Modes Process Overview:Override Object Snap Mode Process Overview:Running Object Snaps AutoSnap Exercise 4:Using OSNAP The POLYLINE Command Key Terms Process Overview:Line Segments Process Overview:Line and Arc Segments Exercise 5:Using Polylines Exercise 6:More Polyline Practice The ARC Command Methods of Drawing Arcs Exercise 7:Drawing Arcs The SPLINE Command Exercise 8:Placing a Spline Chapter Summary 8.Editing Commands Chapter Objectives Construction Lines Exercise 1:Construction Lines The TRIM and EXTEND Commands The TRIM Command Procedure-To extend an object Exercise 2:The TRIM Command Front Detail Switch Side Detail The OFFSET Command Process Overview:Offset an object by specifying a distance Process Overview:Offset an object through a point Exercise 3:Switch Front Detail Exercise 4:Switch Plan View The CHAMFER Command Exercise 5:Creating Chamfers The FILLET Command Exercise 6:Creating Fillets PEDIT(Polyline Edit) Process Overview:PEDIT Exercise 7:PEDIT The COPY Command Exercise 8:Copying Objects The DIVIDE Command Process Overview:Divide Exercise 9:Divide and Copy The MIRROR Command Exercise 10:Mirroring Objects The ARRAY Command Process Overview:ARRAY To create a rectangular array To create a polar array Exercise 11:Arraying Objects Chapter Summary 9.BOUNDARY HATCH and FILL Chapter Objectives Hatching BHATCH Command Process Overview Boundary Hatch Key Terms:BHATCH Key Terms:Gradient Fill Exercise 1:BHATCH Chapter Summary 10.Text and Text Styles Chapter Objectives Text Styles Creating a Text Style Key Terms Process Overview:Determining Text Height Single-Line Text Process Overview:Text Justification Process Overview:Single-line Text Exercise 1:Single-Line Text Exercise 2:Text Properties Changes Multiline Text Multiline Text Editor Key Terms and Features Multiline Text Editor Shortcut Menus Process Overview:Multiline Text Exercise 3:Multiline Text Chapter Summary 11.Dimensioning Chapter Objectives Dimension Styles Dimension Style Manager Key Terms and Features New Dimension Style Dialog Box Lines and Arrows tab Text tab Fit tab Primary Units tab Alternate Units tab Tolerances tab Exercise 1:Create a Dimension Style Creating Dimensions Linear Dimensions Process Overview:Horizontal or Vertical Dimensions Aligned Dimensions Process Overview:Aligned Dimensions Angular Dimensions Process Overview:Angular Dimensions Diameter Dimensions Process Overview:Diameter Dimensions Radius Dimensions Process Overview:Radius Dimensions Continue Dimensions Process Overview:Continued Dimensions Baseline Dimensions Process Overview:Baseline Dimensions Quick Dimension(QDIM) Process Overview:Quick Dimensions Exercise 2:Placing Dimensions Quick Leader(QLEADER) Annotation tab Leader Line&Arrow tab Attachment tab Chapter Summary 12.Inquiry Commands Chapter Objectives The DISTANCE Command Process Overview:Distance The AREA Command Process Overview:Area by Points Process Overview:Area by Object Process Overview:Subtract an Area Exercise 1:Calculate and Subtract Area Region/Mass Properties Exercise 2:Calculate Region Mass properties The LIST Command Process Overview:LIST Command Locate Point(ID Point) The STATUS Command The TIME Command Exercise 3:Using the Inquiry commands Chapter Summary 13.Grip Modes Chapter Objectives Process Overview:Controlling Grip Appearance Grip States and Grip Modes Stretch Move Rotate Scale Mirror Splines Exercise 1:Grip Editing Chapter Summary 14.Sharing Design Content Chapter Objectives Multiple Design Environment Process Overview:Using MDE Using the Clipboard Key Terms Exercise 1:Using MDE Process Overview:Copying Properties between Drawings Using Blocks and Wblocks Key Terms:Blocks Process Overview:Make Block Process Overview:WBLOCK from Selected Objects Process Overview:WBLOCK from Existing Block Inserting Blocks Process Overview:Inserting a Block Process Overview:Inserting a Drawing as a Block Exercise 2:Creating Blocks DesignCenter The DesignCenter Window The Tree View(Left Panel) Folders Tab Open Drawings Tab History Tab DC Online Tab Bookmark Frequently Used Content Content Area(Right Panel) The DesignCenter Toolbars Process Overview:Insert Block Tool Palettes Process Overview:Adding Content from DesignCenter to Tool Palette From DesignCenter to Tool Palette Exercise 3:Creating and Loading Tool Palettes Chapter Summary 15.Plotting Chapter Objectives Plotting Drawings Plot Device Tab:Key Features Plot Settings Tab:Key features Process Overview:Plotting Model Space Exercise 1:Model Space Plot Exercise 2:Paper Space Plot Chapter Summary 16.Isometric Drafting Chapter Objectives Isometric Planes Process Overview:Turning on Isoplane Process Overview:Drawing Isometric Circles Exercise 1:Drawing with Isoplanes and Isocircles Exercise 2:Isometric Assembly Chapter Summary Appendix 1 Challenge Exercise Coordinate Input and Draw Commands Challenge Exercise Editing Commands Challenge Exercise Dimensions Challenge Exercise Blocks and Palettes Challenge Exercise Plotting Appendix 2 Challenge Exercise Coordinate Input and Draw Commands Exercise Objectives Pump Parts Drawing Draw the Water Pump Piston Draw the Seal Ring(Plan) Draw the Seal Ring(Elevation) Draw the Ball Valve Draw the Valve Seat(Plan view) Adding Layers Challenge Exercise Summary Challenge Exercise Editing Commans Exercise Ojectives Pump Body Drawing Challenge Exercise Summary Challenge Exercise Dimensioning a Drawing Challenge Exercise Summary Challenge Exercise Blocks Creating Blocks Inserting Blocks Challenge Exercise Plotting