Includes index.

1. Exploring AutoCAD tools and displays -- Objectives -- Controlling the work environment -- Starting AutoCAD -- Exploring the drawing area tools and displays -- Command selection methods -- Getting help -- Exploring the Save command -- Chapter 1 quiz -- 2. Creating drawing aids -- Objectives -- Entering the drawing environment -- Starting a new drawing from within AutoCAD -- Controlling drawing parameters from within a drawing -- Chapter 2 quiz -- 3. Drawing and controlling lines -- Objectives -- Lines -- Locating lines using coordinate entry methods -- Controlling lines with the status bar tools -- An introduction to editing drawing objects -- An introduction to printing -- Chapter 3 exercises -- Chapter 3 quiz -- 4. Working with drawing files -- Objectives -- Creating and saving drawing templates -- Saving user preferences -- Saving drawings -- Managing files and folders -- Chapter 4 exercises -- Chapter 4 quiz -- 5. Drawing organization -- Objectives -- An introduction to linetypes -- Controlling linetypes -- Controlling lineweights -- Controlling color -- Controlling layers -- Naming layers -- Altering linetype, color, and layers -- Chapter 5 exercises -- Chapter 5 quiz --

6. Drawing geometric shapes -- Objectives -- Circle -- Drawing arcs -- Drawing donuts -- Using the Ellipse command -- Drawing polygons -- Drawing rectangles -- Chapter 6 exercises -- Chapter 6 quiz -- 7. Controlling drawing accuracy -- Objectives -- Controlling the aperture box -- Controlling drawing settings -- Object snaps -- Object snap modes -- Chapter 7 exercises -- Chapter 7 quiz -- 8. Drawing display options -- Objectives -- Zoom -- Pan -- View -- Refreshing the screen -- Chapter 8 exercises -- Chapter 8 quiz -- 9. Basic methods of selecting and modifying drawing objects -- Objectives -- Selecting objects for editing -- Defining the selection mode -- Modifying a drawing using erase -- Saltering drawings by copying objects -- Creating symmetrical objects with mirror -- Creating objects using offset -- Arranging multiple objects with array -- Chapter 9 exercises -- Chapter 9 quiz -- 10. Modifying the position and size of drawing objects -- Objectives -- Altering the position or size of objects -- Modifying objects by altering lines -- Selecting objects with grips -- Selecting objects for multiple edit commands -- Naming object groups -- Chapter 10 exercises -- Chapter 10 quiz --

11. Polylines -- Objectives -- Exploring the Pline command -- Editing a polyline -- Using the Revision Cloud command -- Chapter 11 exercises -- Chapter 11 quiz -- 12. Supplemental drawing commands -- Objectives -- Adding icons to a toolbar -- Marking and dividing space -- Drawing lines of varied width and length -- The U command -- Undo -- Redo -- Chapter 12 exercises -- Chapter 12 quiz -- 13. Placing patterns in drawing objects -- Objectives -- Hatching methods -- Using the hatch tab -- Defining hatch patterns using the expanded tab -- Applying fill patterns with gradient -- Editing hatch patterns -- Chapter 13 exercises -- Chapter 13 quiz -- 14. Inquiry commands -- Objectives -- Determining distance -- Determining area -- Mass properties -- Listing information about an object -- Obtaining information about a drawing -- Identifying a point -- Tracking drawing time -- Status -- Purge -- Using QuickCalc -- Chapter 14 exercises -- Chapter 14 quiz -- 15. Placing text on a drawing -- Objectives -- General text considerations -- Using the Text command -- Placing text -- Working with styles -- Editing existing text -- Quick text -- Creating text with Mtext -- Editing multiline text -- Using the spell checker -- Finding and replacing text -- Referencing text to objects with multileader lines -- Creating multileaders with style -- Incorporating text into template drawings -- Creating tables -- Chapter 15 exercises -- Chapter 15 quiz --

16. Introduction to dimensions -- Objectives -- Basic principles of dimensioning -- Dimension placement -- Accessing dimensioning commands -- Dimensioning options -- Chapter 16 exercises -- Chapter 16 quiz -- 17. Placing dimensions on drawings -- Objectives -- Controlling dimension variables with styles -- Controlling dimension variables -- Creating a new style -- Combining variables to create a style -- Editing dimension placement -- Editing dimension text -- What it all means -- Chapter 17 exercises -- Chapter 17 quiz -- 18. Creating blocks, Wblocks, and dynamic blocks -- Objectives -- Blocks -- Working with blocks -- Editing blocks -- Wblocks -- Working with dynamic blocks -- Chapter 18 exercises -- Chapter 18 quiz -- 19. Adding attributes to enhance blocks -- Objectives -- The benefits of attributes -- Planning the definition -- Editing attributes -- Extracting attributes -- Chapter 19 exercises -- Chapter 19 quiz -- 20. Oblique and isometric drawings -- Objectives -- About oblique and isometric drawings -- Drawing tools for pictorial drawings -- Chapter 20 exercises -- Chapter 20 quiz -- 21. Working with multiple drawings -- Objectives -- The multiple document environment -- Exploring the AutoCAD DesignCenter -- Chapter 21 exercises -- Chapter 21 quiz --

22. Combining drawings using Xref -- Objectives -- External referenced drawings -- Attaching an Xref to a drawing -- External reference dialog box options -- External references palette options -- Externally referenced drawing options -- The Xbind command -- Working with Xclip -- Editing referenced drawings -- Chapter 22 exercises -- Chapter 22 quiz -- 23. Working with layouts and viewports -- Objectives -- Comparing model and paper space -- Working with layouts -- Creating new layouts -- Working with viewpoints -- Working with floating viewpoints -- Chapter 23 exercises -- Chapter 23 quiz -- 24. Working with sheet sets -- Objectives -- Benefits of sheet sets -- Chapter 24 quiz -- 25. Controlling output -- Objectives -- An overview of plotting -- Using plot stamps -- Producing a plot -- Working with plot styles -- Chapter 25 exercises -- Chapter 25 quiz -- 26. AutoCAD and the Internet -- Objectives -- Internet access -- Opening and saving Internet files -- Drawings on the Internet -- Using hyperlinks with AutoCAD -- The drawing Web format (DWF) -- Publishing drawings to the Web -- Chapter 26 quiz.