AutoCAD2002_prelims 14/06/2002 19:02 Page i Beginning AutoCAD 2002 AutoCAD2002_prelims 17/06/2002 15:16 Page ii Other titles from Bob McFarlane Beginning AutoCAD ISBN 340 58571 Progressing with AutoCAD ISBN 340 60173 Introducing 3D AutoCAD ISBN 340 61456 Solid Modelling with AutoCAD ISBN 340 63204 Assignments in AutoCAD ISBN 340 69181 Starting with AutoCAD LT ISBN 340 62543 Advancing with AutoCAD LT ISBN 340 64579 3D Draughting using AutoCAD ISBN 340 67782 Beginning AutoCAD R13 for Windows ISBN 340 64572 Advancing with AutoCAD R13 for Windows ISBN 340 69187 Modelling with AutoCAD R13 for Windows Using AutoLISP with AutoCAD ISBN 340 69251 ISBN 340 72016 Beginning AutoCAD R14 for Windows NT and Windows 95 ISBN 340 72017 Advancing with AutoCAD R14 for Windows NT and Windows 95 ISBN 340 74053 Modelling with AutoCAD R14 for Windows NT and Windows 95 ISBN 340 73161 An Introduction to AEC 5.1 with AutoCAD R14 ISBN 340 74185 AutoCAD2002_prelims 14/06/2002 19:02 Page iii Beginning AutoCAD 2002 Bob McFarlane MSc, BSc, ARCST, CEng, FIED, RCADDes MIMechE, MIEE, MIMgt, MBCS, MCSD Curriculum Manager CAD and New Media, Motherwell College, Autodesk Educational Developer OXFORD AMSTERDAM BOSTON LONDON NEW YORK PARIS SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO AutoCAD2002_prelims 14/06/2002 19:02 Page iv Butterworth-Heinemann An imprint of Elsevier Science Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 225 Wildwood Avenue, Woburn, MA 01801-2041 First published 2002 Copyright © 2002, R McFarlane All rights reserved The right of Bob McFarlane to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright holder except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England W1T 4LP Applications for the copyright holder’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publisher British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN 7506 5610 For information on all Butterworth-Heinemann publications visit our website at www.bh.com Produced and typeset by Gray Publishing, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Printed and bound in Great Britain by Bath Press, Avon AutoCAD2002_prelims 14/06/2002 19:02 Page v Contents Preface vii Chapter What’s new in AutoCAD 2002 Chapter System requirements and installation Chapter Using the book Chapter AutoCAD 2002 graphics screen Chapter Drawing, erasing and the selection set 19 Chapter The 2D drawing aids 30 Chapter Saving and opening drawings 35 Chapter Standard sheet 42 Chapter Line creation and coordinate entry 44 Chapter 10 Circle creation 52 Chapter 11 Object snap 56 Chapter 12 Arc, donut and ellipse creation 66 Chapter 13 Layers and standard sheet 71 Chapter 14 User exercise 85 Chapter 15 Fillet and chamfer 87 Chapter 16 Offset, extend, trim and change commands 92 Chapter 17 User exercise 102 Chapter 18 Text 104 Chapter 19 Dimensioning 111 Chapter 20 Dimension styles 118 Chapter 21 Modifying objects 129 Chapter 22 Grips 141 Chapter 23 Drawing assistance 148 Chapter 24 Viewing a drawing 154 Chapter 25 Hatching 160 Chapter 26 Point, polygon and solid 175 AutoCAD2002_prelims vi 14/06/2002 19:02 Page vi Beginning AutoCAD 2002 Chapter 27 Polylines and splines 180 Chapter 28 Modifying polylines and splines 189 Chapter 29 Divide, measure and break 196 Chapter 30 Lengthen, align and stretch 199 Chapter 31 Obtaining information from a drawing 205 Chapter 32 Text fonts and styles 211 Chapter 33 Multiline text 218 Chapter 34 The ARRAY command 226 Chapter 35 Changing properties 234 Chapter 36 User exercise 243 Chapter 37 Dimension styles 245 Chapter 38 Drawing with different sizes 258 Chapter 39 Multilines, complex lines and groups 264 Chapter 40 Blocks 272 Chapter 41 WBLOCKS 286 Chapter 42 Attributes 294 Chapter 43 External references 301 Chapter 44 Isometric drawings 305 Chapter 45 Model space and paper space 310 Chapter 46 Templates and standards 323 Chapter 47 The AutoCAD Design Center 336 Chapter 48 The TODAY window 347 Chapter 49 ‘Electronic’ AutoCAD 354 Activities 366 Index 385 AutoCAD2002_prelims 14/06/2002 19:02 Page vii Preface AutoCAD is probably the most widely used PC-based CAD software package available, and AutoCAD 2002 is the latest release The program is very similar to AutoCAD 2000, but incorporates several new features including greater Internet accessibility These new features, combined with the traditional AutoCAD interface will increase the users’ draughting skills and improve productivity This book is intended for: a) new users to AutoCAD who have access to AutoCAD 2002 b) experienced AutoCAD users wanting to upgrade their skills from previous releases to AutoCAD 2002 The objective of the book is to introduce the reader to the essential basic 2D draughting skills required by every AutoCAD user, whether at the introductory, intermediate or advanced level Once these basic skills have been ‘mastered’, the user can progress to the more ‘demanding’ topics such as 3D modelling, customisation and AutoLISP programming The book will prove invaluable to any casual AutoCAD user, as well as the student studying any of the City and Guild, BTEC or SQA CADD courses It will also be useful to undergraduates and postgraduates at higher institutions who require AutoCAD draughting skills Industrial CAD users will be able to use the book, as both a textbook and a reference source As with all my other AutoCAD books, the reader will learn by completing worked examples, and further draughting experience will be obtained by completing the additional activities which complement many of the chapters All drawing material has been completed using Release 2002 and all work has been checked to ensure there are no errors Your comments and suggestions for work to be included in any future publications would be greatly appreciated Bob McFarlane AutoCAD2002_prelims 14/06/2002 19:02 Page viii To: Stephen and Amanda Many congratulations on your marriage, from Mum, Dad, Lynda and Ciara Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:03 Page Chapter What’s new in AutoCAD 2002 New features AutoCAD 2002 has several new and enhanced features including those listed below True associative dimensioning AutoCAD now supports geometry-driven associative dimensioning and trans-spatial dimensioning, providing a new method of dimensioning that eliminates: (a) calculating dimension scales and (b) creating special annotation layers New text features Several new text utilities include an enhanced spell checker, text scaling, text justifying and matching text between model space and paper space The spell checker supports all text objects included in block definitions CAD standards Allow a set of common properties to be defined such as layers and text styles This allows for consistency in interpreting drawings when a large number of users contribute to a drawing Design XML Defines a structure for the efficient delivery of geometric model information over the web This is an advanced feature of AutoCAD 2002 Layer translator Allows layers in the current drawing to be changed to match layers in another drawing or in CAD standard files Block attribute manager Allows attribute data in block definitions to be modified easily Enhanced DWF file format DWF now supports raster image formats, thumbnail and preview images as well as support for additional viewer applications and products Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:03 Page 2 Beginning AutoCAD 2002 Enhanced features AutoCAD Today Allows the user to manage drawing and template files, load symbol libraries, access the Bulletin Board for collaborative work and access the AutoDESK Point A design portal Live Object Enablers Increases the value of designs and reduces time between drawing and data sharing Publish to Web The user can the Publish to Web wizard with template, themes and I-drop options Many (but not all) of these new features will be discussed in this book Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 378 14/06/2002 Beginning AutoCAD 2000 19:11 Page 378 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:11 Page 379 Activities 379 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 380 14/06/2002 Beginning AutoCAD 2000 19:11 Page 380 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:11 Page 381 Activities 381 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 382 14/06/2002 Beginning AutoCAD 2000 19:12 Page 382 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:12 Page 383 Activities 383 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 384 14/06/2002 Beginning AutoCAD 2000 19:12 Page 384 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:12 Page 385 Index Absolute coordinates 45 Active Assistance 21, 24 Aerial View 158 Align 201 Aligned dimension 114 Angular dimension 114 Arc creation 67 Area 208 Array options 230 Associations hatching 170 AutoCAD Template 324 AutoDESK Point A 351 Baseline dimension 113 Blips 24 Break 198 Bulletin Board 349 CAD Standards 337 Calculation 209 Cascade menu 12 Chamfer 89 CHANGE 235 Closing files 39 Command 11 Command prompt 10 Complex linetypes 268 Construction lines 150 Continue dimension 113 Conventions 48 Copy 129 Coordinate icon 10, 18 Creating a block 273 Creating an Xref 301 Creating a WBlock 286 Crossing effect 26 Current layer 78 Cursor cross-hairs 10 Default 11 Define attributes 295 Deleting layers 83 Design centre menu bar 339 Dialogue boxes 13 Diameter dimensions 114 Dimension options 115 Dimension terminology 116 Dimension variables 251 Dimensioning: MS and PS 318 DIMLFAC 319 Direct coordinates 47 Distance 206 Divide 197 Donut creation 68 e-transmit 357 Edit vertex 191 Editing multiline text 221 Editing screen text 106 Ellipse creation 68 Escape key 11 Exploding a block 275 Exploding wblocks 292 Extend 94 Extension object snap 58 Feature control frames 254 File types 16 Fillet 88 Flyout menu 15 From object snap 62 Function keys 16 Geometric tolerance 268 Grid setting 30 Grips 10, 18 Grip selection 145 Groups 268 Hatch style 166 Help menu 16 Hierarchy 337 Icon 12 Incorporating text 224 Inches drawing 258 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 386 14/06/2002 19:12 Page 386 Beginning AutoCAD 2000 Inserting a block 273 Inserting an Xref 302 Inserting a wblock 289 Isocircles 307 Isometric grid 305 Isoplanes 306 Polygon editing 193 Polyline options 183 Pop-up menus 22 Predefined hatch patterns 167 Publish to web 361 Quick dimensioning 126 Keyboard object snap 57 Keyboard text styles 212 Large scale drawing 260 Layer 0: blocks 283 Layer states 79, 81 Layout tab 10 Leader dimension 114 Lengthen 199 Line segment 34 Linear dimension 113 Lineweight 237 List 207 LTSCALE 99, 236 Match properties 100 Measure 197 Menu 11 Menu bar Mirror 136 Modify dimension style 247 Modify hatching 171 Move 131 Multilines 265 New dimension styles 246 New layers 76 Objects 11 Objects property toolbars 82 Offset 92 One line text 105 Oops 26 Ordinate dimensioning 125 Origin move 48 Pan 154 Parallel object snap 58 Pickfirst 10, 18, 238 Point 176 Point filter 148 Point identification 206 Polar array 228, 229 Polar coordinates 46 Polar tracking 33 Polygon 177 Rays 152 Rectangles 47 Rectangular array 227, 229 Relative coordinates 46 Removing layers 83 Rotate 132 Rubberband 21 Running object snap 59, 62 Save/Save As 40 Saving drawings Saving layers 78 Scale 134 Scroll bars 10 Selection set 28 Small scale drawings 262 Snap setting 20 Solid (2D) 178 Solid fill 69 Spellcheck 220 Splines 187 Spline editing 194 Starting AutoCAD Status 209 Status bar Stretch 202 Template 16 Text control codes 216 Text justification 108 Text modification 222 Text: several lines 105 Text style 110 Time 209 Title bar Today window 328, 348 Toggle 16 Toggle grips 141 Tolerance dimension 252 Toolbars 14 Tracking object snap 63 Transparent calculator 209 Transparent zoom 158 Tree view 337, 345 Trim 95 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:12 Page 387 Index 387 True Associative Dimensioning 320 TTR, TTT 54 User defined hatching 161, 164 Using blocks 281 Using dimension styles 248 Using text styles 214 Volo View Express 355 Wblocks (about) 290 Windows buttons Window effect 26 Windows taskbar WIZARD 16, 19 Zoom 155, 156, 157 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:12 Page 388 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:25 Page 389 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:25 Page 390 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:25 Page 391 Beginning with AutoCAD 2002.qxd 14/06/2002 19:25 Page 392 ... with AutoCAD ISBN 3 40 63 2 04 Assignments in AutoCAD ISBN 3 40 69181 Starting with AutoCAD LT ISBN 3 40 62 543 Advancing with AutoCAD LT ISBN 3 40 645 79 3D Draughting using AutoCAD ISBN 3 40 67782 Beginning. . .AutoCAD2 00 2_prelims 17 /06 / 200 2 15:16 Page ii Other titles from Bob McFarlane Beginning AutoCAD ISBN 3 40 58571 Progressing with AutoCAD ISBN 3 40 601 73 Introducing 3D AutoCAD ISBN 3 40 6 145 6... AutoCAD R13 for Windows ISBN 3 40 645 72 Advancing with AutoCAD R13 for Windows ISBN 3 40 69187 Modelling with AutoCAD R13 for Windows Using AutoLISP with AutoCAD ISBN 3 40 69251 ISBN 3 40 7 201 6 Beginning