[...]... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxxix Part I: AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Basics 1 Quick Start: Drawing a Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Summary 13 Chapter 1: Starting to Draw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 AutoCAD s Advantages 15 Comparing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 16 Starting AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 17... SOLID command 471 Creating and Editing Multilines 471 Creating a multiline style 472 Defining multiline style properties 473 Saving a new multiline style 474 Loading a multiline style 474 Drawing multilines 476 Editing multilines 478 Creating Dlines in AutoCAD LT 480 Using the SKETCH Command ... 245 Using the FILTER command 247 Creating a single filter 247 Adding a second filter 248 Naming and editing filters 249 Using filters 249 Groups 251 Creating and modifying groups in AutoCAD 251 Creating a new group 252 Changing a group 252 Creating and modifying groups in AutoCAD LT 253... 1099 Chapter 37: Programming with Visual Basic for Applications 1115 Part VIII: Appendixes 1143 Appendix A: Installing and Configuring AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 1145 Appendix B: AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Resources 1177 Appendix C: What’s on the DVD-ROM 1183 Index 1191 ix x Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Drawing and Exiting from AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 27 Summary 28 Chapter 2: Opening a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Creating a New Drawing from a Template 29 Working with Templates 31 Customizing the default template 32 Creating your own templates 32 Creating a Drawing with Default Settings ... LT 17 Creating a New Drawing 17 Using the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Interface 17 The drawing area 18 The UCS icon 19 The crosshairs 20 The ribbon and Quick Access toolbar 20 Using the Application menu 21 The command line and dynamic input tooltip 22 The status bar 22 Creating a New Folder... VI: Customizing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 971 Chapter 29: Customizing Commands, Toolbars, and Tool Palettes 973 Chapter 30: Creating Macros and Slide Shows 995 Chapter 31: Creating Your Own Linetypes and Hatch Patterns 1007 Chapter 32: Creating Shapes and Fonts 1019 Chapter 33: Customizing the Ribbon and Menus 1031 Part VII: Programming AutoCAD ... 575 Creating the block 576 Inserting blocks with attributes 578 Editing attributes 578 Editing attribute properties in AutoCAD 578 Editing attribute properties in AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 581 Making global changes in attributes 582 Redefining attributes 583 Extracting a database from attributes 585 Summary ... diameter dimensions 376 Dimensioning Angles 377 Creating Ordinate Dimensions 380 Drawing Leaders 383 Creating a multileader 383 Editing multileaders 384 Creating a multileader style 384 Aligning and combining leaders 387 Using Quick Dimension 391 Creating Inspection Dimensions 394... 34 Saving a Drawing under a New Name 35 Summary 36 xi Contents Chapter 3: Using Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 The AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Interface 37 Using the ribbon 38 Using menus 39 Using shortcut menus 39 Using dialog boxes 40 Using toolbars . x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" AutoCAD ® 2010 & AutoCAD LT ® 2010 Bible AutoCAD ® 2010 & AutoCAD LT ® 2010 Bible Ellen Finkelstein AutoCAD ® 2010 & AutoCAD LT ® 2010 Bible Published. ................................... 15 AutoCAD s Advantages 15 Comparing AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 16 Starting AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 17 Creating a New Drawing 17 Using the AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Interface 17 The. . . . . . . . . . . . 1143 Appendix A: Installing and Configuring AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 1145 Appendix B: AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT Resources 1177 Appendix C: What’s on the DVD-ROM 1183 Index 1191 x xi Foreword