ới phần mềm AutoCAD, con người hiện nay dễ dàng thực hiện các bản vẽ kỹ thuật để áp dụng vào các công trình trong các ngành như Xây dựng, kiến trúc, Điện, Cơ khí ... Không giống như trước đây, tất cả đều phải thực hiện trên giấy thì nay đều được sử dụng trên máy tính nhờ AutoCAD. Sử dụng phần mềm AutoCAD giúp người dùng vẽ các bản vẽ 2 chiều 2D và bản vẽ 3 chiều 3D các mô hình hóa hình học và tạo ra nhiều hình ảnh thực vật thể. AutoCAD giúp người dùng thiết lập và vẽ bản vẽ, hiệu chỉnh đơn giản các hình dạng bất kỳ trên bản vẽ kỹ thuật cơ khí, xây dựng thông qua nhiều lệnh CAD và các lệnh hiệu chỉnh cần thiết trong quá trình vẽ. Hơn nữa, sử dụng AutoCAD, bản in sau khi thiết kế sẽ được in chính xác theo đúng tỉ lệ và tương thích với nhiều phần mềm khác như CorelCAD Phần mềm thiết kế đồ họa 2D, 3D AutoCAD đã và đang trở thành phần mềm thiết kế không thể thiếu trong các lĩnh vực thiết kế xây dựng, công trình hiện nay. Việc sử dụng AutoCAD với nhiều chức năng hiệu quả sẽ giúp người dùng dễ dàng thiết kế được nhiều dự án và giúp công việc trở nên dễ dàng hơn. Cũng giống AutoCAD, CorelCAD là phần mềm hỗ trợ tạo bản vẽ 2D, 3D. Đặc biệt, Công cụ Layer và Layer Preview giúp bạn căn chỉnh các thành phần bản vẽ từ tập tin AutoCAD một cách đơn giản, có thể nói CorelCAD và AutoCAD là sự kết hợp ăn ý để giúp bạn tạo những bản vẽ chất lượng. Nếu bạn có một file trên AutoCAD, mà máy tính của bạn lại không cài AutoCAD mà lại có CorelCAD, thì lúc này CorelCAD sẽ giúp bạn chỉnh sửa file đồ họa AutoCAD dễ dàng. Trong thiết kế 3D thì AutoCAD là phần mềm vô cùng quan trọng giúp người dùng thiết kế ra các mô hình ứng dụng vào thực tế. Còn trong lĩnh vực thiết kế đồ họa vector, CorelDRAW xứng đáng là lựa chọn số một cho dân thiết kế. Với những tích hợp trong CorelDRAW bao gồm: CorelDRAW10000 clipart và hình ảnh kỹ thuật số chất lượng cao, 1000 phông chữ OpenType, 350 template chuyên nghiệp, 2000 mẫu xe cộ, 800 khung hình và mẫu ... người dùng sẽ có nhiều lựa chọn trong việc thiết kế của mình. CorelDRAW hỗ trợ tạo các bìa tạp chí, banner quảng cáo ... các mẫu phông bạt cỡ lớn dành cho các buổi liên hoan, ca nhạc .... Ngoài ra, có thể kể tới SketchUp. Phần mềm SketchUp được tích hợp các công cụ vẽ hiệu quả giúp bạn thiết kế các hình dạng cơ bản cho mô hình 3D như: vẽ và chỉnh sửa hình học: đa giác, FollowMe, Offset, phân cắt các mẫu. Dựng hình với các tính toán chi tiết về kích thước, thước đo, thước đo góc, cắt theo mặt, các lớp, phân tích về độ dài và diện tích. Sử dụng SketchUp cũng là một trong những lựa chọn tốt dành cho người dùng nếu như không có các phần mềm kể trên. Để sử dụng AutoCAD nhanh hơn, ngoài việc nắm rõ các nút chức năng cơ bản nâng cao của phần mềm thì sử dụng các lệnh trong AutoCAD cũng rất quan trọng, AutoCAD có một danh sách lệnh từ dễ tới khó giúp bạn thiết kế được dễ dàng hơn, có thể so sánh với các hàm khi bạn thao tác với Excel. Cùng tìm hiểu các lệnh AutoCAD và học thuộc để tạo ra các bản vẽ đồ họa 3D chất lượng nhất.
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some of the most demanding days in her job teaching at a local school dedicated to children with autism About the Author Donnie Gladfelter is a highly visible and respected thought leader in the CAD community He is well known for his blog, The CAD Geek (www.thecadgeek.com), has worked with hundreds of design professionals as a business development manager at CADD Microsystems, and is a popular speaker at Autodesk University and other industry events Donnie has proudly dedicated himself to empowering CAD professionals by providing training and services to companies around the world, has served as director for the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI), and is an active member of the design community A proven communicator, Donnie has reached thousands of people worldwide through many publications and various public speaking engagements As a speaker at Autodesk University since 2007, Donnie has presented a long list of popular sessions and served as host for Autodesk University Virtual in 2010 Other speaking engagements have drawn audiences of up to 60,000 people With a professional reputation founded on both integrity and loyalty, he is a highly trusted and respected member of the CAD community These ideals have been achieved by subscribing to a simple but effective personal mantra to “empower CAD professionals.” With an unwavering commitment to his craft, Donnie continues to embody this mantra by empowering the next generation of architecture and engineering professionals as a business development manager at the Autodesk Platinum Partner and 2010 Reseller of the Year, CADD Microsystems In that role, he helps design teams throughout the Mid-Atlantic apply technology the way they business through frequent seminars, workshops, and classroom-style training Prior to joining CADD Microsystems, Donnie was the design systems specialist (assistant CAD manager) for a multidisciplinary civil engineering firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia An ENR 500 firm, the company employed more than 350 people in nine offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic During his near six-year tenure there, Donnie was jointly responsible for providing the technical support and training for each of their CAD professionals Donnie and his beautiful wife live in Richmond, Virginia Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Getting to Know AutoCAD Starting AutoCAD Accessing the Welcome Screen Understanding the Customer Involvement Program Exploring the User Interface Introducing the Application Window Working in the Command-Line Interface Using the Ribbon Displaying the Ribbon Tools Using the Ribbon Tools Using the Application Menu Opening a Drawing with the Application Menu Switching Between Open Drawings Using the Drop-Down Menus Using the Toolbars Saving Workspaces Using the Keyboard Using the Mouse Are You Experienced? Now you can… Chapter 2: Learning Basic Commands to Get Started Using the Line Command Using Coordinates Using Relative Coordinates Using the Direct Distance Method Drawing the Shape Using Relative Cartesian Coordinates Erasing Lines Controlling How the Selection Tools Are Displayed Using Relative Polar Coordinates Using Direct Input Using the Offset Command Using the Fillet Command Completing the Shape Offsetting Lines to Mark an Opening Extending Lines Trimming Lines If You Would Like More Practice… Are You Experienced? Now you can… Chapter 3: Setting Up a Drawing Setting Up the Drawing Units Setting Up the Drawing Size Using the Grid Setting Up Drawing Limits Drawing with Grid and Snap Taking a Closer Look at Dynamic Input Saving Your Work Saving Drawings to Your Hard Drive or Network Drive Saving Drawings to Autodesk 360 Storage Understanding AutoCAD Units Linear Units Angular Units Are You Experienced? Now you can… Chapter 4: Developing Drawing Strategies: P art Laying Out the Walls Creating Polylines from Existing Objects Creating and Editing Polylines Creating the Exterior Wall Lines Creating the Interior Walls Cutting Openings in the Walls Creating Doors Drawing Swinging Doors Copying Objects Mirroring Objects Scaling the Bathroom Door Drawing a Sliding Glass Door Drawing the Bifold Doors If You Would Like More Practice… An Alternative Sliding Glass Door An Addition to the Cabin Three Views of a Block Are You Experienced? Now you can… Chapter 5: Developing Drawing Strategies: P art Starting and Running Commands Drawing the Thresholds Drawing the Front Threshold Drawing the Back Threshold Drawing the Decks and Stairs Drawing the Front Deck Drawing the Deck Posts Drawing the Stairs Mirroring the Post and Railing Drawing the Back Deck and Stairs Using Point Filters to Finish the Deck Laying Out the Kitchen Drawing the Counter Drawing the Stove and Refrigerator Completing the Stove with Parametrics Drawing the Kitchen Sink Constructing the Bathroom Setting Running Object Snaps Drawing a Shower Unit Drawing the Bathroom Sink and Mirror Positioning the Toilet and Shelves Drawing the Hot Tub If You Would Like More Practice… Drawing the Cabin Again Drawing Something Else Drawing Some Furniture for the Cabin Drawing a Gasket Drawing a Parking Lot Are You Experienced? Now you can… Chapter 6: Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing Using Layers as an Organizing Tool Setting Up Layers Assigning Linetypes to Layers Assigning Objects to Layers Turning Off and Freezing Layers Drawing the Headers Drawing the Roof Setting a Linetype Scale Factor Drawing the Ridgeline Using the Layer Walk Tool Setting Properties of Layers and Objects Selecting Colors for Layers and Objects Assigning a Color or a Linetype to an Object Instead of a Layer Making a Color or a Linetype Current Using the Action Recorder Creating Layer States If You Would Like More Practice… Experimenting with Linetypes and Linetype Scales Setting Up Layers for Your Own Trade or Profession Are You Experienced? Now you can… Chapter 7: Combining Objects into Blocks Making a Block for a Door Inserting the Door Block Using Dynamic Blocks Understanding and Using Groups Finding Blocks in a Drawing Using Grips to Detect a Block Using the List Command to Detect a Block Using the Properties Palette to Examine a Block Creating a Window Block Inserting the Window Block Rotating a Block during Insertion Using Snap Tracking to Set the Insertion Point Changing a Block’s Scale Factor by Using Object Properties Finishing the Windows Revising a Block Sharing Information between Drawings Dragging and Dropping between Two Open Drawings Copying Objects between Drawings Using the AutoCAD DesignCenter Using Other Ways to Share Information between Drawings If You Would Like More Practice… Are You Experienced? Now you can… synchronizing positions rotating and ROTATE command 3D models arcs bifold doors with block insertion blocks doors elevations external references grips text UCS rounding corners See filleting and FILLET command RTF formats Ruled Mesh tool Ruler tool run of stairs running commands running object snaps bathrooms cycling through disabling doors S Save Block option Save Changes to Layout option SAVE command Save Current As option Save Data Extraction As dialog box Save Drawing As dialog box Save List As dialog box Save Sheet List dialog box Save Workspace dialog box Saved Path option SAVETIME command saving dimension styles drawings Autodesk 360 storage drives layer states UCS workspaces Scale Action option SCALE attribute Scale For Dimension Features settings Scale List tool scalelistedit command scales and SCALE command annotation changing floor plan labels synchronizing positions working with bathroom doors blocks dynamic insertion title windows considerations deck posts grids hatch patterns layouts linetypes experimenting with setting viewports multileaders Plot Scale settings sheet templates text viewports acquiring defining linetypes setting Scaling For Height tolerance setting schedules, tables for from attributes designing display formulas styles Scientific units scroll bars scroll wheel Search dialog box in DesignCenter second right-hand rule sections segments for polylines Select All option Select Boundary Objects option Select Color dialog box blocks Color Books tab gradients Index Color tab point lights True Color tab Select File dialog box multiline text sheet templates Select Image File dialog box Select Layout As Sheet Template dialog box Select Linetype dialog box Select New Path dialog box Select Object option for fields Select Objects option for hatch patterns Select Reference File dialog box image files sheet templates Select Similar command Select Template dialog box blank drawings drawing units sheet sets selecting automatic colors doors and swings kitchen and bathroom fixtures with picking walls Selection Cycling tool lines polylines viewports Selection dialog box lines Selection Cycling Selection Preview Effect settings selection sets names removing objects from Selection tab selection tools, displaying selection windows objects sliding glass door working with Send To Back command Separate Hatches option Set Current option Set Landing Distance option Set Origin tool setup drawing area Drawing Limits setting grid drawing units Shaded Viewport Options shading with gradients shadows shakes shapes drawing Direct Input method erasing lines extending lines FILLET command OFFSET command relative Cartesian coordinates relative polar coordinates selection tools trimming lines hatch patterns sharing information AutoCAD palettes copying objects DesignCenter tool dragging and dropping for inserting drawings into other drawings WBLOCK command Sheet Creation Template property sheet files elevations Floor Plan, Floor Plan Doors sheets Floor Plan Materials sheets layer properties in sheet information blocks Sheet List palette Sheet Properties dialog box Sheet Set Manager attributes description layouts plotters publishing with sheet sets creating existing drawings renaming and renumbering sheets creation Sheet Storage Location property sheet templates finishing layout parameters setting up shelves Shift key EXTEND command FILLET command osnaps radius setting for selections short distances, dimensions for Show Dimension Input Fields At A Time option Show Additional Tips With Command Prompting option Show All tool Show Command Prompting And Command Input Near The Crosshairs option Show Count Column option Show Grips Within Blocks option Show/Hide Lineweight mode Show/Hide Transparency mode Show History option Show Menu Bar command Show Name Column option Show Panels option Show This Window At Start Up option Show UCS Icon option shower units SHX (Compiled Shape) font files sidewalks Sign In To Autodesk 360 option single layouts, plotting single-line text justification vs multiline text Single Line Text tool sink bathroom kitchen snap tracking site plans driveways labels North arrow setting up Surveyor's units size annotative text arcs command line history decks DesignCenter dynamic blocks grips material maps paper rendering output window glazing skirts for decks Sky Properties rollout SLICE command Slice tool sliding glass doors 3D models alternative drawing openings selecting Smooth Fit option Snap And Grid tab Snap Mode and tool See also object snaps (osnaps) and Object Snap tab drawing with with grid Snap To Midpoint option deck posts thresholds Snap To Perpendicular option Snap X Spacing setting Snap Y Spacing setting soffits solid-fill hatches Solid History rollout solid-modeling tools SOLID pattern south elevation construction lines copying working with creating decks drawing mirroring hatching foundation pop-outs shading solid-fill walls layers, assigning lines for heights trimming railing posts revising sheet files stairs supports and foundation spaces in distances spacing grid hatches multiline text columns stacked dimensions text lines special characters dimension text filenames multiline text Specify Axis Endpoint option Specify Image Size option Specify Included Angle option Specify On-Screen option block insertions blocks dynamic blocks insertion points title blocks Spell Check Complete dialog box spell-check feature entire drawing realtime Spell Check panel Spell Check tool Spelling Suggestions option spheres Spline option for contour lines spotlights Stack tool for multiline text stacked dimensions, stairs back deck elevations handrails posts and railings Standard dimension style standard linetypes Standard text styles standard workspaces Start, Center, Angle options for arcs starting AutoCAD commands states, layers See Layer States Manager static text styles stb files steel plate, holes in steps See stairs Stop button stoves burners drawing geometric constraints drawing geometric constraints parametrics Stretch mode stretching and STRETCH command annotation scales bathroom doors construction lines decks doors elevations multiline text columns title blocks Strikethrough tool stringers structural grids studs Style panel multiline text settings styles and STYLE command cells dimensions See dimension styles and Dimension Style Manager dialog box points table text See text styles and Text Style dialog box Subset Properties dialog box Subtraction function area calculations description wall openings windows suggestions, spell-check Sum formula Summary tab for sheet templates Sun & Location panel Sun & Sky Background setting Sun Angle Calculator rollout sun light Sun Properties dialog box Sun Status button supports 3D models elevations suppressing extension lines surfaces planar surface-modeling tools Surveyor's units description overview property lines swatches Sweep objects Sweep tool swinging doors swings, door drawing selecting Switch Windows option switching current workspace drawings SYM box symbol codes, dimension text Symbol option and Symbol dialog box multiline text tolerances Symbol tool Symbols And Arrows tab child dimensions settings Symmetrical tolerance method Synchronize Multiple-Scale Positions tool synchronizing annotation scale positions properties T T-intersections Tab key for commands Table Cell Format dialog box Table Cell tab TABLE command Table Style dialog box Table View tab Table Width property tables from attributes cells designing displaying formulas plot-style assigning organization overview styles tabs, Ribbon Tabulated Mesh tool Tag setting for attributes Tan, Tan, Radius circle option Tan, Tan, Tan circle option TEDIT command Template Options dialog box templates, sheet finishing layout parameters setting up temporary tracking points insertion points stove and refrigerator Test Block option text and TEXT command annotative See annotative text and Annotate tab attribute attribute definition dimension See dimensions multiline See multiline text styles See text styles and Text Style dialog box view title text-based icons Text Editor tab Close panel column breaks dimension text Formatting panel hyperlinks Insert panel justification points leaders Options panel Paragraph panel Spell Check panel Style panel tables Tools panel Text Mask utility Text Override setting Text Settings group text styles and Text Style dialog box annotative current defining dimension setting up view titles multiline scale setting up tables title blocks view titles defining placing Text tab dimension styles tables Texture Editor palette texture for materials Thaw All Layers tool thickness interior walls lineweights thresholds back extruding front Through option for OFFSET thumbnails materials selected files tick marks for dimensions TIF files external references rendering TIFF Image Options dialog box tiled hatch patterns tiled viewports Time Zone list title bars active windows information on palettes Plot dialog box title blocks attributes constructing references sheet information blocks text in annotative multiline placing titles, view defining placing toilet tolerance forms Tolerances tab for dimensions Tool Palettes tool Tool Properties dialog box toolbars tools and tool palettes AutoCAD for commands creating for hatches hiding Ribbon displaying working with Text Editor Tools panel Tooltip Appearance dialog box tooltips TOP option for ViewCube torus tracking points insertion points stove and refrigerator Tracking Spinner tool traditional colors transferring information See sharing information transparency layers palettes in printing Transparency dialog box Transparency property transparent commands traverses Tree View Toggle option trees Trim Fence option trimming and TRIM command breaking lines construction lines deck EDGEMODE variable elevations lines errors with gasket interior walls from keyboard lines openings polylines posts railings sliding glass doors stoves tips wall openings True Color tab TrueType font (TTF) files Turn All Layers On tool turning off layers viewports TXT2MTXT command Type The file Or Web Page Name setting U U command UCS (user coordinate system) Dynamic roof stairs windows elevations named rotating saving ViewCube for UCS command and UCS dialog box UCS icon 3D workspace displaying Dynamic UCS model space and paper space purpose right-hand rules rotating and viewpoints UCSICON command UCSMAN command Underline tool underlined text UNDO command Undo tool multiline text options undocking Ribbon Union function units and UNITS command alternate angular architectural converting drawing linear metric setting text Unload option for external references unpinning panels unreconciled layers Unreconciled New Layers option Up option in DesignCenter Update The Location Of The Referenced Files option Upper Value tolerance method Use Object Color option Use Overall Scale Of setting user coordinate system See UCS (user coordinate system) user-defined hatch patterns user interface (UI) command line overview workspaces User Preferences tab for coordinates USGS Digital Orthophoto Quadrangle (DOQ) format V variables, dimension vector image files Vertical Cell Margin setting Vertical constraint tool vertical dimensions Vertical Position tolerance setting vertices for polylines View Controls menu View Controls tool View Manager dialog box cameras elevations named views View option for Plot Area settings View Ribbon tab view titles defining highlighting placing ViewCube 3D workspace navigating with UCS Viewport controls viewports contents elevation sheet files external references Floor Plan sheet files, Floor Plan Doors sheets Floor Plan Materials sheets locking multiple paper space scales acquiring defining linetypes setting site plan sheets turning off Views option in DesignCenter virtual devices visibility of attributes Visible/Invisible mode VISRETAIN variable Visual Effect Settings dialog box Visual Style control Visual Style Controls menu visual styles for 3D models W walls dimensions exterior 3D models description lines hatching interior 3D models cleaning up creating finishing zooming openings 3D models closet cutting exterior interior sliding glass door overview polylines creating and editing from existing objects under roof selecting tweaking watched folders WBLOCK (Write Block) command and Write Block dialog box sharing information with title blocks WCS (world coordinate system) weblights wedges Welcome screen West Elevation sheet files What To Plot list width multiline text columns tables Width Factor Spinner tool wildcards for layers Window option for Plot Area settings windows 3D models block-outs building completing blocks creating finishing inserting insertion points placing scale factor dimensions selection objects sliding glass door working with wood shingles word formatting for multiline text Work panel workspaces 3D models current saving standard world coordinate system (WCS) Write Block (WBLOCK command) and Write Block dialog box sharing information with title blocks X x-axes and coordinates X point filters X-Ray visual style X scale factor X Setting for printing offset XLINE (Construction Line) command XR command xref-dependent layers xrefs See external references (xrefs) xy planes xz planes Y y-axes and coordinates Y point filters Y scale factor Y Setting for printing offset Z z-axes and coordinates Z scale factor Zero Suppression settings architectural units metric units tolerance Zoom Extents option block insertion description interior walls sliding glass doors Zoom In command for grid Zoom Object option Zoom Original option Zoom Out command for grid ZOOM Previous option blocks interior walls Zoom Realtime mode toilet and shelves working with Zoom Scale option zoom windows and Zoom Window option blocks description interior walls swinging doors ZOOMFACTOR variable zooming and ZOOM command block insertion with copying drawing area interior walls sliding glass doors swinging doors thresholds toilet and shelves ... Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 97 8-1 -1 1 8-2 817 4-1 ISBN: 97 8-1 -1 1 8-4 112 6-1 (ebk.) ISBN: 97 8-1 -1 1 8-4 112 7-8 (ebk.) ISBN: 97 8-1 -1 1 8-4 112 4-7 (ebk.) No part of this publication may be reproduced,... Alternatively, you can double-click the AutoCAD 2013 icon or the AutoCAD LT 2013 icon on your desktop NO TE You can also use AutoCAD- based products such as AutoCAD ® Architecture or AutoCAD ® Civil 3D®... program by choosing Start All Programs Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 AutoCAD 2013, or by choosing Start Programs Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2013 AutoCAD LT 2013, depending on the program you’re using (This command