... PM 10 CHAPTER EXPLORING THE AUTOCAD AND AUTOCADLT INTERFACE Here’s an exercise to let you practice with the drop-down menus and get acquainted with the way you issue AutoCAD commands: Click View ... can think of these features as a chat window to AutoCAD as you enter commands, AutoCAD responds with messages As you become more familiar with AutoCAD, you may find you don’t need to rely on ... access AutoCAD s general controls and settings In these menus, you’ll find the commands and functions that are the heart of AutoCAD By clicking menu items, you can cut and paste items to and from AutoCAD, ...
... All Programs Autodesk AutoCAD2008AutoCAD2008 You can also double-click the AutoCAD2008 icon on your Windows Desktop LT users will use AutoCADLT2008 in place of AutoCAD2008 The opening greeting, ... AutoCAD2008 and AutoCADLT2008 ® ® 3738x.book Page ii Monday, June 25, 2007 11:37 PM 3738x.book Page iii Monday, June 25, 2007 11:37 PM Mastering AutoCAD2008 and AutoCADLT2008 ® ® George ... using AutoCAD, see the “When Things Go Wrong” section in Appendix B You’ll find a list of the most common issues that users face when first learning AutoCADAutoCAD2008 and AutoCADLT2008 Autodesk...
... Page i AUTOCAD2008 AND AUTOCADLT2008 ® ® NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED ™ 26531fm.qxd 4/3/07 9:18 PM Page ii 26531fm.qxd 4/3/07 9:18 PM Page iii AUTOCAD2008 AND AUTOCADLT2008 NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED™ ... in AutoCAD is also absent from LT The other differences are minor As mentioned in this book’s introduction, when I say AutoCAD, I mean both AutoCAD and AutoCADLT I’ll also refer to AutoCADLT ... designs Because AutoCAD and AutoCADLT are so similar, it makes sense to cover the basics of both programs For most of the book, the word AutoCAD stands for both AutoCAD and AutoCADLT When you come...
... specific size You can exit AutoCAD now without saving this drawing To so, choose File ➣ Exit When the dialog box asks whether you want to save changes, click No Or, you can leave AutoCAD open and go ... Using AutoCAD s grid Ǡ Zooming in and out of a drawing Ǡ Naming and saving a file 26531ch03.qxd 3/30/07 5:03 PM Page 54 Chapter • Setting Up a Drawing n Chapter 2, you explored the default drawing ... general summary of the various kinds of units that AutoCAD supports I Setting Up the Drawing Units When you draw lines of a precise length in AutoCAD, you use one of five kinds of linear units...
... Realtime and Zoom Realtime quite useful commands: Exit Ends the Zoom Realtime or Pan Realtime command Pan Switches to Pan Realtime from Zoom Realtime Zoom Switches to Zoom Realtime from Pan Realtime ... LT I M E A N D Z O O M R E A LT I M E The Pan Realtime and Zoom Realtime buttons are next to each other on the Standard toolbar You can start Pan Realtime by typing p↵ You can start Zoom Realtime ... extents To end Pan Realtime or Zoom Realtime, press the Esc key, press ↵, or rightclick and choose Exit from the context menu When Pan Realtime or Zoom Realtime is running, AutoCAD is in a special...
... visible, although possibly not exactly the right size To make such a change in the dash size, ask what you must multiply 1⁄2" by to get 12" The answer is 24—so that’s your scale factor AutoCAD ... spaces of noncontinuous linetypes The default is 1.00, which gives you the 1⁄2" dash, so you need to change the setting to 24.00: Enter ltscale↵ or lts↵ The prompt in the Command window says ... t o O r g a n i z e Yo u r D r a w i n g Turning Off and Freezing Layers You can make layers invisible either by turning them off or by freezing them When a layer is turned off or frozen, the...
... AutoCAD s DesignCenter Blocks follow a set of complex rules, some of which are beyond the scope of this book For a more in-depth discussion on blocks, see Mastering AutoCAD2008 and AutoCADLT ... drawing, room labels, and schedules You use multiline text for dimensions, tables, and longer notes With multiline text, AutoCAD treats a whole body of multiline text as one object, whether the text ... basic principles of working with text in AutoCAD and LT “cross the curriculum” (an educational metaphor) and apply universally Setting Up Text Styles In AutoCAD, a text style consists of a combination...
... to input for the tag 12 Enter Enter grid letter Press Tab to move to the Default text box Here you enter a default or sample value that is used if the future user presses ↵ instead of entering ... Attribute Definition dialog box for the prompt A is the text you entered as the default value To accept the default value for this grid line, press ↵ This inserts the grid symbol at the endpoint ... Definition dialog box For Tag, enter rm_name For Prompt, enter Room name For Default, enter LIVING ROOM (This default value will remind the user to use all uppercase letters.) In the bottom half...
... typical installation of AutoCAD, the file should be in the C:\Program Files \AutoCAD 2008\ UserDataCache\Support folder LT users should substitute AutoCADLT2008 for AutoCAD2008 in the path Open ... pattern inside the next nested boundary? The third option is the default solution; unless you direct otherwise, AutoCAD will alternate hatching in every other closed island area Click the spacebar ... because, in AutoCAD, you draw in real-world scale or full-scale This means that when you tell AutoCAD to draw a 10' line, it draws it 10' long If you inquire how long the line is, AutoCAD will...
... dimensioning process For a more in-depth discussion of dimensions, refer to Mastering AutoCAD2008 and AutoCADLT2008 by George Omura (Wiley, 2007) The next chapter will introduce you to external ... Multileader toolbar Before you create a leader, you need to create a multileader style: Right-click a blank area of any toolbar, and choose Multileader from the menu that appears Click the Multileader ... as many of the default settings for AutoCAD as I can to give you a look at what out-of-thebox, or vanilla, AutoCAD looks like—that is, how drawings look if you use the default settings for text...
... continue learning the 3D aspects of AutoCAD, I hope you have found the book useful in helping you learn AutoCAD2008 and AutoCADLT2008 Good luck in your future with AutoCAD Please contact Sybex with ... Page 598 Chapter 15 • Printing an AutoCAD Drawing Ǡ For LT the path is similar but uses an AutoCADLT2008 folder and one called R13 instead of R18.0 Leave AutoCAD for a moment, and use Windows ... selected, directs AutoCAD to make and save the print as a plt file, rather than sending it to a printer Many reproduction service bureaus prefer to receive plt files to print, rather than AutoCAD dwg...
... For a more in-depth discussion of the process, including rendering, see Mastering AutoCAD2008 and AutoCADLT2008 (Wiley, 2007) by George Omura 6 26531ch17.qxd 3/30/07 6 10:12 PM Page 664 Chapter ... 359–360, 360 Auto-Hide, for palettes, 278, 278 AutoCAD shut down of, 74 starting, traditional colors, 181–182 AutoCAD Classic workspace, 4, AutoCAD LT, and 3D, 608 In-Place Xref And Block Edit ... decimal units, 75 changing to architectural units, 58 default, 668 default dimension settings, 508 default settings, for fillet radius, 41 default Standard dimension style, 461 deg/min/sec angular...
... Programs➪Autodesk AutoCAD 2009 (or AutoCADLT 2009)➪ AutoCAD 2009 (or AutoCADLT 2009) AutoCAD or AutoCADLT starts and, like most applications, sits there and waits for you to something For more on starting AutoCAD, ... that area of drafting in AutoCAD or AutoCADLT 14 Starting AutoCAD or AutoCADLT Figure 1-1: The front elevation of a wood cabinet unit Starting AutoCAD or AutoCADLT Congratulations on braving ... helps those who are using AutoCADLT know what features are missing from AutoCADLT that are in AutoCAD or in some cases where AutoCADLT is slightly different from AutoCAD At times, you may...
... Version AutoCADLT Version Release Year DWG File Format AutoCAD 2005 (A2k5) AutoCADLT 2005 2004 Acad 2004 AutoCAD 2004 (A2k4) AutoCADLT 2004 2003 Acad 2004 AutoCAD 2002 (A2k2) AutoCADLT 2002 ... 2000 AutoCAD 2000i (A2ki) AutoCADLT 2000i 2000 Acad 2000 AutoCAD 2000 (A2k) AutoCADLT 2000 1999 Acad 2000 AutoCAD Release 14 (R14) AutoCADLT 98 & 97 1997 Acad R14 AutoCAD Release 13 (R13) AutoCAD ... AutoCAD and LT. ) I also mention the important differences between full AutoCADLT and AutoCAD, so that you know what you’re missing Who Are — and Aren’t — You? Together, AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT...
... information for AutoCAD and AutoCADLT users Appendix A gives instructions for installing and configuring AutoCAD and AutoCADLT Appendix B covers further resources for AutoCAD and AutoCADLT users ... Comparing AutoCAD and AutoCADLT Starting AutoCAD and AutoCADLT Creating a New Drawing Using the AutoCAD and AutoCADLT Interface ... 6:31 PM Page xli Contents Appendix B: AutoCAD and AutoCADLT Resources 1197 Discovering AutoCAD and AutoCADLT Using AutoCAD and AutoCADLT Help resources Learning from your...