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Chapter 1
Introduction to AutoCAD
  • 1.1 Launching AutoCAD
  • 1.2 Text and Graphics Screens
  • 1.3 Cursor
  • 1.4 Cancel
  • 1.5 Menus and Colors
  • 1.6 Toolbars
  • 1.7 Status Bar and Command Prompt
  • 1.8 Typing Commands/Aliases
  • 1.9 AutoCAD Pointing Device
    1.10 Undo
  • 1.11 Function and Accelerator Keys
  • 1.12 Online Help
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Chapter 2
Introduction to Commands
  • 2.1 Opening a Drawing
  • 2.2 New Drawings
  • 2.3 Saving Drawings
  • 2.4 File Safety Precautions
  • 2.5 Exiting AutoCAD


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Chapter 3
Draw Commands
  • 3.1 Line Command
  • 3.2 Cartesian Coordinate System
  • 3.3 Dynamic Input
  • 3.4 Orthogonal Lines
  • 3.5 Polar Tracking
  • 3.6 Circles
  • 3.7 Arcs


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Chapter 4
Erase and Selection Sets
  • 4.1 Erase and Selection Sets
  • 4.2 Selection Set Options
  • 4.3 Oops Command
  • 4.4 Selection Preview


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Chapter 5
Basic Display Commands
  • 5.1 Zoom
  • 5.2 Pan
  • 5.3 Redraw and Regen
  • 5.4 Blipmode
  • 5.5 Aerial View


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Chapter 6
Drawing Aids
  • 6.1 Snap
  • 6.2 Grid


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Chapter 7
Object Snapping
  • 7.1 Object Snaps
  • 7.2 Case by Case Object Snaps
  • 7.3 Object Snap Settings
    7.4 Aperture


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Chapter 8
Setting Up a Drawing
  • 8.1 List
  • 8.2 Measuring Distances
  • 8.3 Calculating Areas
  • 8.4 Quick Calc Command
    8.5 ID Command
  • 8.6 Units
  • 8.7 Drawing Limits
  • 8.8 Drawing Scales and Paper Sizes
  • 8.9 Scalelist Command


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Chapter 9
Plotting
  • 9.1 Plot Command
  • 9.2 Adding a Plotter
  • 9.3 Plot Settings
  • 9.4 Plot Styles
  • 95. Add a Plot Style
  • 9.4 Named Plot Styles


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Chapter 10
Edit Commands
  • 10.1 Move
  • 10.2 Copy
  • 10.3 Previous Selection
  • 10.4 Offset
  • 10.5 Extend
  • 10.6 Trim
  • 10.7 Mirror
  • 10.8 Rotate
  • 10.9 Scale


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Chapter 11
Text
  • 11.1 Text
  • 11.2 Text Justification
  • 11.3 Text Styles
  • 11.4 Font Files
  • 11.5 Multiline Text
  • 11.6 Editing Text
  • 11.7 Special Control Codes
  • 11.8 Spell Check
  • 11.9 Scale Text
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Chapter 12
Layers, Linetypes, and Colors
  • 12.1 Intro to Layers and Layer Dialog
  • 12.2 Layer Shortcuts
  • 12.3 Layer Previous
  • 12.4 Layer States
  • 12.5 Color Command
  • 12.6 Linetypes
  • 12.7 Lineweights
  • 12.8 Object Properties
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Chapter 13
More Edit Commands
  • 13.1 Break
  • 13.2 Stretch
  • 13.3 Fillet
  • 13.4 Chamfer
  • 13.5 Rectangular Array
  • 13.6 Polar Array
  • 13.7 Lengthen
  • 13.8 Join
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Chapter 14
 Advanced Display Commands
  • 14.1 Transparent Commands
  • 14.2 Multiple Command
  • 14.3 Advanced Calculator Functions
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Chapter 15
Polylines
  • 15.1 Pline Options
  • 15.2 Editing Polylines
  • 15.3 Editing Vertex Options
  • 15.4 Explode Command
  • 15.5 Turning Lines into Polylines
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Chapter 16
More Draw Commands
  • 16.1 Polygon
  • 16.2 Rectangle
  • 16.3 Spline
  • 16.4 Converting Plines to Splines
  • 16.5 Donut
  • 16.6 Ellipse
  • 16.7 Multilines and Editing Multilines
  • 16.8 Construction Lines and Rays
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Chapter 17
Crosshatching
  • 17.1 Hatch Command
  • 17.2 Hatch Boundaries
  • 17.3 Hatch Origin
  • 17.4 Gradient Hatch
  • 17.5 Hatch Options
  • 17.6 Editing Crosshatch Patterns
  • 17.7 Inherit Hatch
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Chapter 18
Boundaries and Regions
  • 18.1 Boundary Command
  • 18.2 Region Command
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Chapter 19
Blocks and Attributes
  • 19.1 Creating Local Blocks
  • 19.2 Inserting Blocks
  • 19.3 Control Color and Linetypes of Blocks
  • 19.4 WBLOCK Command
  • 19.5 Purge
  • 19.6 Creating Dynamic Blocks
  • 19.7 Manipulating Dynamic Blocks
  • 19.8 Dynamic Blocks Visibility State
  • 19.9 Defining Attributes
  • 19.10 Editing Attributes
  • 19.11 Block Attribute Manager
  • 19.12 Attribute Extraction Wizard
  • 19.13 AutoCAD Tables and Spreadsheets
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Chapter 20
Design Center and Tool Palettes
  • 20.1 Design Center Overview
  • 20.2 Design Center Blocks
  • 20.3 Hatching from the Design Center
  • 20.4 Tool Palettes
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Chapter 21
Point, Divide, and Measure
  • 21.1 Point Styles
  • 21.2 Point Command
  • 21.3 Divide
  • 21.4 Measure
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Chapter 22
Grips
  • 22.1 Grips Overview
  • 22.2 How to Use Grips
  • 22.3 Copy Multiple with Grips
  • 22.4 Grip Settings (DDGRIPS) Command
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Chapter 23
External References
  • 23.1 External Reference File Overview
  • 23.2 Attaching Xrefs
  • 23.3 Clipping Xrefs
  • 23.4 Xref Layers
  • 23.5 Binding Xrefs
  • 23.6 Editing Xrefs
  • 23.7 Overlay and Xrefs
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Chapter 24
Raster Images
  • 24.1 Inserting Images
  • 24.2 Adjusting Image Appearance
  • 24.3 Clipping Images
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Chapter 25
Advanced Selection Commands
  • 25.1 Selection Modes
  • 25.2 Groups
  • 25.3 Object Selection Cycling
  • 25.4 Draw Order
  • 25.5 Object Filters
  • 25.6 Quick Select
  • 25.7 Layer Filters
  • 25.8 Point Filters
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Chapter 26
Dimensioning
  • 26.1 Linear Dimensions
  • 26.2 Aligned Dimensions
  • 26.3 ArcLength Dimensions
  • 26.4 Radial Dimensions
  • 26.5 Angular Dimensions
  • 26.6 Baseline Dimensions
  • 26.7 Continued Dimensions
  • 26.8 Leaders
  • 26.9 Quick Dimensions
  • 26.10 Ordinate Dimensions
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Chapter 27
Dimension Styles
  • 27.1 Creating New Dimension Styles
  • 27.2 Lines
  • 27.3 Symbols and Arrows
  • 27.4 Text
  • 27.5 Primary Units
  • 27.6 Alternate Units
  • 27.7 Tolerances
  • 27.8 Fit and Dim Scales
  • 27.9 Modifying Dimensions
  • 27.10 Typing Dimension Variables
  • 27.11 Dimension Overrides
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Chapter 28
Views and Viewports
  • 28.1 Named Views
  • 28.2 Viewports
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Chapter 29
Model Space and Paper Space
  • 29.1 Creating a Layout
  • 29.2 Mview Command
  • 29.3 Irregular Shaped Viewports
  • 29.4 Modelspace and Paperspace
  • 29.5 Maximizing Viewports
  • 29.6 Adding Text in Pspace
  • 29.7 Plotting in Paper Space
  • 29.8 Layout Wizard
  • 29.9 Viewport Layers


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Chapter 30
Options Menu
  • 30.1 Files
  • 30.2 Miscellaneous Display
  • 30.3 Open and Save Options
  • 30.4 Plot and Publish Options
  • 30.5 System Settings
  • 30.6 User Preferences
  • 30.7 Drafting Options
  • 39.8 Selection and Profile Options
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Chapter 31
Drawing Utilities
  • 31.1 Audit
  • 31.2 Drawing Recovery Manager
  • 31.3 Rename
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Chapter 32
Data Management
  • 32.1 Importing Files
  • 32.2 Exporting Files
  • 32.3 Copying from AutoCAD
  • 32.4 Print Screen
  • 32.5 Sheet Sets
  • 32.6 New Sheet Sets
  • 32.7 Sheet Set Manager
  • 32.7 Opening Sheet Sets
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Chapter 33
OLE and External Applications
  • 33.1 OLE Linking to AutoCAD
  • 33.4 Hyperlinks
  • 33.5 Opening a Hyperlink
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Chapter 34
Communication and Collaboration Tools
  • 34.1 Plotting to WEB
  • 34.2 Configuring DWF Files
  • 34.3 Publish Command
  • 34.4 Publish to WEB
  • 34.5 e-Transmit
  • 34.6 i-Drop
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Chapter 35
AutoCAD WEB
  • 35.1 Autodesk DWF Viewer
  • 35.2 Autodesk Composer
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Chapter 36
Customization
  • 36.1 Creating Personalized Workspace
  • 36.2 Customize User Interface
  • 36.3 Exporting/Saving CUI
  • 36.4 Importing/Loading CUI
  • 36.5 Customizing Toolbars
  • 36.6 Customizing Menus
  • 36.7 Keyboard Shortcuts
  • 36.8 Mouse Buttons


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Chapter 37
External Applications and LISP Routines
  • 37.1 Loading LISP Routines and External Applications
  • 37.2 Menus with LISP Routines
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Chapter 38
CAD Standards
  • 38.1 Configuring CAD Standards
  • 38.2 Check Drawing Standards
  • 38.3 Layer Translator
  • 38.4 Redline Markup Language
  • 38.5 Revision Cloud
  • 38.6 Wipeout
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Chapter 39
Slide Shows
  • 39.1 Mslide Command
  • 39.2 Scripts
  • 39.3 Pausing a Slide
  • 39.4 Running a Script
  • 39.5 Repeating a Script/Slideshow
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Chapter 40
Isometrics
  • 40.1 Isometric Cursor
  • 40.2 Isoplane Toggle
  • 40.3 Isometric Circles
  • 40.4 Isometric Text
  • 40.5 Isometric Dimensions