Harnessing AutoCAD 2006

by Stellman, Thomas A.

Edition: CD

ISBN13: 9781418020354

ISBN10: 1418020354

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2005-08-23

Publisher(s): Cengage Learning

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Summary

Harnessing AutoCAD? 2006 continues in the tradition of previous editions by providing the widest selection of discipline-specific exercises and projects for learning how to use today's leading desktop design and drawing software. A smart how-to and reference, this book contains up-to-the-minute functionality including extensively illustrated examples of "prompt-response" sequences, whereby certain commands prompt users for additional information such as coordinates or dimensions to complete a function. The companion Exercise Manual has also been updated, and is included in its entirety on the CD-ROM in the back of the book. This manual features problems in complete project format for practicing concepts and commands learned in a chapter or section, as well as for testing single concepts and commands. This complete package is appropriate for either the novice or advanced user.

Author Biography

G. V. Krishnan is the Director of the Applied Business & Technology Center at the University of Houston (Downtown).

Introduction

xxi

Harnessing the Power of Autocad 2006

xxi

Highlights and Features of this New Edition

xxii

How to Use This Book

xxiii

Overview

xxiii

Fundamentals

xxiii

Intermediate

xxiii

Advanced

xxiii

Appendices

xxiii

Style Conventions

xxiv

How to Invoke Commands

xxiv

Coordinate Input -- What's the Point?

xxv

Drawing Exercises and Bonus Chapter on Visual Lisp

xxv

Exercise Icons

xxvi

Harnessing Autocad 2006 Exercise Manual

xxvi

Online Companion™

xxvi

E-Resource

xxvi

About the Authors

xxvii

Acknowledgments

xxviii

Getting Started

(54)

Starting Autocad

(3)

The Startup Window

(3)

Autocad Screen

(14)

Graphics Window

(1)

Status Bar and Status Bar Tray

(2)

Title Bar

(1)

Toolbars

(5)

Tool Palettes Window

(2)

Menu Bar

(1)

Model Tab and Layout Tab

(1)

Focusing on the Design --- Dynamic Input

(1)

Command Window

(2)

Autocad Commands and Input Methods

(7)

Input Methods

(6)

Getting Help

(3)

Info Palette

(1)

Traditional Help

(2)

New Features Workshop

(1)

Developer Help

(1)

Online Resources

(1)

Beginning a New Drawing

(2)

Opening an Existing Drawing

(3)

Setting Up the Drawing Environment

(6)

Setting Drawing Units

(4)

Setting Drawing Limits

(2)

Beginning a New Drawing by Using the Create New Drawing Dialog Box (Startup System Variable Set to I)

(9)

Starting a New Drawing by Using Wizards

(5)

Starting a New Drawing with a Template

(2)

Starting a New Drawing from Scratch

(1)

Working with Multiple Drawings

(1)

Saving a Drawing

(2)

Exiting Autocad

(1)

Review Questions

(3)

Fundamentals I

(44)

Constructing Geometric Figures

(34)

Drawing Lines

(4)

Drawing Rectangles

(2)

Drawing Wide Lines

(1)

Coordinate System

(4)

Three Types of Coordinate Systems

(3)

Methods to Specify Points

(3)

Overrides for Absolute/Relative Coordinate Entry

(1)

Coordinates Display

(1)

Drawing Circles

(4)

Drawing Arcs

(11)

Object Selection

(3)

Selection by Window

(1)

Selection by Crossing

(1)

Previous Selection

(1)

Last Selection

(1)

Modifying Objects

(3)

Erasing Objects

(2)

Getting It Back

(1)

Review Questions

(4)

Fundamentals II

(78)

Drafting Settings

(37)

SNAP Command

(6)

Grid Command

105

(5)

Ortho Command

110

(1)

Object Snap

111

(7)

Drawing Objects Using Tracking

118

(3)

Drawing Objects Using Direct Distance

121

(2)

Polar Tracking and Object Snap Tracking

123

(8)

Dynamic Input, On-Screen Prompts, and Geometric Values Display

131

(5)

Display Control

136

(10)

Zoom Command

136

(7)

PAN Command

143

(1)

Aerial View

144

(1)

Controlling Display with IntelliMouse

145

(1)

Redraw Command

145

(1)

Regen Command

145

(1)

Setting Multiple Viewports

146

(3)

Creating Tiled Viewports

148

(1)

Creating and Modifying Layers

149

(16)

Creating and Managing Layers with the Layer Properties Manager Dialog Box

152

(12)

Making an Object's Layer Current

164

(1)

Undoing Layer Settings

164

(1)

Setting the Linetype Scale Factor

165

(1)

Wild Cards and Named Objects

166

(1)

U, Undo, and Redo Commands

167

(4)

U Command

167

(1)

Undo Command

168

(2)

Redo Command

170

(1)

Review Questions

171

(6)

Fundamentals III

177

(72)

Drawing Construction Lines

177

(2)

Xline Command

177

(2)

Ray Command

179

(1)

Drawing Polygons

179

(3)

Polygon Options

180

(2)

Drawing Ellipses

182

(4)

Drawing an Ellipse by Specifying Axis End Points

182

(2)

Isometric Circles (or Isocircles)

184

(2)

Drawing Polylines

186

(5)

Drawing Text

191

(14)

Creating a Single Line of Text

191

(4)

Creating Multiline Text

195

(10)

Editing Text

205

(5)

Finding and Replacing Text

206

(2)

Justifying Text

208

(1)

Changing Text from One Space to Another

208

(1)

Spell-Checking

208

(1)

Line Spacing

209

(1)

Controlling the Display of Text

210

(1)

Creating and Modifying Text Styles

210

(3)

Creating and Modifying Tables

213

(6)

Inserting Tables

213

(2)

Editing Text in a Cell

215

(1)

Modifying Tables

216

(1)

Creating and Modifying Table Styles

216

(3)

Creating Objects from Existing Objects

219

(17)

Copying Objects

219

(2)

Creating a Pattern of Copies

221

(5)

Creating Parallel Lines, Parallel Curves, and Concentric Circles

226

(3)

Creating a Mirror Copy of Objects

229

(2)

Creating a Fillet Between Two Objects

231

(3)

Creating a Chamfer Between Two Objects

234

(2)

Modifying Objects

236

(8)

Moving Objects

236

(2)

Trimming Objects

238

(2)

Erasing Parts of Objects

240

(1)

Extending Objects to Meet Another Object

241

(3)

Review Questions

244

(5)

Fundamentals IV

249

(34)

Constructing Geometric Figures

249

(6)

Drawing Solid-Filled Circles

249

(1)

Drawing Solid-Filled Polygons

250

(2)

Drawing Point Objects

252

(2)

Drawing Sketch Line Segments

254

(1)

Object Selection

255

(5)

WPolygon (WP) Selection

257

(1)

CPolygon (CP) Selection

258

(1)

Fence (F) Selection

258

(1)

All Selection

258

(1)

Multiple Selections

258

(1)

Box Selection

259

(1)

Auto Selection

259

(1)

Undo Selection

259

(1)

Add Selection

259

(1)

Remove Selection

259

(1)

Single Selection

260

(1)

Object Selection Modes

260

(2)

Modifying Objects

262

(16)

Lengthening Objects

262

(2)

Stretching Objects

264

(1)

Rotating Objects

265

(2)

Scaling Objects

267

(2)

Modifying Polylines

269

(6)

Joining Similar Objects

275

(1)

Matching Properties

276

(2)

Review Questions

278

(5)

Fundamentals V

283

(50)

Multilines

283

(14)

Drawing Multiple Parallel Lines

283

(3)

Editing Multiple Parallel Lines

286

(6)

Creating and Modifying Multiline Styles

292

(5)

Spline Curves

297

(4)

Editing Spline Curves

299

(2)

Wipeout

301

(1)

Revision Cloud

302

(2)

Editing with Grips

304

(6)

Using Grips

306

(4)

Selecting Objects by Quick Select

310

(1)

Selection Set by Filter Tool

311

(2)

Changing Properties of Selected Objects

313

(2)

Grouping Objects

315

(4)

Information About Objects

319

(4)

List Command

319

(1)

Dblist Command

320

(1)

Area Command

320

(2)

Id Command

322

(1)

Dist Command

323

(1)

System Variables

323

(3)

Review Questions

326

(7)

Dimensioning

333

(64)

Dimension Terminology

336

(1)

Dimension Line

337

(1)

Arrowhead

337

(1)

Extension Line

337

(1)

Dimension Text

337

(1)

Leader

337

(1)

Center Mark

337

(1)

Associative, Non-Associative & Exploded Dimensions

337

(2)

Associative

337

(2)

Non-Associative

339

(1)

Exploded

339

(1)

Dimensioning Commands

339

(30)

Linear Dimensioning

339

(4)

Linear Dimensioning by Selecting an Object

343

(2)

Aligned Dimensioning

345

(1)

Ordinate Dimensioning

346

(2)

Radius Dimensioning

348

(1)

Diameter Dimensioning

349

(1)

Arc Length Dimensioning

350

(1)

Angular Dimensioning

351

(3)

Baseline Dimensioning

354

(2)

Continue Dimensioning

356

(2)

Quick Dimensioning

358

(1)

Qleader and Leader

358

(4)

Tolerances

362

(6)

Drawing Cross Marks for Arcs or Circles

368

(1)

Oblique Dimensioning

368

(1)

Editing Dimensions and Dimension Text

369

(4)

Dimedit Command

369

(1)

Dimtedit Command

370

(1)

Editing Dimensions with Grips

371

(1)

Dimdisassociate Command

371

(1)

Dimreassociate Command

371

(1)

Dimregen Command

372

(1)

Editing Dimensions Using the Shortcut Menu

372

(1)

Dimension Styles

373

(18)

Dimension Style Manager Dialog Box

374

(17)

Overriding the Dimension Feature

391

(1)

Updating Dimensions

392

(1)

Review Questions

393

(4)

Plotting and Layouts

397

(66)

Planning the Plotted Sheet

397

(7)

Example of Computing Plot Scale, Plot Size, and Limits

399

(3)

Setting for Ltscale

402

(1)

Setting for Dimscale

402

(1)

Scaling Annotations and Symbols

402

(2)

Working in Model Space and Paper Space

404

(1)

Plotting from Model Space

404

(10)

Plot Settings

405

(9)

Plotting from Paper Space (Wysiwyg)

414

(23)

Planning to Plot

415

(2)

Setting up Layouts

417

(4)

Working with Floating Viewports

421

(10)

Scaling Views Relative to Paper Space

431

(1)

Centering Model Space Objects in a Viewport

432

(1)

Hiding Viewport Borders

433

(1)

Controlling the Visibility of Layers within Viewports

434

(2)

Plotting from Layout

436

(1)

Reconfiguring the Layout with Page Setup

437

(4)

Changing the Current Page Setup

439

(1)

Modifying the Page Setup

439

(2)

Creating a Layout by Layout Wizard

441

(3)

Making Things Look Right for Plotting

444

(1)

Setting Paper Space Linetype Scaling

444

(1)

Dimensioning in Model Space and Paper Space

444

(1)

Creating a Plot Style Table

445

(14)

Creating a New Plot Style Table

446

(2)

Modifying a Plot Style Table

448

(4)

Changing Plot Style Property for an Object or Layer

452

(2)

Configuring Plotters

454

(5)

Review Questions

459

(4)

Hatching, Gradients, and Boundaries

463

(24)

What is Hatching?

463

(1)

What is Gradient Fill?

464

(1)

Defining the Hatch or Gradient Boundary

465

(2)

Selecting Objects Versus Picking a Point

466

(1)

Hatch and Gradient Fill with the Hatch Command

467

(12)

Hatch---Related Settings

468

(3)

Gradient---Related Settings

471

(8)

Hatch Patterns Using Tool Palettes

479

(2)

Editing Hatches and Gradients

481

(3)

Controlling the Visibility of Hatch Patterns

484

(1)

Review Questions

485

(2)

Block References and Attributes

487

(100)

Creating Blocks

488

(5)

Creating a Block Definition

489

(4)

Inserting Block References

493

(2)

Nested Blocks

495

(1)

Explode Command

496

(1)

Possible Changes Caused by the Explode Command

496

(1)

Exploding Block References with Nested Elements

497

(1)

Base Command

497

(1)

Attributes

498

(21)

A Definition Within a Definition

498

(1)

Visibility and Plotting

499

(1)

Attribute Components

499

(1)

Attribute Commands

500

(15)

Redefining a Block and Its Associated Attributes

515

(1)

Block Attribute Manager

515

(4)

Dividing Objects

519

(1)

Measuring Objects

520

(1)

Dynamic Blocks

521

(62)

Three Steps to Create a Simple Dynamic Block

522

(3)

Using the Dynamics of a Dynamic Block

525

(2)

The Block Editor---Making a Block Dynamic

527

(4)

Parameters

531

(11)

Action, Parameter, and Grip Properties

542

(1)

Using Actions

543

(33)

Adding Visibility States to Dynamic Blocks

576

(3)

Advanced Dynamic Block Utilities and Features

579

(4)

Review Questions

583

(4)

External References and Images

587

(30)

External References

587

(2)

External References and Dependent Symbols

589

(2)

Attaching and Manipulating Xrefs with the Xref Manager

591

(7)

Attaching External Reference Drawings

593

(3)

Detaching External Reference Drawings

596

(1)

Reloading External Reference Drawings

596

(1)

Unloading External Reference Drawings

596

(1)

Binding External Reference Drawings

597

(1)

Opening the External Reference

598

(1)

Changing the Path

598

(1)

Saving the Path

598

(1)

Adding Dependent Symbols to the Current Drawing

598

(1)

Controlling the Display of External References

599

(2)

Editing Reference Files/Xref Edit Control

601

(4)

Adding/Removing Objects from the Working Set

604

(1)

Managing External References

605

(2)

Images

607

(7)

Controlling the Display of the Image Objects

610

(1)

Adjusting the Image Settings

611

(1)

Adjusting the Display Quality of Images

612

(1)

Controlling the Transparency of an Image

612

(1)

Controlling the Frame of an Image

613

(1)

Review Questions

614

(3)

AutoCAD DesignCenter

617

(32)

DesignCenter Window

618

(1)

Content

618

(1)

Content Type

618

(1)

Container

618

(1)

Opening the DesignCenter Window

619

(1)

Positioning the DesignCenter Window

620

(2)

Working with the DesignCenter

622

(8)

Folders

622

(1)

Toolbar

622

(8)

Viewing Content

630

(13)

Using the Tree View

631

(2)

Using the Content Area

633

(2)

Viewing Images

635

(1)

Open Drawings

636

(1)

History

637

(1)

DC Online

638

(5)

Adding Content to Drawings

643

(3)

Layers, Linetypes, Text Styles, and Dimension Styles

643

(1)

Blocks

644

(1)

Raster Images

645

(1)

External References

645

(1)

Review Questions

646

(3)

Utility Commands

649

(94)

Tool Palettes

649

(13)

Tool Palettes Window Shortcut Menus

652

(7)

Insert Blocks/Hatch Patterns from a Tool Palette

659

(1)

Block Tool Properties

659

(1)

Pattern Tool Properties

660

(1)

Creating and Populating Tool Palettes

661

(1)

Partial Load

662

(1)

Drawing Properties

663

(2)

Quickcalc

665

(3)

Managing Named Objects

668

(1)

Deleting Unused Named Objects

669

(2)

Command Modifier---Multiple

671

(1)

Utility Display Commands

671

(3)

Saving Views

671

(2)

Controlling the Regeneration

673

(1)

Controlling the Drawing of Objects

674

(1)

Controlling the Display of Marker Blips

674

(1)

Changing the Display Order of Objects

674

(1)

Object Properties

675

(8)

Setting an Object's Color

675

(2)

Setting an Object's Linetype

677

(4)

Lineweight Command

681

(2)

X, Y, and Z Filters---An Enhancement to Object Snap

683

(3)

Filters with @

683

(2)

Filters with Object Snap

685

(1)

Shell Command

686

(1)

Setting up a Drawing

687

(4)

Layer Translator

691

(2)

Time Command

693

(1)

Audit Command

694

(1)

Object Linking and Embedding (Ole)

695

(8)

Security, Passwords, and Encryption

703

(3)

Passwords

704

(1)

Encryption

705

(1)

Digital Signature

705

(1)

Custom Settings with the Options Dialog Box

706

(19)

Files

707

(1)

Display

708

(1)

Open And Save

709

(3)

Plot and Publish

712

(3)

System

715

(2)

User Preferences

717

(5)

Drafting

722

(1)

Selection

722

(1)

Profiles

723

(2)

Saving Objects in Other File Formats (Exporting)

725

(1)

Importing Various File Formats

726

(1)

Standards

727

(3)

Slides and Scripts

730

(8)

Making a Slide

730

(1)

Viewing a Slide

731

(1)

Scripts

731

(5)

Workspaces

736

(2)

Review Questions

738

(5)

Internet Utilities and Drawing Sets

743

(48)

Launching the Default Web Browser

744

(1)

Communication Center

745

(3)

Opening and Saving Drawings from the Internet

748

(1)

Working with Hyperlinks

749

(4)

Design Web Format

753

(6)

Using ePlot to create DWF files

753

(5)

Viewing DWF Files

758

(1)

Publishing Autocad Drawings to the Web

759

(5)

Publish

764

(4)

eTransmit Utility

768

(2)

Drawing Sets

770

(18)

Creating a New Sheet Set

770

(6)

Sheet Set Manager

776

(1)

Viewing and Modifying a Sheet Set

777

(3)

Placing a View on a Sheet

780

(3)

Creating a Sheet List Table

783

(2)

Creating a Transmittal Package

785

(1)

Creating an Archive of the Sheet Set

786

(1)

Plotting the Sheet Set and Publishing to DWF

786

(2)

Review Questions

788

(3)

AutoCAD 3D

791

(96)

What is 3D?

791

(2)

Coordinate Systems

793

(15)

Right-hand Rule

793

(1)

Setting the Display of the UCS Icon

794

(3)

Defining a New UCS

797

(7)

Selecting a Predefined Orthographic UCS

804

(3)

Viewing a Drawing from Plan View

807

(1)

Viewing in 3D

808

(14)

Viewing a Model by Means of the Vpoint Command

808

(3)

Viewing a Model by Means of the Dview Command

811

(7)

Using 3Dorbit

818

(3)

Working with Multiple Viewports in 3D

821

(1)

Creating 3D Objects

822

(6)

2D Drawing Commands in 3D Space

823

(1)

Setting Elevation and Thickness

823

(1)

Creating a Region Object

824

(1)

Drawing 3D Polylines

825

(1)

Creating 3D Faces

825

(3)

Creating Meshes

828

(9)

Creating a Free-form Polygon Mesh

829

(1)

Creating a 3D Polyface Mesh

830

(2)

Creating a Ruled Surface Between Two Objects

832

(2)

Creating a Tabulated Surface

834

(1)

Creating a Revolved Surface

835

(1)

Creating an Edge Surface with Four Adjoining Sides

836

(1)

Editing Polymesh Surfaces

837

(1)

Editing in 3D

837

(5)

Aligning Objects

837

(1)

Rotating Objects About a 3D Object

838

(1)

Mirroring About a Plane

839

(1)

Creating a 3D Array

840

(1)

Extending and Trimming in 3D

841

(1)

Creating Solid Shapes

842

(10)

Creating a Solid Box

843

(1)

Creating a Solid Cone

844

(1)

Creating a Solid Cylinder

845

(1)

Creating a Solid Sphere

846

(1)

Creating a Solid Torus

847

(1)

Creating a Solid Wedge

848

(1)

Creating Solids from Existing 2D Objects

849

(2)

Creating Solids by Means of Revolution

851

(1)

Creating Composite Solids

852

(4)

Union Operation

852

(1)

Subtraction Operation

853

(2)

Intersection Operation

855

(1)

Editing 3D Solids

856

(18)

Chamfering Solids

856

(2)

Filleting Solids

858

(1)

Sectioning Solids

859

(1)

Slicing Solids

860

(1)

Solid Interference

861

(1)

Editing Faces of 3D Solids

862

(7)

Editing Edges of 3D Solids

869

(2)

Imprinting Solids

871

(1)

Separating Solids

871

(1)

Shelling Solids

872

(1)

Cleaning Solids

873

(1)

Checking Solids

873

(1)

Mass Properties of a Solid

874

(1)

Hiding Objects

875

(1)

Placing Multiviews in Paper Space

875

(3)

Generating Views in Viewports

878

(1)

Generating Profiles

878

(2)

Review Questions

880

(7)

Rendering

887

(24)

Shading a Model

887

(2)

Rendering a Model

889

(5)

Setting up Lights

894

(4)

Creating a New Light

895

(3)

Modifying a Light

898

(1)

Deleting a Light

898

(1)

Selecting a Light

898

(1)

Setting up a Scene

898

(2)

Creating a New Scene

899

(1)

Modifying an Existing Scene

900

(1)

Deleting a Scene

900

(1)

Materials

900

(3)

Setting Preferences for Rendering

903

(1)

Saving an Image

904

(1)

Viewing an Image

904

(1)

Statistics

905

(2)

Review Questions

907

(4)

Customizing AutoCAD

911

(46)

Customizing the User Interface

912

(17)

Workspaces

913

(4)

Toolbars

917

(3)

Custom Commands (Macros)

920

(2)

Menus

922

(2)

Shortcut Menus

924

(1)

Keyboard Shortcuts

925

(2)

Mouse Buttons

927

(1)

Legacy

928

(1)

Partial CUI Files

928

(1)

External Commands and Aliases

929

(1)

Customizing Menus with Macros

930

(2)

Menu Macro Syntax

930

(2)

Customizing Hatch Patterns

932

(10)

Custom Hatch Patterns and Trigonometry

935

(3)

Repeating Closed Polygons

938

(4)

Customizing Shapes and Text Fonts

942

(9)

Pen Movement Distances and Directions

943

(2)

Special Codes

945

(4)

Text Fonts

949

(2)

Custom Linetypes

951

(1)

Express Tools

952

(1)

Customizing and Programming Language

952

(1)

Review Questions

953

(4)

The Tablet and Digitizing

957

(14)

Tablet Operation

957

(2)

Tablet Configuration

958

(1)

Custom Menus

959

(1)

Tablet Command

960

(7)

Transformation Options

964

(2)

The Calibration Table

966

(1)

Tablet Mode and Sketching

967

(1)

Editing Sketches

967

(1)

Sketching in Polylines

967

(1)

Linetypes in Sketching

967

(1)

Review Questions

968

(3)

Visual Lisp

971

(72)

Background

971

(1)

VLISP

971

(1)

Interfaces

971

(1)

Integrated Development Environment

972

(1)

A Test Drive of Visual Lisp

972

(6)

Simple Example

972

(1)

Launch Visual Lisp

972

(1)

Toolbars

973

(1)

Developing and Application

974

(1)

Text Editor

974

(1)

Save Your Program

975

(1)

Load Your Program

976

(1)

Run Your Program

976

(2)

Vlisp Fundamentals

978

(4)

Project File

978

(1)

Project Window

979

(3)

Compiling VLISP Application (or, So Long Kelvinator)

982

(1)

Making an Application

982

(4)

Simple Wizard

983

(1)

Project File Selections

984

(1)

Review Selections

984

(1)

Expert Wizard

985

(1)

Project Definition

986

(2)

Project File

986

(1)

Project Properties

986

(2)

View Toolbar

988

(1)

Activate AutoCAD

988

(1)

Select Window

988

(1)

Visual LISP Console

988

(1)

Inspect

988

(1)

Trace

988

(1)

Apropos

989

(1)

Watch Window

989

(1)

Autolisp Basics

989

(8)

Expressions and Variables

989

(2)

Terminology and Fundamental Concepts

991

(3)

Example

994

(1)

Exercises from the Keyboard

995

(2)

Lists

997

(3)

Types of Arguments

997

(1)

Creating a List

998

(2)

Exercises

1000

(1)

Pausing for User Input

1000

(2)

AutoLisp Functions---The Command Function

1000

(1)

Pause Symbol

1001

(1)

Symbology Used in this Chapter to Describe Functions

1002

(1)

Elementary Functions

1002

(2)

Rules of Promotion of an Integer to a Real

1002

(1)

More Elementary Functions

1002

(2)

Trigonometry Functions

1004

(1)

List Handling Functions

1004

(8)

CAR, CDR, and Combinations

1006

(4)

CAR and CADR Mainly for Graphics

1010

(1)

Review

1010

(2)

Type-Changing Functions

1012

(1)

Input Functions

1013

(4)

Conditional and Logic Functions

1017

(3)

Test Expressions

1018

(2)

Exercises

1020

(2)

Custom Commands and Functions

1022

(6)

Arguments and Local Symbols

1022

(1)

Defined Functions and Commands

1023

(1)

Writing a Defined Function

1023

(1)

Writing and Storing a Defined Function

1024

(4)

What is the Database?

1028

(10)

Entity Names, Entity Data, and Selection Sets

1028

(1)

Entity Name Functions

1028

(1)

Walking Through the Data Base

1028

(1)

Entity Data Functions

1029

(2)

The Association List

1031

(2)

Extracting Data from a List

1033

(1)

Other Entity Data Functions

1034

(1)

Selection Sets

1034

(2)

Advanced Association List and (Scanning) Functions

1036

(2)

Debug Your Program

1038

(2)

Load Project

1038

(1)

Set Break Point

1039

(1)

Debug Toolbar

1039

(1)

Step Into

1039

(1)

Step Over

1040

(1)

Step Out

1040

(1)

Continue

1040

(1)

Quit

1040

(1)

Reset

1040

(1)

Add Watch

1040

(1)

Autocad Development System (ADS)

1040

(1)

Review Questions

1041

(2)

Appendix A Hardware Requirements

1043

(2)

Recommended Configuration

1043

(2)

Appendix B Listing of AutoCAD Commands (Menu and Command Prompt)

1045

(34)

Dimensioning Commands

1072

(1)

Dimensioning Variables

1073

(4)

Object Selection

1077

(2)

Appendix C AutoCAD Toolbars

1079

(4)

Appendix D System Variables

1083

(26)

Appendix E Hatch and Fill Patterns

1109

(8)

Hatch Patterns

1110

(5)

Postscript Fill Paterns

1115

(2)

Appendix F Fonts

1117

(4)

Using SHX and PFB Files

1117

(4)

Appendix G Linetypes and Lineweights

1121

(2)

Appendix H Command Aliases

1123

(6)

Appendix I Express Tools

1129

(4)

Index

1133

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