AutoCAD Pocket Reference. Cheryl R. Shrock

       Drawing Lines

       Point

       Polygon

       Polylines

       Editing Polylines

       Rectangle

       Creating a Revision Cloud

       Convert a Closed Object to a Revision Cloud

       Revision Cloud Style

       Creating a Rectangular Revision Cloud

       Creating a Polygonal Revision Cloud

       Section 5 — How to…

       Add a Printer / Plotter

       Create a Page Setup

       Create a Viewport

       Reach into a Viewport

       Lock a Viewport

       Create a Layout

       Create a Template

       Using a Template

       Opening an Existing Drawing File

       Open Multiple Files

       Saving a Drawing File

       Automatic Save

       Backup Files and Recover

       Starting a New Drawing

       Import a PDF File into AutoCAD

       Import a PDF File with SHX Fonts

       Drawing Compare

       Shared Views

       Exiting AutoCAD

       Customizing Your Wheel Mouse

       Methods of Selecting Objects

       Selecting Status Bar Tools

       Control the Display of Tabs and Panels

       Section 6 — Layers

       Layers

       Controlling Layers

       Layer Color

       Lineweights

       Assigning Lineweights

       Creating New Layers

       Loading and Selecting Layer Linetypes

       Layer Transparency

       Match Layer

       Section 7 — Input Options

       Coordinate Input

       Absolute Coordinates

       Relative Coordinates

       Examples of Coordinate Input

       Direct Distance Entry (DDE)

       Polar Coordinate Input

       Polar Tracking

       Polar Snap

       Dynamic Input

       Section 8 — Miscellaneous

       Background Mask

       Grips

       Object Snap

       How to Use Object Snap

       Running Object Snap

       Pan

       Properties Palette

       Quick Properties Panel

       Customizing the Quick Properties Panel

       Section 9 — Plotting

       Background Plotting

       Plotting from Model Space

       Plotting from Paper Space

       Section 10 — Settings

       Drawing Setup

       Annotative Property

       Annotative Objects

       Assigning Multiple Annotative Scales

       How to Remove an Annotative Scale

       Annotative Hatch

       Section 11 — Text

       Creating New Text Styles

       How to Select a Text Style

       Delete a Text Style

       Change Effects of a Text Style

       Multiline Text

       Tabs, Indents and Spelling Checker

       Columns

       Paragraph and Line Spacing

       Editing Multiline Text

       Single Line Text

       Editing Single Line Text

       Special Text Characters

       Section 12 — UCS

       Displaying the UCS Icon

       Moving the Origin

       Examples of Moving the Origin

       Section 13 — Constraints

       Parametric Drawing

       Geometric Constraints

       Dimensional Constraints

       Appendixes

       A Metric Conversion Factors

       B Frequently Asked Questions

       Index

       Final Notes about AutoCAD®

Introduction

Why do You Need this Book?

      

Refresh your memory or learn something new.

      

No need to memorize.

      

Handy size and easy to use.

       “I originally wrote this book for myself. Occasionally I forget commands and ‘how to’ steps also. Its convenient small size allows me to toss it in my briefcase or set it beside my monitor.