Beginning AutoCAD 2006
Placing emphasis on learning by doing, this step-by-step guide provides a detailed exploration of AutoCAD functions required at each stage of producing a 2D drawing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Beginning AutoCAD 2006
Chapter 1: Using the Book
Overview
The aim of this book is to assist the reader to use AutoCAD 2006 with a series of interactive exercises. These exercises will be backed up with activities, thus allowing the reader to 'practice the new skills' being demonstrated. While no previous CAD knowledge is required, it would be useful if the reader knew how to use:
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the mouse to select items from the screen
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Windows concepts, e.g. maximise/minimise screens.
Concepts for using this book
There are several simple concepts with which the reader should become familiar, and these are:
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Menu selection will be in bold type, e.g. Draw.
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A menu sequence will be in bold type, e.g. Draw-Circle-3 Points.
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User keyboard entry will also be highlighted in bold type, e.g.:
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co-ordinate entry: 125,36; @100,50; @200<45
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command entry: LINE; MOVE; ERASE
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response to a prompt: 15.
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Icon selection will be in bold type, e.g. select the LINE icon from the Draw toolbar.
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The AutoCAD 2006 prompt text will be displayed in typewriter face, e.g.:
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prompt
Specify first point
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prompt
Specify second point of displacement.
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The symbol
or will be used to signify pressing the RETURN or ENTER key. Pressing the mouse right button will also give the effect called right click. -
The term pick is continually used with AutoCAD, and refers to the selection of a line, circle, text item, dimension, etc. The mouse left button is used to pick an object called left click.
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Keyboard entry can be
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